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I would like to thank my publisher, Ventorros Press, and Vince Stevenson of Boomers on Books for making my author interview possible.

I'd also like to thank Sheila Graber, illustrator for Luna The Moon Pig with whom I am sharing this wonderful journey as we create The Luna Series.

Thank you to those who watch the interview, and to all my little readers and their parents for their support.

"Luna The Moon Pig" is book 1 of our new Luna Series, and you can watch the interview here, by clicking on the video on this GoodReads Author Page. Thanks!

So thrilled to say our book, "The Flamingos Who Painted The Sky" will be released on 18th July, 2022. You can pre-order copies from Amazon, Book Depository, Waterstones, W.H.Smith and ALL good bookshops and indie bookstores. Thanks for supporting me.

Picture this: a child of about seven or eight years strolling along a riverbank with her dad
watching the flow of the river; the dance of midges and dragonflies; the swirling whirlpools and eddies casting rainbows in soft sunlight to the water’s edge. The dark shadows, in places, of trees that lean over the riverbank; shadows of fish lurking below the surface; birds on high winging their way across the water beneath vast skies.
The soothing “lap, lap” as the river’s current moves against rocks and stones, and the ever changing scenery along the banks. The sound of the breeze as it blows through rushes; along comes a boat and the oars move in and out of the water, the river seeming to sigh with the movement and rhythm they make.

Now it is raining, and so the man and child take cover under a tree. The river shines; it seems to sing and laugh and dance, and the man starts to tell his daughter a story of the river, but in all reality, it’s a story all about life.

In my ninth year or so, my dad gave me a gift of “The Wind in The Willows,” and this is how our story; the river and the characters in “Housie Mousie and The Big Cheese,” were inspired by Kenneth Grahame’s great work.

In our book the river is a character, and much like real life, it is always changing. Sometimes, it is dark, “a black ribbon,” the ink-black bootlace of the little rodents' boot home. Other times, the river sparkles with light, as if to suggest a moment of enlightenment or clarity; it is a “thread of diamonds” - the stuff of happy memory-making together and of laughter.

The river is neither a threat nor benign; it is what we make it; there are challenges and obstacles. Our feisty, funny little mouse, and serious rat become friends forever because they support each other, seeing opportunities and overcoming challenges on the BIG journey that is life. It is through challenges and adaptation, through learning from friends that they meet along the way who help them - a mischievous spaniel and a family of beavers - The Beaver Team - by working together and having fun, Housie and Ratty grow in stature.

Housie and Ratty’s river begins as a microcosm; it is their small, familiar world, where they are safe and secure. Traveling on their brave adventurous journey, “opens up” their small world - expanding their experiential reference points and giving them new insights into the big world out there.

One of the most important messages in Housie Mousie and The Big Cheese is that friendship is something to treasure. Teamwork, loyalty, collaboration and “pulling together” - much like rowing and turn-taking on the river - means that we can live happily enjoying all that this river - this great BIG journey that is life - has to offer.

In fact, nothing that we ever wish, imagine or dare to dream is ever too big, with a shared vision, innovation, and action to achieve our dreams together.