DescriptionFor readers aged 5-8Elaine talks to NZ Booklovers ~ Tell us a little about The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo. Well, it is a fun story full of animal noises and opportunities for interaction between child, parent and book. But actually, like all good children’s books, it has layers of deeper meaning. To me the book is all about knowing who you are, not being influenced by others and being true to yourself. It is also about determination, perseverance and never giving up. Traits that, as a writer, I have needed in spades!What inspired you to write this book? A few things actually. Firstly I love Halloween, I always have. We hold a big Halloween party every year and I suppose in my subconscious somewhere there was a cute little Halloween inspired character just waiting to come out and become a book. Also we have a family motto which is “We never give up in this family!” And to me the “Little Ghost” is really the embodiment of this family motto. It has really helped me in my quest to become a published author and I find that my kids, when they feel like giving up, will often say “But I can’t because we never give up in this family.” I like to think that it really drives them on when things are tough. It did backfire recently though when I was playing one of those claw machines with my daughter and trying to win her a troll. Having put in way too much money already and no sign of a prize I said “I give up!” “Oh no,” she replied, “What happened to we never give up in this family?” It took a lot of explaining that actually there are a very few times in life when we really should give up.
