Grandpa's Dear Old Girl by Felicity Fair Thompson

Grandpa's Dear Old Girl by Felicity Fair Thompson

A storm is brewing and fishermen are in trouble. Can Millie get grandpa's dear old girl to light up again? Children’s chapter book in bigger format with atmospheric b/w illustrations.  

A story full of warmth and drama for all agesUnputdownable. And a must for a television production!

-- Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight Mister Tom

Evocative and nostalgic, it is a tender exploration of family, our ever-changing world and the enduring power of the sea. A perfect book to read snuggled up by the fire with your child or indeed grandchild!

-- Daisy Coulam, British television producer and screenwriter best known for creating Grantchester and being an EastEnders screenwriter

A story full of drama and excitement, with a special quiet at its heart.

Millie’s grandpa, known to all as Big Frank, has been lighthouse keeper at the See-Saw lighthouse all his life; ‘Dear Old Girl’ is his nickname for the lighthouse in fact.

But times change, and Big Frank is being replaced by technology. Millie realises the effect this is having on her grandpa, and understands too that his knowledge of the weather, the tides and the coastline, accumulated over many decades, are just as trustworthy as the shiny new boxes and cables. Sure enough, when a huge storm rolls in, Grandpa and Millie come to the rescue, the old way of doing things proving the best.

It's a story full of drama and excitement, measured by roaring winds and pounding waves, but there’s a quiet at its heart too, and that is the love and connection between a little girl and her grandpa. A story that young and old will cherish.

-- Andrea Reece, editorial expert at LoveReading4Kids.co.uk

Enhanced with beautiful drawings, an exciting, fascinating and moving story of lighthouses, their keepers – where they still exist – and the work they do.

-- Gary Sutton, Writing and Editing Consultant (and former lighthouse service inspector)

Like all the best stories for children it conveys a valuable message, relevant for both kids and adults alike – a little gem – reading it to your children or grandchildren will be a delight.

-- Gill Kaye, editor ingénu/e magazine, England, UK

Absolutely charmed by it and actually felt quite emotional at the end.

-- Lesley Myland, Secretary of the RNLI Board on the Isle of Wight, England, UK

Exciting tale for young and old.

Lovely book, perfect Christmas gift for your child or grandchild. Exciting story with good characters and nice illustrations. 

* Amazon customer *

An Ideal Gift.

I loved reading this book and can’t wait to read it to my grandchildren – I’m sure they will enjoy it as much as I did. It’s a story full of tender moments with wonderful descriptions of the coastline taking you straight there – you can soak up the sounds and the smells, feel the breeze and the salt spray on your lips. I loved the special relationship between Millie and her Grandpa. It’s a page-turning adventure, all beautifully illustrated, with a perfect ending.

* Amazon customer *

Perfect book to read to your child or grandchild.

Exciting story with good characters and nice illustrations. Young and old with equally enjoy.

* Waterstones customer *

Felicity Fair Thompson was born in Australia. After a short career in ballet in UK, she spent eight years as Senior Assistant Manager at the Odeon Leicester Square, the first woman in Rank's West End Cinema management, before settling on the Isle of Wight in 1977 to run a holiday business, where her interest in photography and travel expanded into film making and writing.

She has an MA in Screenwriting from UAL. Her drama documentary about Carisbrooke Castle was broadcast on SKY TV. Three of her other fourteen travel films made for the retail market have been shown on Australian television.

Her published writing includes two children's stories, an EU funded community play, scenic travel features, theatre reviews, award winning poetry, personality profiles and three novels - The Kid on Slapton Beachreceiving rave reviews. From 2000 to 2005 she founded and hosted the Weekend Writers' Conference on the Isle of Wight with speakers and delegates attending from Britain, Europe and the US.

She gave workshops alongside Sir Andrew Motion at the Tennyson Bicentenary celebrations at Farringford, and she has taught for Screen South, Connexions, Isle of Wight College, and independently, and has worked one to one with young people with learning difficulties.

Her play Exit the King about Charles I was performed on the Isle of Wight at the Ventnor Fringe Festival and at Carisbrooke Castle. Voices Over Passchendaele, co-written with historian Tim Wander, was performed on the Island to mark the centenary of the end of WWI.

Felicity has adapted another historic storyline from Tim Wander into a new stage play about the beginnings of radio in Chelmsford which was performed at the Civic Theatre there, and created a short radio presentation for the centenary on 15th June 2020 of the first world-wide radio broadcast ever, which featured the opera star Dame Nellie Melba.

 

 

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781999728380
ISBN 10	1999728386
Title	Grandpa's Dear Old Girl
Author	Felicity Fair Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Beachy Books
Year published	2021-09-03
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.