Leamington writer’s book impresses children in the USA
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Former Stratford High School pupil Lee Sterrey, who works as a business unit executive at IBM, was requested to meet - through Facetime - around 80 children at Justin Elementary School in Texas, USA, such was the popularity of her book with the youngsters.
She said: “They asked great questions, such as where I got my inspiration from and why I named the dormouse ‘Doyley’. I also gave them a sneak peak at some pictures of the next book, The Escaped Pig, which is due out in November.”
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Hide AdOne of Lee’s friends who lives in Texas showed the book to his wife, who is a teacher at the school and was so impressed that she took it to show the children.
The story, which is written in rhyme, is based on a carpenter mouse who makes round doors for mouse holes, but struggles when he is asked to make a door in a different shape. It includes illustrations by Leamington artist Nicola Wyldbore-Smith.
For details of Lee’s forthcoming ‘meet the author’ events, visit www.facebook.com/AdventuresOnHoneyBeeFarm