DESIGN-THE-COVER COMPETITION!
Author Gretchen Ryan is returning to the literary scene with an exciting children's book called There's an Elephant in my Swimming Pool , and your child could be the official cover designer! There’s an Elephant in My Swimming Pool is an adventure story set in the South African bush. While on holiday at his grandpa’s game farm near the Kruger National Park, 11-year-old Toby has close encounters with various dangerous, wild animals but worse than that, the most dangerous of all: rhino poachers. The story tells of Toby’s attempts to combat poaching, which are constantly thwarted by his younger and more responsible sister, Tara. The book, aimed at readers aged 8-12, has started achieving recognition well before publication . There’s an elephant in my swimming pool was the winner of the Eyelands Book Awards (unpublished children’s novels) in December 2019. It was also shortlisted in the Wells Festival of Literature Children’s Book competition in both 2016 and 2019. The boo