Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories Virtual Book Tour March & April 2011

Night Knight

Join Emma K. Piers, author of the parenting book, Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories (Emma Piers UK LTD), as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 1 – April 29 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Emma K. Piers

Emma K. Piers

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Emma Piers is an author, wellbeing coach and narrator. She lives in rural Dorset in the UK with her life/working partner Mark Turner. Emma was born in a rambling old vicarage in Kent, in 1958. Her father was a vicar, and she had two siblings. During her early years, the family moved five times. During these years, Emma developed a deep love and sense of connectedness with the natural world around her. Walking and writing stories about mythical creatures and people became a big preoccupation, alongside a love of English that was instilled in her by two teachers who were both passionate about their subject. As a counter balance, she managed to fail her Maths ‘O’ level three times. Friendships came and went with five different schools in short succession being attended. A working year exploring the USA and France was followed by another year feeling out of place in a technical college studying pitman script, shorthand typing and profit and loss accounts. Many years and several homes later, after her younger child started grammar school, Emma started studying counselling and creative writing. After a number of years in counselling practice, and travels in Australia, Emma’s more recent studies are encompassing both traditional therapeutic and mythological storytelling. This form of storytelling incorporates understandings of the holistic ways in which human and environment interact.

Her latest book is Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories.

You can visit her website at www.emmapiers.com.

Night Knight About Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories

These stories are aimed towards helping children ages 5 – 11 years develop confidant, happy and peaceful self identities, particularly during challenging times. The stories explore four themes common to many children; childhood bereavement, separation, bullying, and childhood anxiety and depression. Written in third party to enable the child to impersonalise themselves from the story content, rich metaphor and imagery is used through out to help the child absorb healing messages that are helpful to them.

The author uses her background experience in counselling, to help children who are struggling with feelings like guilt, shame, depression, and other immobilising and self destructive emotions. During times of change and challenge, it is very easy, and often inevitable, that a child can assume they they’ve done ‘something wrong’ and there’s ‘something wrong ‘with them. The author uses various fantasy characters who undergo various challenges, and are shown by their friends, in ways that children can respond and relate to easily, that they are not the cause of the circumstances. The book has been carefully crafted to help children develop a sense of wholeness, happiness, peace and self confidance. This helps them avoid self injurious preoccupations with seeking other’s approval, or need to control and dominate, as they become older.

Read the Excerpt!

Deep within the shadows of the huge oak tree, the ground itself seemed to be alive. Leaves, twigs and ferns were flying about. They could have been helpless victims caught up in the winds of wild tornadoes! Even the tangled roots that lay bare above the ground were writhing and moving around like angry snakes amidst the chaos. All the while delicate rays of sunlight shone down through the tree’s branches. They pierced the shadows like dancing fireflies.

What was that – over there? Did you notice those ears? Those pointed ears. A little body was moving clumsily through the undergrowth.

“Orion, what are you doing?” A small and very beautiful elf with the shiniest, blackest hair you’ve ever seen suddenly appeared. Where had she come from? It was Rosador.

“You’re causing a right kerfuffle you know!” she said to her friend.

The tree shouted out, “Hey, bro, that hurts!” as her friend Orion tripped clumsily over its roots, half falling into the clearing to join Rosador. As soon as she saw him, she noticed a grey shadowy outline on his left shoulder. One moment it was there, the next it had gone. Completely disappeared. Rosador recognised the cruel dark figure straight away. Orion’s dark fairy. It had come to try and do him some real harm.

Watch the trailer!

Here’s what critics are saying about Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories

“This collection of bedtime stories is designed for children facing particular challenges in their lives, such as bereavement or bullying, but would be a perfect addition to any child’s library.The stories work well whether they are read to the child or the child reads to themselves. The characters are engaging, their adventures exciting without being frightening, and the stories will draw children in from the very beginning. The artwork is superb and is an ideal accompaniment to the stories. For any child, but especially one going through a difficult time, these stories are an excellent source of comfort. Highly recommended bedtime reading.”

— Willow T., Waterstones.com

“These bedtime stories are a wonderful method of inspiring a sense of safety and open communication between children and the parent / carer who is reading the story. The expression of difficult feelings is encouraged and accepted, and the stories leave the listener with a great sense of safety and security. I recommend these stories to young people up to the age of twelve, and their carers. Everyone is likely to benefit for those undergoing difficult life experiences, losses and transitions.”

— Dr Julia Ronder, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories Virtual Book Tour Schedule

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books kk Tuesday, March 1
Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Wednesday March 2
Book spotlighted at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Friday, March 4
Interviewed at As the Pages Turn

Tuesday, March 8
Interviewed at Blogcritics

Wednesday, March 9
Guest post at Acting Balanced

Thursday, March 10
Book giveaway at Acting Balanced

Friday, March 11
Interviewed at Literarily Speaking

Monday, March 14
Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book

Wednesday, March 16
Book reviewed at One Day at a Time

Thursday, March 17
Interviewed at Review From Here

Friday, March 18
Interviewed at Virginia Beach Publishing Examiner

Monday, March 21
Book reviewed at Mom’s Tree House

Tuesday, March 22
Interviewed at The Hot Author Report

Wednesday, March 23
Book reviewed at 4 the Love of Books

Thursday, March 24
Book reviewed at Chrissy’s World of Books

Friday, March 25
Guest blogging at Chrissy’s World of Books

Monday, April 4
Book review & book giveaway at Finding Our Way Home

Tuesday, April 5
Book reviewed at Acting Balanced

Wednesday, April 6
Book reviewed at Cafe of Dreams

Thursday, April 7
Interviewed at The Writer’s Life

Friday, April 8
Interviewed at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Monday, April 11
Book reviewed at A Cozy Reader’s Corner Reviews

Tuesday, April 12
Book reviewed at BookDads

Wednesday, April 13
Book reviewed at Review From Here

Monday, April 18
Interviewed on Blog Talk Radio’s A  Book and a Chat (airs the Saturday before)

Tuesday, April 19
Guest blogging at Literarily Speaking

Wednesday, April 20
Guest blogging at As the Pages Turn

Friday, April 22
Book reviewed at Inspired by Savannah

Monday, April 25
Book reviewed at Ellis Reviews & Life

Wednesday, April 27
Book reviewed at The Children’s & Teens’ Book Connection

Thursday, April 28
Book reviewed at Brook Side Reviews

Book reviewed at Pump Up Your Book

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Emma K. Pier’s NIGHT KNIGHT: THERAPEUTIC  BEDTIME STORIES VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR ‘10 will officially begin on March 1 and end on April 29 ’11. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing her book or click here to use the form. Thank you!

If you would like to book your own virtual book tour with us, click here to find out how!

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