I am delighted to announce my new chapter book, Hairy Scary Fairytales which will be launched very soon! You can pre-order the ebook/kindle RIGHT NOW by clicking HERE
What is it about?
Some fairytales are funny. Some
fairytales are sad. And some fairytales are dangerous. What if your little
sister became trapped inside a scary fairytale and could not escape? Lizzy’s
careless wish, that she didn’t have a pesky sister at all, has made little
Georgie disappear. Now Lizzy must battle big, furry bears, a crazy witch, an
enormous ogre and a sly wolf to get her little sister safely back home. But
nothing is as scary as it seems at first, in this hilarious adventure.
I
wanted to write a little chapter book about some of those scariest
fairytales and make them funny. Growing up I read Grimm's fairytales and
they thrilled me with their danger! Some of the characters were truly
scary and as with all folk tales, there is a message behind it, a
cautionary tale, to teach children life lessons. For instance, Hansel
and Gretel is about not trusting strangers, Jack and the Beanstalk is
beware of your own greed and gambling what you do have for something
more, Red Riding Hood is about being aware of danger and not being taken
in by what seems on the surface to be all right but you know it isn't.
And then there's Goldilocks and the Three Bears - so much to say about
that story!
But
not all children are thrilled by scary characters and dangerous
situations that turn out right in the end. Some children take it too
seriously. So I gave each story a a funny twist, to make the reader
laugh. Each scary character has some ridiculously funny aspect to them
which makes them seem less threatening, teaching children to look for
the funny side in things, to not be overwhelmed with anxiety when the
situation seems frightening, to think and act with bravery.
I
hope you enjoy this fabulous little book! Remember, you can pre-order
the ebook/kindle now. click here The paperback will be available to buy Sunday
June 28th.
