The prints can be purchased in a variety of sizes, all of which are designed to fit within standard frames sizes. This selection of prints can be customised with your child's name. You call yourself a “Chief Expression Officer.A lovely set of three tribal animal themed nursery prints. I loved the idea of people using my words to connect with their friends and family in a meaningful way and inspired me to keep writing more books. It is a story of how God picks out a guardian angel for every new child to watch over him/her. As this very small card business grew, I got hooked on the idea of helping people convey emotion and wrote my first book called The Gift of an Angel, for parents welcoming a new child. After I was back at work, I decided to print an inventory of cards and started selling them to some local gift shops. I was recovering from brain surgery in my mid 20’s and had about 6 weeks recovery time, so I started hand-painting thank-you cards for the people who had given me gifts during my hospital stay. What inspired you to write books for children? It also, however, teaches children that sometimes being brave is saying hello to a new friend or to say that something is hard or frustrating. It touches on the traditional definition-to explore new things and to reach outside of your comfort zone. Marianne is passionate about connecting families through reading, so, naturally, we here at Elephant Books were excited to hear more about her story and her philosophy as an author.īe Brave, Little One is a wonderful tale that explores what it means to be brave.

This month, we had the privilege of getting to know Marianne Richmond, author of Be Brave, Little One.

Be brave little one