The idea:
Back in 2017 my son, Noah, started creating all of these lovely characters when he was playing. He was just three at the time and it was very magical. I started to keep a notebook of them as I was fascinated by his little imagination. The first was called the ‘Caraceracker’ and the second was called ‘Goggeye’. This time also coincided with my husband and I trying to get him to give up his much loved dummy. We would find them all over the house, behind doors, under the sofa, in his nappy drawer – anywhere he thought we wouldn’t find them! He wasn’t going to give it up easily!
The reason:
I had a thought about immortalising these incredible characters Noah was creating and providing a coping technique to help him say bye to his favourite dummy – write a book! Now not much rhymes with ‘Caraceracker’, so Goggeye was the chosen fella! Noah drew him and I took it from there.
Bringing it to life:
For the story to work and help Noah give up his dummy, he had to be in it. To find the right illustrator I sent a photo of him to a brilliant, local artist, Georgina Moir, and she captured his cheekiness and crazy hair to a T. She brought the characters to life in a truly special way and the relationship of working with her was a truly inspiring one.
What age range is the book for?
I have used lovely rhyming language as I think it’s much more fun to read. I have also put in some more challenging words like ‘regal finery’ so the older children can enjoy asking what that means and explore that vocabulary. Noah and I think anyone between 0 – 100 would enjoy it, but to help guide you it’s 0 – 7 years old.
Did it work?
Yes it did! The story helped him give up his dummy. Amazing! I hope it can help you too.
Thank you for reading down to this point! Noah and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed creating it. x
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About the illustrator:

She can usually be found painting with her beloved cat by her side!
Please visit: www.moirdesigns.co.uk to view her current work.