Six Year Old Publishes First Book

Liverpool Echo

SIX-year-old Wirral girl is thought to be the youngest published author in the country.

Charlotte Jordan from Bromborough wrote her book, The Dancing Dinosaur, after being inspired by a visit to her Brookhurst Primary school by writer Damian Harvey during Bookweek.

Her mum Karen said: "She's only just started to learn to read and write - but she did it all herself.

"She even put page numbers on, designed the front cover, put in a contents page and put future books in the series on the back.

"We're so proud of her. "Who knows whether she will do this forever, or whether it's something she is just going to enjoy for now."

Charlotte said she already has other books in the pipeline including Brand New Pirates, The Naughty Cat and The Ten Legged Octopus.

She said: "When I read my book out in school they all said it was really good."

John Emmerson of Countyvise/Birkenhead Press, who published the book, said: "Charlotte's mum, Karen, rang us up and said can she see us and came in with the book.

"What I liked about it was that it did look like a five year's work - you can tell from the pictures that they are scrawly and child-like. " The book will be priced at pounds 2.50 and available in local bookshops or from www.countyvise.co.uk

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