RADIO INTERVIEW WITH BERNIE KEITH BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON

Alli was invited to be interviewed by Bernie Keith at BBC Radio Northampton on the 27th July 2022, just a couple of days before her book was published.

Bernie chatted for about 20 minutes with Alli and her interview can be found on catchup for a limited period.

https://https;//www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cjryf2

Alli and Bernie being of similar vintage, discussed what books they re called as children and their favorites as well as having a laugh at how children tend to want the same story read again and again. Let’s hope Alli’s book ends up being an all-time favorite read too! You never know!

Alli chatted about her passion for writing and how she would one day love to be able to retire to France and write full time, for pleasure, if nothing else.

The Covid pandemic allowed Alli to indulge in more writing and she was able to complete her Psychological thriller, A Sorry Revenge. Bernie thought it was an unusual mix to be writing children’s picture story books and psychological thrillers and Alli concurred. However, as she said, she has an active imagination and a lot of child in her!

There are many elements to Alli’s book. It’s not just a story about Beatrice The Bumble bee who thinks it might be more exciting to be something else other than a bee.

It teaches children about various be bee and bea sounds and how they can all sound the same but be spelled differently. This assists with reading development.

The book is full of idioms too, like The grass isn’t always greener and Mind your own bees wax, so this encourages children to question the meaning of such expressions.

The book carries a happy message about being happy in one’s own skin and being loved for who, or what you are.

There’s some humor for adults too and a nod to Shakespeare…To be or not to be…a bee.

And whilst the book is aimed for the 5 to 7 reading age, it will entertain younger children too, as there is repetition of words and bright colourful illustrations, as well as an appealing story line.

Please do read the book and if you enjoy it, leave a review.

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