Larry The Lifeboat
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Larry’s day off
It was Sunday and Larry’s day off.
He thought of doing something useful, so he decided to have a good clean.
Off he sailed down
The firemen were delighted to help, so Larry gave them each a sponge and they all got to work.
First they covered him from top to toe in soap. Larry could feel the bubbles going up his nose and he was going to sneeze! Next came the washing off. Water was sprayed all over him and from all different directions. Larry hadn’t had so much fun for ages!
When the firemen had finished polishing him, they put a big blue bow round Larry’s neck.
Larry looked lovely!
Larry thanked the firemen and waved them all goodbye.
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About the Book
Come and meet Larry the Lifeboat.
Larry is a fun and friendly childrens character; he is also the most helpful lifeboat you could ever meet. See how these wonderful illustrations bring the stories to life.
Inside you will find 7 short stories which are prefect for storytime and bedtime. They are fun to read and easy to understand.
You can also visit Larry at www.larrythelifeboat.co.uk
About the Author
I am a normal 30 year old married mother of 2.
Whilst watching cbeebies one day I suddenly realised that no-one had thought of animated boats or indeed lifeboats. It was then when I decided to put my ideas into action. I thought of a book title and the stories just seem to follow. Everybody who read my stories gave me really good feedback. This of course gave me the confidence to take my ideas further, so I decided to show them to Author house Publishing. Immediately I received good response and on the very first phone call I knew that I would publish this book. I could picture what a fun lifeboat could look like but I have no skills at drawing so I involved my local community by putting a competition in the The Penarth Times and The South Wales Echo for the best lifeboat illustration. I called him Larry. After several meetings with reporters and photographers I realised that it was actually happening. I received over 30 illustrations some from children, some from professional animators & illustrators. But it was Anne Marie Gerrard who drew the winning Larry. He looked just how I imagined him to look like.
Now we can finally call ourselves the Author and Illustrator of Larry the Lifeboat. It has been hard juggling time between looking after 2 small children not yet in school along with all the daily household chores. I also work part time at Romilly Associates financial advisors. I believe, if you want something that much you work as hard as you possible can to achieve it. I can’t wait to finally hold my book in my hands and read it to my children Kieran and Callum at bedtime.