'Life: Work In Progress...'™

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Michelle Vaid, a creator of various things, is a 49 year-old Londoner, living between London, Vienna and Sicily, who has travelled the world. A children's book author by chance, who wrote the book from seeing a need for children who don’t necessarily come from a reading background, to be occupied in a book where they can chose the story journey, and when tired simply use for colouring. Inspired from not only the importance of being bilingual, but also from knowing that when travelling or eating out, one is limited to the amount of books and things to keep kids occupied. Once as a computer programmer, Michelle created a basic video game using the interactive books from the 80’s that led to different endings, as an inspiration for this book. First in the series set, Mr Peter’s Adventures In Siracusa, has been created as an interactive, space saving book, designed to inspire kids about the importance of creating, travelling, imagination and to have an appreciation of their childhood days, along with a message expressing gratitude and mindfulness. Author Michelle was unable to read or write properly as a child until about 8 years old, 'written' off by mainstream education & living with undiagnosed complex PTSD (childhood trauma), she eventually taught herself using tracing paper (1980's English school toilet paper), failing exams from panic attacks to illiteracy. Through determination to one day become a PE teacher & support others, she not only learned well, but went on to self fund university gaining a degree, a postgrad. and later on in life an English language qualification. She is a Cambridge exam specialist, voted UK second best trainer in healthcare, taught across the globe from nursery to university level and writes blogs, books, bespoke business training course & calligraphy letters in both English and Mandarin Chinese...