Togethimals: Word to Teach to Daddies (or other fully grown people who belong to you)
Author
Natasha Pyle; Adrian Pyle
Author Bio
At a time when colouring in books for adults were becoming very popular, Natasha started drawing pictures of “two different animals together” and giving them to Adrian to colour in and name. The colouring in was relaxing and exploratory for Adrian and the conversations about what these “together animals” were called became more and more interesting – a real chance for a very meaningful cross-generational discussion.
Description
In a world that sometimes seems obsessed with “getting to grown-up” Togethimals is here to honour childhood imagination and the things that adults and children can learn together through it. This book, brought about through a daughter and daddy collaboration is unique not only because of its cross-age creators but also because its readers – adults and children alike – are invited to keep reinventing the story for themselves, because the surplus from its sales doesn’t go to the creators but to making the world a little better for children and adults alike and because children and adults are involved in the process of deciding where the surplus funds go and learning how philanthropy works – together.
As parents, one of our key jobs is to foster our children’s capacity and creativity. Togethimals offers a way for parents and children to connect creatively through the telling of stories and finding joy in the whimsy of words. Amidst the demands of modern life, Togethimals can support parents to sit down and take some time making something with their daughter or son – a simple concept, but so needed.
book excerpt
Children’s book – not 500 words long