Reading is Magic

by Vanessa Wester, Katherine Hetzel, Chris Lakin

READING IS MAGIC is a showcase for a range of authors of children’s stories. Lose yourself in a world were colour starts to vanish, a little girl’s imagination runs wild, a cloth that considers itself ugly finds beauty, a cloud discovers magic, children thwart the witch, a teacher chats with school children, a mango seller finds and loses her fortune, humanity remembers the importance of birdsong, a mysterious neighbour disappears, and a knight arrives from the past… All in all, a wonderful collection to read at your leisure whilst enjoying school holidays, waiting for a friend or unwinding after a busy day. Dip into our world of short stories… ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF THE N.S.P.C.C.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 9, 2013

About the author

Vanessa Wester is bilingual in English and Spanish, since she was born and raised in Gibraltar. With a degree in Accountancy & Law, she initially worked for two leading accountancy firms, before she changed career and became a secondary school mathematics teacher. Over the past fourteen years, she has devoted her time to the upbringing of her children, whilst giving up a lot of her time to help voluntary organisations. Now, she is teaching again, but still dreams of pursuing her literary career.

Vanessa developed her writing bug in 2010. Her main published work is ‘THE EVOLUTION TRILOGY’, which is comprised of HYBRID, her debut novel, followed by COMPLICATIONS and RETURN. You can also find out how it all began in the prequel to the Trilogy, EMILY.

In addition, she has written a novelette called FIRST DATE, which is based on her true story. She has also published, and included stories in, six anthologies to raise money for fantastic causes, such as Gurnard Primary School on the Isle of Wight.

Writing is one of her passions, reading the other. The day she decided to start writing her ideas down she found another way to lose herself in a book, whilst finding an outlet for her imagination. It is the best way she can think of to escape from everyday life. She is currently working on a historical fiction novel based on the life of her great, great, grandparents... and is finding the research fascinating!

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Reviews

[Vanessa Wester · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have set up a blog site to promote children's collections by a range of authors... www.kids4books.blogspot.com

I formatted both the eBook & paperback, designed the cover and published this book on Amazon & Createspace. All proceeds raised will go to the NSPCC.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the stories. My children's favourite was "Follow the Yellow Sick Toad" and I agree it was one of my favourites.

I also loved the story of the cloud and piece of cloth that find their purpose, but so many others intrigued and impressed me. A truly great collection for children of all ages.

I really enjoyed writing the children's stories I included and hope you like reading them. Thanks for taking a look! :)

So far we have received two five star reviews on Amazon... I believe this book is worth it! :)

[Katherine Hetzel · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are a variety of stories in here, written by many first-time published authors, which suit children of all ages. (My own are 'Follow the Yellow Sick Toad', which apparently resulted in some children singing the silly song, and 'Granny Rainbow and the Black Shadow.')

It's a good book to dip in and out of, and as the title promises, there's a lot of magic involved...