With a generation of reluctant readers growing up around us, Nina Harrison’s “The Imagining Key”, has been written specifically to assist youngsters to appreciate the joy derived from picking up a book and immersing themselves in the full potential of their imaginations.
Written during lockdown in the summer of 2020, Harrison draws on the three tiny characters who ‘live’ on her old vintage bookshelf (figures created by the artist Marina Ince), to explore our innate capacity for fantasy. Her message is that however restricted our space and reality is, the internal world of our imagination is endless!
An experienced English teacher who believes that ‘imagination is more important than knowledge’, the author’s novel brings together poetic free verse (in a dyslexia-friendly typeface), short chapters and unique real-life photographs, to add an engaging plausibility to the adventures of her enchanting protagonists.
Aimed at those aged7-12+ years, the antics of Randolph, Koda and Little Jasmine are guaranteed to enchant all that pick up a copy. “The Imagining Key” will also be much appreciated by those parents and educationalists struggling to convert their charges to the benefits of embracing literature and the access it provides to unlocking a vivid imagination.
Synopsis:
On a beautiful old brown wooden bookshelf...in a teeny tiny flat... On a HUGE planet surrounded by an endless universe of possibilities...stood three teeny tiny friends, Randolph, Koda and Little Jasmine. Armed with the fantastical Imagining Key, which hangs off Randolph's belt, they experience magical adventures and meet interesting characters who tell their stories - including the Elephantines and Furry Jumpers, and Hester, a fluffy Persian cat. As they imagine, their adventures unfold...
The author says:
“Parents can also use this novel to read collaboratively to their younger children, each being able to access both the language and entertaining images. Every chapter has a moral message which can be discussed after reading, whether it be around issues of otherness, love, or the natural world. Key themes encourage kindness, caring and compassion in the rounded and, at times, humorous narrative.”
Giving “The Imagining Key” five-stars, Amazon reader S.G. says:
“This was a beautifully written book, the author obviously has a passion for the written word, the book was brought to life through the authors skill with prose, so much so you felt you to were on the adventure, my goddaughter loved it and it quickly became her favourite go to read at bedtime.”
Published by Geophilos, The Imagining Key is available in paperback on Amazon at https://bit.ly/3XKvpY3
About the author:
Written by an English teacher, with 25 years of experience in encouraging reluctant readers to engage with reading and literacy, this petite and quirky novel is unique as a lyrical and contemporary storytelling piece.
As a passionate vegetarian, the author is constantly mindful of the themes which are important to young readers, such as animal rights and ecology. She plays with language and form and presents her novel in a contemporary but accessible poetic form, to prepare children to be more curious and interested in the demands of their GCSE poetry syllabus.
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