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Jasmine The Butterfly Girl - Book One Release
Posted by Marghanita on 12 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Writing, Family, Illustration, Environment
Jasmine the Butterfly Girl Book One Out Now
Jasmine is a butterfly girl, half human, half bug, so she’s just like you only she can fly and talk to the animals of the forest. Jasmine and all her
Butterfly friends are the protectors of nature. But Jasmine, is growing concerned. So much damage is being caused to Mother Nature that the girls are working extra hard to keep it safe, but they need help…
Who will they choose?
Join Jasmine on a magical flight to find the girl who can help the Butterfly Girls.
Book Launches in UK at the Edinburgh Book Festival in August Marghanita will be book signing at the Scottish Book Trust ‘Butterfly Girl Event’ on 10th August and at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens ‘Butterfly Girl Event’ on 13th August. Click here for more details and other Butterlfy Girl book launch events and news.
A Greener Christmas
Posted by Marghanita on 17 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Writing, General, Family, Design, Illustration, Environment
Time is running out for us mums that still have to find those little extras for the kids, something that isn’t plastic and made in China. A wooden spinning top or a handmade finger puppet would be ideal. Trying to go a bit greener this Christmas shouldn’t be so hard. It does mean you have to hunt that little bit harder but it really is worth it. As the festive season approaches my concerns for the environment grow stronger. All that wrapping paper, all the excess food and not to mention the huge strain on our electricity resources to light up everyone’s home. With my new kids project, the Little Humbugs, I am trying to get a simple message over to young children that they can help take care of their environment, after all it’s their future.
In the latest episode Butterfly Girl helps recycle the Christmas wrapping paper by making Christmas crackers. If we can get kids interested early enough hopefully it would make them environmentalists for life. Every little bit helps.
Yoga and kids
Posted by Marghanita on 10 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Writing, General, Family, Illustration, Environment
Sadly, my Yoga/Pilates class has just finished for the year and won’t start back until January. I’m really going to miss the class, it was the only time throughout the week I was able to switch off and completely chill. What with the festive season approaching, all that extra food and alcohol, I was concerned my body would not survive the next few weeks. So I enlisted the company of my 11 year old daughter as a class mate and set up yoga class in the front room. After a few positions forcing us into fits of giggles we relaxed and had a really great time. I think there should be more mum and daughter yoga classes available or even family yoga on a Saturday.
After doing a bit of research on the internet I realised how beneficial yoga is for kids.
My new children’s book characters the Little Humbugs even do yoga. www.littlehumbugs.com
