Becoming a Wordsmith

Becoming a Wordsmith

March 4th is World Book Day in the UK, the day to celebrate the opportunity to transform lives through a love of books and shared reading. My book ‘A little bit EXTRAORDINARY’, illustrated beautifully by Gráinne Knox, is doing that. I am overwhelmed at the response...
Love is a Daily Practice

Love is a Daily Practice

Love is a daily practice. Love isn’t only to be celebrated one day of the year every February. Love should be the driving force of every day. The heart is the space we should operate from daily. Love is not measured by the number of roses received or the value of...
A Heart-warming Story

A Heart-warming Story

I was excited listening to a mother of a girl with Down’s syndrome telling me her children love ‘A little bit EXTRAORDINARY’ and how it helped to answer some of their questions. Later, she told me that her daughter had been due to have an operation to close a hole in...
Teaching Tool for School – a November to Remember

Teaching Tool for School – a November to Remember

Being Guest Author for Book Week November 2020 was an amazing experience. Reading ‘A little bit EXTRAORDINARY’ to seven classes prompted lively discussion with pupils and teachers about being an author, publishing a book and, most importantly, the values my book...
The Kind of Life We Should Live

The Kind of Life We Should Live

Today is World Kindness Day 2020. Perhaps it is a day for people to be reminded to be EXTRA kind because being kind should be a natural part of every day. My book ‘A little bit EXTRAORDINARY’ teaches about kindness. The featured page from my book teaches us to focus...