ready, steady, go

I wrote my first book, at the age of 6, while sitting at my Grandparent’s kitchen table.  I should say I illustrated my first book, and dictated the story to a friend and member of my grandparents church – Jeannette Reome (sp?).  My Grandmother never minded me going to the cupboard and taking out her ‘fabric painting pens’ to use during visits.  I would spend hours squeezing measures of paint out of the tubes, and working the paint across the paper into whatever images came into my head on the day.

I don’t even remember what that first book was about; I enjoyed the process, and as my penmanship improved, I continued writing short stories and poems, on my own.

My biggest project to date and the one closest to my heart is a children’s book I wrote to teach youngsters how to introduce themselves to, and behave respectfully around dogs.  It has been a long process (I’m embarrassed to say, more than two years in the making).

I can now see the finish line.  If this lesson reaches only a hand full of children, I will feel victorious!

The following is a link to the campaign I created in order to raise the funds necessary to print the book, and start circulating the message.

http://www.igg.me/at/henrysayshello.com 

Please stay tuned for more stories about the creation and promotion of the children’s book ‘Henry says “Hello”

(random trivia)
Ready Steady Go! (or simply RSG!) was a pioneering British rock/pop music television programme which used to air every Friday evening from August 1963 until 23 December 1966.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Steady_Go!