I have just published the first in a series of children’s picture books on the childhood of King David. David and the Hairy Beast is out now and David and the Kingmaker will be published in October. Both will make ideal Christmas presents. Future titles include: David and the Giant, David and the Prince, David and the Grumpy King and David and the Everlasting Kingdom. Visit Crafty Publishing to view an excerpt from the book and to order your copies.
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I’ve been commissioned by Lion Hudson (Monarch imprint) to co-write the autobiography of Yookie Budia, a former child soldier from the Congo. The book will be called Child of War. Yookie’s story is an incredible but harrowing tale of a journey from war to personal peace. As a young boy, Yookie was forced to participate in a series of atrocities and witnessed the murder of his own family. He managed to escape and after a treacherous journey through sub-Saharan Africa made his way to Durban, South Africa, where more dangers faced him as a child on the streets. If you want to know what happened to Yookie after that and how he met his wife Sarah and how they now run a charity called Hope2thehopeless then you’ll have to read the book! Yookie and I are working on it over the summer and it will come out early next year.
Simultaneously, Craig Gailbraith from Drawbridge Productions in Cape Town, is making a film about Yookie’s incredible journey. I’m sure it will be a box office hit!
Even though we don’t like to admit it, Christmas is coming and presents need to be bought. If you are looking for a good book for children, apart from the usual sleigh bells and nativity tales, here’s my recommendation:
Title: What's Christmas
Written by: Alexa Tewkesbury
Illustrated by: Steve Boulter
For ages: 3 – 6
Publisher: CWR
Award winning author Alexa Tewkesbury has written an endearing tale challenging the traditional ways of telling the Christmas story. Snow Bear wants to know what Christmas is. She is given a series of explanations ranging from singing angels to the birth of a baby king. But what she really wants to know is what it all means. It’s only when Old Polar tells her about how much God loves us that she finally understands. The beautifully constructed text is matched by charming illustrations and a little bit of subversive humour (look out for the Puffin Guide to the North Pole!).
In my capacity as the editor of a writing website I’ve just read a book called Charity's Child by Rosalie Warren. Now while The Crafty Writer is not a religious site and looks simply at the business and craft of writing, being a Christian is what defines me as a person, and my Christian world-view colours the decisions I make. Up until now that has not been much of a problem over on The Crafty Writer as the business and craft of writing in itself is neither ‘Christian’ nor ‘non-Christian’, but that was challenged with Charity’s Child. Continue reading ‘When churches go wrong’
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