“I couldn’t believe it when I saw the book, my very own book – finished, printed, bound - when it came back from the printers. I didn’t really believe I had written and illustrated a real book until then.”

“…the sheer feeling of success of writing, illustrating and publishing a children’s book of your own, words cannot describe the feeling. So for anyone out there wanting to publish a book of their own, I encourage you, although it has its up and downs, the feelings are unexplainable.”

“When I first published my book, I gave my closest family and friends a copy of my book for Christmas presents, and after that there were a number of people who wanted a copy. So I reprinted and sold copies to those people. I am currently working towards placing my book in a local bookshop with order by consignment.”

“Publishing a book is a great feeling! When you see the book for the very first time you look at it and say ‘Wow! I made this!’ It feels wonderful to know that you did all the hard work and you achieved something as great as this!”

“It is a really big thing to do, and sometimes you want it to finish – but when it does the feeling of success is really big too!”

"Creating a children’s book has been one of the best and most challenging experiences of my life so far."