Fresh Publishing is getting ready for the release of Wings for a Fairy, a children’s book co-written by autistic, six-year-old Lisa Nicholls. The book will be available mid-March 2014.
The idea for the book came to Lisa after she was diagnosed as autistic. One of the tools suggested to help her cope were social stories, short stories designed to show Lisa how to cope in certain situations.
Astrid Nicholls, being Lisa’s mother and a writer, thought they would invent their own stories using the guidelines available online. “I very quickly realized my mistake. It soon wasn’t enough to create social stories for Lisa. She started to come up with loads of other stories that had nothing to do with social situations.
“And then she decided that Mum should be adding bits and pieces to it to make the stories better. The fairy story was a re-occurring one and I ended up writing it down. When Lisa saw that, she seemed to decide it meant I was making a book. She started to make sure I was working on her book anytime she saw me at the computer. And I ended up doing just that.”
Wings for a Fairy is the story of Lily and how her kindness finally won her wings. It is a picture book, illustrated by Astrid Nicholls with help from stock artists from deviantART. It will be available from the Fresh Publishing Store as well as Amazon.
About Fresh Publishing
Fresh Publishing is a small publishing house based in the UK, offering publishing and marketing services to authors in need of assistance.
For more information, please contact Astrid Gay, via email at [email protected]. You can also visit the website at http://www.FreshPublishing-House.co.uk.