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The Actual Books
All our books are personalised, by this we mean the child’s name appears
on the cover and features in at least six of the poems inside. The poems are
in fact little adventures – see our poetry page to view the kind of thing
you can expect – that take the child on a journey, fully involving them
in an experience during which we endeavour to bring a smile.
Each poem has it’s own colour illustration, usually a basic simplified
version of a Fairy, Dragon or whatever subject with which the poem is concerned.
The idea is to encourage children in expressing themselves artistically as well
as literally. We have found through experience that the books do work in this
manner. Using the child’s name in several poems helps to identify the
other characters in the books and leads them into the other poems that are not
personalised. This is to encourage each child to discover poetry for it’s
own merits and not just because their name is included and so their interest
grows.
The poems are not just entertainment. They promote family values and good citizenship
and encourage desired behavioural traits and show the rewards that come through
kindness, friendship, honesty and generosity.
Poetry Book For Girls
 Our first book begins with
a birthday party that promotes friendship and ends with a ride with a friendly
Dragon who keeps away nightmares and protects them. Children automatically understand
that Dragon’s are powerful creatures and some may actually understand they
are not real. Yet to have a figure of strength on their side, real or mythical,
helps with that sometimes, often difficult stage of the day; bedtime.
This book is tailored for a bedtime read. The poems in between deal with subjects
as varied as butterflies, dolphins, unicorns and mermaids raking part in an
event or adventure. Like a fairground ride, a child enjoys the thrill of danger
and adventure, but in a safe environment and this is how we like to think of
all our books.
Pirates Wizards and Dragons
 Our second book,
this one for boys, again begins like the first book with same ideals and finishes
with a figure of strength as their friend. Again the child is taken on adventures,
discovering treasure, facing lions and dealing with many mythical creatures
in a relaxed atmosphere. Again the book is aimed at a satisfying bedtime read
and offers encouragement for the child to discover the rewards of positive ideals.
We also try to promote a question and answer quality to the poems and illustrations,
placing small pieces of information that the child may or may not quite grasp.
This is to provide interaction between parent and child and establish lines
of communication that otherwise might not exist so making the last moments before
leaving the child to sleep, with a feel-good-factor.
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