Author meet and greet at Morpeth book shop hailed a 'great success'
Morpeth author Caroline Tetley enjoyed a lively, humorous and interesting author meet and greet at a book shop in the town.
She and her grandchildren brought Blue Dolly – the Greatest Dancer to life during the event at House of Stories on Newgate Street, sharing the stimulation behind the stories and the joy that has shaped them.
The book is aimed at three to seven-year-olds and is about fun, friendship and dancing.
Caroline’s inspiration is deeply rooted in her experience as a teacher and headteacher, along with happiness and imagination she finds within family life.
Belle Gormanley, a former pupil of West Lane where Caroline was head in Gateshead, attended the meet and greet.
Caroline did a reading from the book and answered questions about writing the story, the process of publication and how her background influenced her writing.
She said: “The inspiration is here in front of me! People who want to read it, two of my children, my number one fan (my husband Matthew), four grandchildren, some ex colleagues and a beautiful ex pupil.
“Each one has inspired me to write for them because I want reading to be fun, imaginative and full of joy.”
The book is about Blue Dolly and her pals who go dancing in the kitchen on a Wednesday night.
The Davies family, who own House of Stories, said: “We had great fun hosting our first meet the author event with Caroline Tetley.
“Thank you to all our customers and friends of Caroline that came along and made the event a great success.”
People can buy the book at the House of Stories or get it online from Amazon.