After discovering that her grandpa was suffering from Motor Neurone Disease, Ten year old Molly Copestake decided to write a book to help her grandpa while sharing his stories.
On 13th September, Mr Pippety Poppety’s Birthday, illustrated by Alex Crumb, was released for sale. A proportion of the profits from the sale of the book are to be donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
The book tells the story of a tiny man, who has to change his birthday plans right at the last minute.
Elaine Murphy, Principal at The Croft Primary school, where Molly attends, said: “we could not be more proud of Molly for her work writing this book. It’s an amazing achievement!”
“Reading and telling stories with children at home is invaluable for helping them develop their language skills, and we hope that everyone is inspired by Molly’s grandpa. His stories have really had an impact on his talented granddaughter!”
Jen Copestake, Molly’s mother said: “When my Dad got diagnosed with MND my 10 year old daughter promised to continue to tell his stories.
Molly Copestake’s book, Mr Pippety Poppety’s birthday, was inspired is available from Amazon now at a cost of £4.99 with sales from her book going to help support MND.”
