“Liam and the Lost Lemur” has been a labour of love. I have made reading books to my grandchildren a priority with the hope of instilling in them, a lifelong love of reading. When Covid-19 hit, the inability to read to them in person, with them on my knee, was lost. I read them books over Wi-fi but it is not the same. I thought that maybe by creating a special book for each of them, I could make up for the lost reading time we missed together because of the pandemic.
I wanted to create a children’s book that was not only fun but also informative. Rather than just have a cat, a dog or a bird as characters, I made the animals specific to their species. Children can begin to recognize a specific type of cat, dog or bird and each with an international flare! In addition, I thought that the way the book ends would be a perfect opportunity to teach kids the importance of knowing their own home address. I included a space for them to practice writing their home address on one of the free coloring pages. The idea for “Liam and the Lost Lemur” came to me one day when I stumbled upon a documentary about lemurs. |