Bryan Evans Kids' Books

ALPHABET TOWN 

ALPHABET TOWN is my first picture book to be published by New Frontier Publishing in August 2012. I’ts a story about curiosity and imagination. Poor Zero (the number). Nobody took any notice of her because she didn’t amount to anything. Then she met Spot the Dot. Together they discovered ALPHABET TOWN and learned that curiosity and imagination can change everything for the better.

The story was lovingly illustrated by Keiko Moorhouse under her pen-name Kimberley Moon. She is a talented artist/illustrator living in the UK. Her artwork is available here: www.newartoriginals.com You need to click on Enter Store. Then click Genre Select. In the drop down menu select Cultural.  You will see her work on page 1 and 2 under the heading of Keiko Moorhouse. You can also view her self published book on Amazon called ALPHABET People by Kimberly Moon.

The book trailer for ‘ALPHABET TOWN’  can be viewed on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hqVd5nsmeFs

An eBook version of ALPHABET TOWN can be downloaded in ePub format here http://www.epubbud.com/books.php?u=bryanevans

An animated App of ALPHABET TOWN will soon be available on the LG SMART TV App store and through DNAML.

Writing is an art

I’ve always been driven by my insatiable imagination, inspired by what I can see and feel in the creative processes going on in my brain. I become lost in the visual delights and adventures created there, living and feeling every emotion.

I wanted to share my imaginary journey into delight so I began writing stories. The composition of my writing was inspired by the great storytellers like the Brothers Grimm and the visual transformations by the imaginers of the Disney studios.

Somewhere along the way I realised that writing is an art not just putting thoughts on paper in the form of words. Published authors, writing teachers, editors and mentors gradually gave me a better understanding of the writing process. I still consider myself a student and always will be. I know the benchmarks I like to aim at and I have a fairly good idea of my limitations. But that only means that I work harder to become a better storyteller and a better writer. My books are full of fun, adventure, imagination and creativity. That’s what I like.

I want to encourage kids to pick up a book and read it all.

Many kids and I’m sorry to say, many adults too are put off by the effort of reading. I suppose I too was a lazy reader as a young kid. It was hard to settle down with a book when there was so much going on around me. I started with picture books and then comics and progressed from there. I wanted to be a cowboy or a superhero like Superman and Tarzan. However, I realised I was missing out on the adventures available in books.  Later, I studied the works of the great visual creators too, like Spielberg, Lucas and Disney.

Storyland

These days nothing has changed. I regularly escape into the wonderful, unlimited creations of Storyland. Storyland is my expanding Treasure Island of dreams, created for the ever increasing delights and adventures alive and well in the boy that lives in me.

Alphabet Town – Testimonials

I tested my ‘Alphabet Town’ story in 2010 on a website that printed children’s stories . I’ve included some testimonials at the bottom of this article, from people who read my story.

Funky Lizards

Many years ago I created some funky lizard characters. I had a theme in mind for these characters and even gave them names. In my mind, the lizard characters had individual personalities. I wanted to create a story for those personalities. It had to be cool and fast moving. It had to be funny and dangerous and different, perhaps even a little way out, oddball, creepy and crunchy. It had to be funky… Read the rest of this entry

SUCCESS IS A BALONEY SANDWICH     

Success is never easy. We’ve all heard that. However, do we know what success is? For many people it’s a dilemma or at the very least, confusing. So the too hard basket attracts another recruit.

According to Wikipedia; Success may mean, but is not limited to a level of social status or an achievement of an objective or goal.  Read the rest of this entry

Young readers are:

• Passionate readers
• Casual readers
• Reluctant readers
• Lazy readers
• Uninterested

If you’re anything like I was, you’re in the middle somewhere, especially if you’re male. Guys like us struggle a bit sometimes, right; too many distractions.  Read the rest of this entry