I wish I was…
Book Type: Fiction for children,
words & pictures
"I wish I was," is a fun story with a variety of important
messages for young readers to discover. It shows both in written
and visual form the courage of young people with disability. The
book specifically shows their courage and their tenacity as well
as their talent. The subject dealt with is misplaced envy.
Audience: 4-9 years of age.
Book prices are inclusive of GST. A GST invoice will be issued
with each purchase. Hard copy books are high quality 210x297,
32 pages @ 128 gsm, matt art with 2.5 mm case section sewn.
Synopsis:
Little Katie is an 8-year-old vivacious, bright eyed, fair-haired
girl. Katie is envious of the special qualities that some of her
disabled relatives and friends have. She even envies her scruffy
little dog "Patch." Katie thinks she has no special
qualities of her own. In truth she envies those who envy her.
A simple conversation with her mummy makes her see that she is
special like everyone.
Author Bio - Jo-anne Teys:
Jo-anne Teys is a true Queenslander and has been teaching children
for twenty years. She is married and has three children of her
own. Husband Paul and Jo-anne are both passionate about the education
of all children especially in developing full and meaningful relationships
with others. She was inspired by observing her own children and
through those observations wrote this book the first in a series
of three. This book is also her first and has been some two years
in the making. One of Jo-anne's other passions is painting and
she has teamed up with talented artist Debbie Lahdensuo as illustrator
for this book.
Illustrator Bio - Debbie Lahdensuo:
Debbie has been drawing all her life and is a professional artist.
She has won numerous awards for her works and exhibits which are
in several Queensland Galleries. Debbie has developed a particular
style for illustrating this book, which features people, animals
and flowers together. Debbie is married with two children and
has also drawn inspiration from them for her illustrations in
this book. Debbie has no formal teaching or qualifications for
her drawing capabilities but relies on an enormous amount of natural
talent as is evident in the illustrations.
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