Update - 'The Frightened Little Flower Bud'

Co-written and illustrated with G R Hewitt,

The Frightened Little Flower Bud has been rejected by several publishers (it's to be expected). However, we've had amazingly positive feedback from several schools and nursery schools who have read the book and done the activities with their children. One of these schools, replacing our goat’s beard flower with a dandelion from their garden for the purposes of a demonstration said:

“We read the story the following day, on Wednesday and the children loved it. We used props from the garden, a dandelion seed clock and I was so disappointed that I had not brought the main character in, the unopened dandelion, but the children were not annoyed at all. They were engrossed in the story. It is every bit as good as the very hungry caterpillar and other famous books which focus on life cycle, nature, feelings etc.”

and

“One child went home and told his Mother all about it, she was amazed as we had not mentioned it to her! Another took the seed clock we had used as a prop and brought it outside to show her Mother how the seeds would blow away and then grow again.”

This book can be read to three-year-olds on one level and eight-year-olds and above on many others, according to their ability.

Based on the above and other feedback, we've decided to wait a little longer for a publisher or agent before resorting to self-publishing. In the meantime we shall continue to visit schools and bookshops to introduce The Frightened Little Flower Bud.

As always,

Renée