how great are your grandparents!

watch here for a sneaky peek via YOU TUBE 

click on the image

                                          

Arr yes,  Grandma came to babysit all the way from France!


It's a long way to look after her grandchildren, when sometimes they get up to no good!


In this little story the kids do behave in the end...


As we all know,  if your a Grandparent you only want the best for your  grandkids!
Many Grandparents effortlessly play with their grandchildren, look after them with out hesitation, give them love and attention, bake with them, take them on picnics, take them parks, in fact Grandparents are a godsend and an invaluable part of the family unit.   Without them,  many Mum's and Dad's would be lost. We must all be aware of their valuable contribution in the network of family life.


One of the reasons for this little book is to highlight the instant help, love, care and attention Grandparents bring and in this instance Grandma.   


Also, have you ever noticed many Grandparents where ever they may be all seem to have smiley faces. :-)   They hardly ever get cross always willing help out with most things .... 


So spare a thought for all Grandparents who bring joy and laughter into your lives.


BE CAREFUL ETHEL  :  author/songwriter   Leighroy Marsh
available for download - link to waterstones below and purchase your ebook picture book copy   
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/leighroy+marsh/kim+eagle/be+careful+ethel+28ebook29/8744408/


want more information why not visit
http://www.hpmmedialtd.com

become a fan
leave a comment
join our mailing list
join in the fun....

Childrens Books - Hpm Media Ltd

Hairy Plug Monster  -  available to buy - follow the link below - you won't be disappointed


visit our web page  and join in the fun!!!!!




http://www.hpmmedialtd.com 
http://www.hpmmedialtd.com/our-books.html

BE CAREFUL ETHEL

Posted by Kul Cuthbert

oskar's mini manchester run

 Oskar - Natural born Runner!  aged 4years...   what a great achievement - raising money for Leukemia Research Centre
http://www.justgiving.com/oskarmarsh

   

warming up






                                        a determined little runner

nearly at the finnishing line

                                             what a great run!!!!

                                                                     

  

medals and treats

you can still donate link above to just giving...

visit our website :  http://www.hpmmedialtd.com
send a comment :  info@hpmmedialtd.com








Posted by Kul Cuthbert

what a great book review all the way from Canada!!!!!

It's getting close to that time again.

There is nothing like signing into your blog and finding comments like this one.

"I live in Canada and I am the Grandmother of Noah. I was talking to my hairdresser about "The Hairy Plug Monster" and he knew the book. As it turns out, it's a favorite of his son's. I was delighted to know you have reached international fame! [and not just from a proud grandmother".

This is all very heartening and I still think that slowly and surely The Hairy Plug Monster will take over a small percentage of the world.  However, this week was spent focusing on our next publication -

Be Careful Ethel, which again is aimed at the 3-6 age group with illustration supplied by Kim Eagle and additional post production jiggery pokery by Kul Cuthbert.  Using Blurb.com we were able to produce a mock up of the book and make changes as and when necessary.

Once we have the layout perfected it will be time to start the whole promotional thing again.  Registering it with Nielson and sending out another batch of emails to the hundreds of bookstores, schools and libraries in addition to maxing out on Facebook and Twitter etc. 

At the moment this is definitely the quiet before the storm.  Early reviews of Be Careful Ethel have been very positive and some have even said that they enjoyed it more than The HPM.  ( if such a thing is possible). 

Share to FacebookPosted by Kul Cuthberthttp://www.hpmmedialtd.com

4 year old Oskar Marsh is fundraising for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

4 year old Oskar Marsh is fundraising for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research  link above to Oskar's page for the 
Manchester Mini Run - starting tomorrow at 9.45am Heaton Park Prestwich Manchester - donations to 'just giving' Oskar Marsh Page  

Posted by Kul Cuthbert

childrens books - blog by Leighroy

updated BLOG by Leighroy Marsh - author/songwriter

While the Cat's away...

I know, I know .....first blog post since January, no good for the stat's and all that - all the Google rankings shot to bits, the world forgets who you are...blah blah blah.

Well I've been busy, (no honest, I have).  Busy trying to find a real income to supplement being a "superstar author".  I also took a step back to reassess my current situation with the publishing business and realised that in its present format the future looks really bleak for the small independent publisher.

First and foremost the economic climate is not favourable, and those individuals who were able to invest money in the arts as a labour of love are no longer as prevalent as they used to be.  So regardless of how good a product is, people are reluctant to finance it.

In the case of HPM Media Ltd. we have lots of projects on the back burner waiting to be brought to market and the pile is steadily growing.  This includes the several follow ups to The Hairy Plug Monster, Be Careful Ethel, and of course Spooky Tales.

To bring all of these worthwhile productions out requires a lot of initial outlay and even then they have to be distributed and placed in a ever dwindling number of booksellers. 

The cost of distributing and marketing the books then eats into the margins and when you only have one title out there,  it almost costs a pound to make a pound (if you see what I mean)


Invitations to schools and libraries seem to have dried up as well, again most likely due to external forces - (budget cuts) although I did have a good World Book Week, with another invite from Alison Davies of Bury Central Library and one from Hillcrest Grammar.  Needless to say, I went down a storm at both.

I consider myself a seasoned professional when it comes to performing my work in front of children,  It was heartening to know that " One Legged Steve" went down really well, with "There's something wrong with Grandad" not far behind.

In fact all the poems from Spooky Tales have proved really popular - and now there is a large number of people waiting for the audio book to come out.  Unfortunately we seem to have lost our actor Steve, who has gone off to work on other projects, but have a wealth of talent waiting in the wings to take his place.

To add an extra dimension to the tales, we have recruited Paul Alderson to do the sound design and really bring the stories to life.  It is now looking like Halloween 2011 before Spooky Tales  will be ready for release, and even though it's frustrating to be delayed - it has given me chance to research the best digital outlets and familiarise myself more with the distribution side of things.

Finally, and completely under the radar, Kul has been getting Be Careful Ethel ready for production with the first hard draft being sent of to Blurb.com as I write.  I will tell you more when I know a bit myself.  Once I get the book back, I can register it for an ISBN number and let the bookstores of the world know of it's existence again.  That's when the exciting stuff can begin again.

new book nearly ready for print  :-  Be Careful Ethel  

visit link below  for a preview:     http://www.blurb.com/books/2148939   
mmmmm - watch this space
visit :   http://www.hpmmedialtd.com




Posted by Kul Cuthbert