11/03/2025
Follow our fairy book journey. The debut blog article. We trace this fairy tale's journey back to its origins to determine what has stalled its publication for more than a decade.
How did my fairy tale book come to be?
True story. I lived in a country town called Tallangatta with my siblings. As a seven-year-old, I faced almost a year off school, and much of that time was staying with my grandparents in Melbourne. I contracted the measles as all kids do, but mine came with a hearty dose of double pneumonia, and I almost died. It brought on chronic asthma, which also became life threatening at times. To cut a long story short, I was going to be kept down a year unless I learned to read before the last term ended.
For the next four weeks, my teacher stayed back with me every night after school to teach me to read to a seven yr old standard. She was my fairyfay. My teacher may not have had wings, but she was my saviour.
So, to help other children, I have made this a sweet fantasy tale. Far from what it was in real life. This is a tale to help those like me, who returned to school and sat right at the back of the classroom feeling so inadequate. We whisper in our minds while hiding behind the kids; “Please don’t pick me! Please don’t ask me!”
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