Christy Roxburgh – appreciation

Christy Roxburgh

Christy came to TSL some years ago – she had written a children’s book about an elephant who did not feel he had anything to contribute. Being a parent with young children, she saw stories such as this being a way to gently build confidence and coping strategies. After some discussion about illustrating the book, Christy took that on herself too – she enjoyed creating and painting. The result is her book The Irrelevant Elephant.
One of the challenges for new authors of children’s books is breaking into the market. Parents, or should that rather b mainstream booksellers, tend to go with well-known authors who have long since outgrown having children, and ignore those who are responding to the current generations and the issues they face. I recommend being bold and trying a new author – there’s so much more to talk about in novel and different ways of approaching a topic.