My Children’s Book, Greek Myths, Folktales &...

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It’s my ebook, Greek Myths, Folktales & Legends’ publication day right this moment, and the unbelievable treasure trove Imagined Things Bookshop in Harrogate, gave my ebook a window show! What a deal with!

I additionally made the entrance web page of the award-winning paper The Yorkshire Post, ooh la la!

I’ve had probably the most fabulous, celebratory day. Roll on the Huge Fats Greek E book Celebration on Saturday!

…So, welcome to the fantastic and infrequently bizarre world of historical Greece with my assortment of 20 (hopefully) bewitching and memorable myths that can take you again in time, over 2500 years! 4000 main college youngsters have signed as much as my colleges’ digital ebook tour zoom subsequent week earlier than a nationwide colleges ebook tour with an meeting at every adopted by both a Scholastic ebook truthful or a ebook retailer supporting. Thrilling instances!

It’s been a 12 months of intense analysis and writing for me and now it’s my ebook’s birthday, lastly!

Enormous because of those that’ve pre ordered, purchased right this moment and hope to purchase, I’m so very grateful!

Because of Scholastic UK for being such a dreamy writer. Bella, my sensible, perceptive and supportive editor, who has been my companion for the previous 12 months, as we roamed the traditional lands collectively hand in hand, and my ever sensible, literary agent, Jo, at Bell Lomax Moreton for bringing this chance to me, within the first place. What a present from the gods and goddesses it’s been!

I’ve relished retelling these 20 Greek myths for a contemporary viewers of 8-12 12 months olds in a ebook that I hope, even their dad and mom, carers and academics may simply wrestle to place down, too! *Crosses fingers and toes!

Enormous thanks too to gifted illustrator Paula Zorite who learn my thoughts (and phrases) and introduced my characters to life along with her majestic artwork, and large like to my buddy, Rachel, of totally wonderful, pure, handmade, luxurious candle model, Meadow Farm Lifestyle for the gorgeously uplifting and soothing Greek impressed jasmine and olive candle set, which I’ll be sharing extra about, quickly!

Publication day feels slightly like having a child. Gestation was equally round 9 months (nicely a 12 months), then your creation is out into the world, hopefully bringing pleasure to those that get to carry it of their fingers and coronary heart! It’s undoubtedly as thrilling and as exhausting!

I hope in case you learn Greek Myths, that it takes you on a fascinating journey from the heady heights of Mount Olympus to the darkish depths of Hades’ Underworld and past. My intention is that these legendary tales educate you not solely of historical Greece and the values and perception system of its pioneering folks, my ancestors, however that you simply study extra about your self and in the end achieve the power and resilience of these extraordinary characters you’ll examine: the mortals, immortals, gods, goddesses and demi gods alike, in all their utter brilliance and bonkersness!

Now, let’s have fun!

Florence and I are carrying exquisitely stunning, bespoke hair items impressed by historical Greece and the meals and flora of the myths inside my ebook (a few of big significance to the tales) by tremendous proficient, marriage ceremony hair equipment’ designer Claire Austin England.

We’ll be rocking them at my large ebook social gathering tomorrow too!