About 30 years ago, my first books were published. It’s a milestone I never thought about till now.
I didn’t imagine how long I would be creating books. I only ever thought about making the next one better than the last and going for as long as I can.
I’ll say it loud, I’m a dreamer, and proud of it. More than that I know how to turn a dream into a product. Dreams are important and letting a dream go can be devastating, so it’s useful to learn to hold on to them for use later. In fact, knowing when to use an idea is a great skill in itself.
A few years ago Astro Girl was published to wide acclaim. It’s been doing well since in all the places it’s published. It was followed by Eco Girl and all of a sudden I had two books about global topics that young children can understand. That was a dream come true! It was also a lot of work to find the essence of these topics so that they could become enjoyable picture books.
All of a sudden this is a series and its with enormous pride and excitement that I introduce to you the next book … Aqua Boy, due to be released this spring.
This little dude is so brave! This story is all about life below water and how we should be paying more attention to it. In it, young Aaron finally gets to conquer his fear, all because of his new friend from the ocean.
Astro Girl (US) (UK), Eco Girl (US) (UK)and Aqua Boy are available at all cool bookstores. My thanks to the UK Publishers, Otter Barry Books, US publishers Candlewick, two amazing teams of people.
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