I read ’selfhelp’ books. The ones that say ‘this worked for me, it might be useful to you.’ The ones that give examples from others lives that help explain how my own might work for the better. How often do you say ’ If I knew then what I know now…’ and that’s why I read self help, Spirituality, and great novels. So that I don’t have to keep reinventing the wheel in my own life. Classics are have lasted the test of time because they help us look at our lives and show how we might work things out.
And that’s also what I want in a truly great children’s book. So I say again if a children’s book can offer this – ‘The absolute bedrock thing is that you need to work out exactly what it is you want in life – something that’s a lot trickier than it seems. If you don’t know what it is, you can’t hope to get it. You must find out what you really really want.’ I want to read it however old I am! and this was said by children’s author Andrew Norriss when talking about his book Aquila. It won the Whitbread Children’s book award. You know the Aesop tale about the wren flying high on the back of an eagle?
I love that there are encouraging and inspiring children’s books out there which are also greaf fun reads especially at this challanging time. I want books to help not weigh me down with angst and gritty urban tension. I want to know how to make life better and Norriss really does it. Great! Anyone else come across his books? I really really recommend them see Amazon.co.uk
