Local Authors
We love to support local authors here at October Books. Be that writers sharing local history, personal experience, creativity, knowledge or ideas.
We have three children’s books and one novel about a single parent in our local author selection for this month. Order your copies today.
The Flying Adventures of Two Penguins by Peter Hayward
A pair of penguins known as Pen and Gwyn lived in Antarctica.
Pen was an inquisitive penguin and had made friends with one of the men who, like the others, was a research scientist there to study the continent. For most of his life Pen has studied and envied the birds in his Antarctica home. Yes penguins flew under the sea and were masters of their skill but that wasn't the same as flying in the air like the birds.
As Pen grew older he started to map out in his mind how he could fly.
My Teacher is a Werewolf: A story about the anxieties of starting school by Hayley Jones, illustrated by Mary Dark
Ever been so scared of something that your body goes weird, your brain goes crazy and normal things are feared?
Ever had that funny tummy feel?
It's time for Henry to start school. He's scared. Very scared. Then again, if your teacher were a Werewolf, how would you feel? A wonderful and endearing story highlighting the anxieties of starting school.
Hazel Cosmos by Heather Kennedy
Inspired by the wisdom of yogi's, HAZEL COSMOS is the tale of a boy in search of answers.
One day he sets out into the big, tangled world on a quest to find... well, he doesn't know what.As he makes friends along the way - from a theatrical badger to a mysterious jester - Hazel discovers that there is always light in the midst of hardship. Grown ups and children alike will enjoy this wholesome and uplifting tale about the brilliance of simply being alive.
A First For Us Both: A single mother's fight for survival by Jennifer Kay Davies
This is the story of a twenty-two-year-old single mother fighting for survival in this brutal world. The story isn't unique, it isn't extraordinary, but it is one that is lived by millions of people and yet kept hidden away behind closed doors, brushed under the carpet, not only ignored but twisted in untruths by the rest of society.
Filled with ups and downs, this novel is all about the emotional and mental journey undertaken by Emma as she must learn how to grow not only as a mother, but also as a young woman in a life far removed from her peers.
Order one of our local author titles today.
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