Flood of Fire
Chali-Ray Terrett, Lanyi-May Terrett, M Terrett
eBook
(Mushroom Education, Aug. 30, 2019)
A fantasy adventure written for children by children. A naughty fire demon causes a volcano to erupt, threatening the town with molten lava. Can the heroes find a way to stop the lava flow before it is too late?This story was developed by a six-year-old and a four-year-old through their play together. They were using Lego which explains why the focus is on destruction and reconstruction. As the children played and narrated the story they were creating, the editor simply wrote it down. The children were asked to fill in any gaps and where the gaps were not satisfactorily filled, the editor embellished the story a little bit. The result is an adventure story that is primarily about working together to avoid catastrophe. Although there is some fighting and a couple of characters do get hurt, the focus is on recognising that fighting isn’t very helpful and is only used when no other option is available. One character drinks alcohol and the point made is that this isn’t very helpful and can lead to injury. Sensible, kind constructive behaviour is always preferable.