Books published by publisher KDP

Imagine you are walking through a strange neighborhood when a storm begins to rage. You look for a safe place, but you don’t know which, if any, of the homeowners will take you in and which will pull out a shotgun and run you off. Your life to this point has taught you to believe that all homeowners are greedy, selfish, thoughtless louts whose only purpose in life is to exploit you, and nothing you have seen thus far has disabused you of that notion.So where do you find shelter?The short answer is that you don’t. You don’t knock on doors. You don’t ask for help. You don’t make yourself vulnerable. Instead, wrapping your fear around you like a cloak, you endure the storm and curse the people who are safe and warm in their homes. You don’t find shelter until someone from inside one of those homes cracks their door, extends a hand, and invites you to come in. Even then, your first instinct is to strike out at that hand and run away.What else can you do?

This is the first book in the ‘Granule Speck’ series of books.Based around the present day, we find that young Harry, whilst playing with friends in the Daring Forest, wanders accidentally into the old and ancient part of the woods. This is the core of the Daring Forest and an area that most people try to avoid. They say that the old and ancient woods are haunted and some believe that bad spirits dwell within the gnarled and distorted branches of the ancient trees. Whilst there, Harry stumbles across an old sleeping hobgoblin by the name of Granule Speck. Granule has lived within the old and ancient woods for more years than he can remember, in fact even longer than most of the trees and has become something of a guardian to all living things within the woodland. Harry together with his neighbour and best friend Kelly form a close relationship with the happy little hobgoblin. Listening to his stories and playing with all the wild woodland animals.Watching all of this from his high vantage point in the tallest trees are a pair of deep, red eyes. These eyes belong to a sinister, malevolent being created centuries before by an evil sorceress and named ‘Ichkin’. This is an age old story of good over evil, of the bonding of lasting friendships, together with the beginnings of a flourishing young love.

A calming, magical bedtime story for children, written and illustrated by therapist and artist, Sophie Shaw. The sweet, scared Hare will teach your anxious child simple meditation techniques to help them overcome their anxiety. Did you ever wonder what happened after the Tortoise beat the Hare? Young Hare loves running - there's nothing like it! But when he's beaten by the slow Tortoise, he feels embarrassed and can't stop worrying. What can he do? He turns to Mother Hare for help and she gives him the strangest advice - she tells him to go and meet the Moon... This book is a gentle introduction to mindfulness and meditation, using techniques and exercises that help worried and anxious children calm their worries and manage their emotions. Sophie Shaw is a hypnotherapist, artist and Reiki Master Teacher, specializing in treating anxiety and depression.