Billy is a six-year-old boy who to stay in bed rather than go to school. He imagines and drifts off to dreamland adventures instead of getting ready. Billy’s parents encourage Billy throughout the story to get ready for school as his dreams and real world become one with funny results.
Pamela Malcolm has created the perfect tale to read with any child who messes around instead of getting ready for school. With memorable illustrations and an important message, Billy Go to School is a funny bedtime story that will be treasured by children and parents alike.
The original Billy book goes back almost 30 years .... oh dear giving away my age.
It was a school assignment set to my class. We had to create a book for the younger children in the school. I came up with the story pretty quickly and started to work on a book layout with folded A4 paper. I even did the illustrations myself although they were not great. The original paper book is probably still at my parent's house somewhere.
It wasn't until I had children of my own and with the support of my husband I decided I should write the Billy book for the kids. The story has changed a bit since the original and I used an illustrator in stead of my own drawings. I was amazed to see Billy come to life as the image I had imagined all those years before. I also thought it was funny my own sons name is William and my book was about a naughty boy called Billy short for William.
The kids loved the book so i thought why not self publish it. I enjoyed the process so much I decided to write more Billy books. I hope you and your children enjoy as much me and my family do.
My children absolutely adore this book. Reading literature is so important to the development of a child's mind, and I cannot think of thing I would rather do then sit down to read to them in the evenings. Imagination and growth are so vital in those so young.