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Hello! At the end of last year, my dad (who was a self-published author) sadly passed away from Covid and like many others I saw what the NHS has to go through, and I decided I wanted to help.


Having loved reading bedtime stories to my own children, I was inspired to publish my very own first children?s bedtime book. It?s a book about lockdown life told through the eyes of a young girl with a message of hope for the future. Printed in the UK, the book is both dedicated to my dad and the NHS - so much so that I will donate ?1 for every copy sold to NHS Charities Together (charity no: 1186569). A magazine has agreed to publish a small piece on it in the ?What We?re Loving Section? so it?s very exciting so I hope we can raise some good funds. I hope to do a book signing at some point in Dulwich Park too, when normality resumes.


But for now, my book is called ?Oh No, Not Another Lockdown!? (yes we can all relate right? 😉) and it is a funny rhyming bedtime book for toddlers and young children. It?s available for ?5.99 exclusively at https://www.rbbooks.co.uk/ with ?1 of that being donated, so it?s a very worthy cause.


I hope (as I actually lived in ED for many years, and now just a stone?s throw away) that the good people of ED will help support the cause. And tomorrow is World Book Day, so happy book day too!


There are more details on the website, but I?ve attached a few teaser pics, some never been seen before including one which all parents who are home schooling will appreciate.


So thank you very much


Regards


Ricardo Bertora

Author


Oh No, Not Another Lockdown! - https://www.rbbooks.co.uk/products/oh-no-not-another-lockdown


Coming Soon:

Apples, Ants & Underpants - https://www.rbbooks.co.uk/blogs/news/apples-ants-underpants-coming-soon

Book now on sale for mothers day this week only (?1.50 off), please see: https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?25,2191829 for the discount code and details including a chance to win a signed and personal message for your little one(s) of my new book coming out next month.


Thank you for your support. As a goodwill token, I've emailed everyone from the EDF who has thus far bought a copy.

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