Yesterday shared another story I wrote for my children based on my father in law - their grandfather - here is the movie version. Like all these books I have also translated it into a short film PLEASE NOTE: as I said I have not hidden the real facts from the children so this video does contain alcohol as a warning!
Over the past few months I have been writing my own stories for my two children Alfred and Elsie aged three and two respectively. The stories are based on their own family member's and true events that have taken place (enhanced a little!) I had great fun illustrating these stories so I thought I would share them on the blog.
This story is 'Sailor Simon and his silly talking Seagull' based on the children's Grandfather (my husbands father) Unlike the other stories I have written, this one has more of a sad side to it which I have tried to enhance with humour!
Their grandfather has been suffering with alcohol addiction which has got considerable worse over the past five years. It has resulted in him leaving the family last September to live on his own. Before this, he had spent lots of time with the children and Alfred in particular (being a bit older) had become really fond of 'Grandad Simon'
Sadly, since Simon's departure he has spent little time visiting his grandchildren and makes little effort to keep in touch which has posed many questions from Alfred. Although I don't want to directly go into all the details with the children regarding why they don't see Grandad anymore I also don't believe in hiding 'facts of life' from them either. Therefore they do understand some of the reasons why he left but we have embellished the storey with some fantasy of Grandad on his boat which has made the tale a little lighter.
Like all these books I have also translated it into a short film PLEASE NOTE: as I said I have not hidden the real facts from the children so this video does contain alcohol as a warning!
Last Friday, I shared some of the illustrations I have been creating for the books I've written and illustrated for my children based on their own family members. I had so much fun creating these that I also translated them into mini movies. Here's is Where's Grandad? - written by my mother Ann Almond - Alfred and Elsie's Grandmother about the adventures they all share together.
Over the past few months I have been writing my own stories for my two children Alfred and Elsie aged three and two respectively. The stories are based on their own family member's and true events that have taken place (enhanced a little!) I had great fun illustrating these stories so I thought I would share them on the blog.
Where's Grandad is a book written by Ann Almond, my mother and Alfred and Elsie's Grandmother about their adventures and times they spend together.
I enjoyed creating these books so much that also translated them into short films too.
Yesterday, I shared some of the illustrations I have been creating for the books I've written and illustrated for my children based on their own family members. I had so much fun creating these that I also translated them into mini movies. Here's is Country Show - based on my mothering law Juli Stevens, Alfred and Elsies grandmother.
Over the past few months I have been writing my own stories for my two children Alfred and Elsie aged three and two respectively. The stories are based on their own family member's and true events that have taken place (enhanced a little!) I had great fun illustrating these stories so I thought I would share them on the blog.
Country Show is based on my mothering law, Juli Stevens, who loves horses and her grand children. Though Alfred and Elsie are still a bit young, she dreams of taking them on their two miniature shetland ponies Misty and Ollie to one of the local country fairs on her live aboard horse box. This story is based on bringing those drams to life in a short story!
I enjoyed creating these books so much that also translated them into short films too.
Yesterday, I shared some of the illustrations I have been creating for the books I've written and illustrated for my children based on their own family members. I had so much fun creating these that I also translated them into mini movies. Here's is Combine in Trouble - based on my father Brian Kiddy and Corinne Kiddy.
Over the past few months I have been writing my own stories for my two children Alfred and Elsie aged three and two respectively. The stories are based on their own family member's and true events that have taken place (enhanced a little!) I had great fun illustrating these stories so I thought I would share them on the blog.
Combine in Trouble is based on my Father Brian Kiddy and my step Mother Corinne who liv on a farm just south of Cambridge in the UK. This is the farm i grew up on too! In the mornings when Alfred wakes up early he always asks me to tell him stories about Grandads farm. I made up various stories about tractors named after my children and their cousin Piyr's and thought that I should translate it into an actual book they could read over and over. After creating the book I knew I had to go on to include all their other family members so keep posted for the rest!
As with the other stories, I also translated this into a short movie too! Much better than watching the various other children films on streaming sites that go on repeat on rainy days!
