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Author appeals
to the 'chauvinist piglet' in our children
Realm
of Ramion
By Frank Hinks
Published by Perronet Press, Feb 12 2004
Priced £4.99/ £9.99
Frank Hinks, highly
successful QC, decided that the only way to find the right
stories for his own three sons was to write and illustrate
them himself. His unique, progressive and challenging style
was born of his belief that "far too books, in particular
for the very young, have been produced which appeal to boys".
Believing that
boys will be enthusiastic about reading if they associate
books with pleasure rather than duty, Frank brings us Realm
of Ramion, an imaginative world where anything can
happen and, invariably, does. Julius, Alexander and Benjamin
are back with their sidekicks Snuggle the Cat and Scrooey
Looey the Rabbit, to do battle with the wicked witch Griselda.
From the Old Vicarage to the Land of Krall, with new characters
the Princess of the Night and the evil headmaster Count Friedrich
von Grunch (who eats little boys!), Realm of Ramion is fast-paced,
fun and absorbing.
With a stunning,
full colour illustration on every page, the stories can be
read to or with a child. 'Trying to get boys to read is a
modest start towards enabling boys to fulfil themselves. In
the words of www.forparentsbyparents.co.uk
(Children's Recommended Reading) my books "involve cannibals,
dwarves, dragons and knights: all the things that make a real
adventure." (Frank Hinks)
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