Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast: A Chapter Each Day

Self help books and books for children that can be used as bibliotherapy have been on my mind since writing Can Any Children’s Book Provide Advice? Although I set out the steps for using any book as bibliotherapy in “Are children’s books providing them with enough advice?” I appreciate that some parent’s will still be cautious about choosing a book to help educate around child sexual abuse prevention.

Therefore, I have decided to publish a chapter from “Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast” each day until the whole book is published on this blog. "Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast" is for teaching children, and adults, about Body Ownership. Body Ownership is the first element of personal safety in the BITSS model of Protective Behaviours.

Chapters begin (in reverse order) tomorrow. I’ll post every day, including over the weekend. In 17 days you will have the entire book to read to your children to help them develop skills of child sexual assault prevention.

If you would like to purchase a hard copy of the book, contact me through Child Protection: Serious Business or you can buy directly from St Luke’s Innovative Resources.

Happy Reading and imaginif…play protected our kids.

FREE Copy of the Junior Fiction Protective Behaviour Book: Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast

Three FREE copies of my Children’s junior fiction chapter book on Protective Behaviours: Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast.

The first three people to leave a comment on this blog over the next 24 hours will receive a copy of the book.

No matter where you live in the world, I will send you a FREE copy with FREE postage included.

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What a great Christmas present to help keep kids safe.

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Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast. Written by my Mum, Megan Bayliss.

…there was a world sweeter than Marmalade.




Mum wrote this media release for her book launch in June 2006. The day was a blast. Around 100 people attended, the media too. Mum made the news that night.

CHILDREN’S BOOK LAUNCH

Caramel Marmalade: Made in Cairns.

The sweet smell of Cairns has been deliciously captured in a children’s chapter book written by Cairns author, mother of four, Megan Bayliss. The jam packed story jars against preserving the tartness of sour thinking and invites readers to sample a rare and safe sweetness found in the unlikely duo of Caramel and Marmalade.

With real Cairns flavour, the book conserves our freedom loving personality with the dunny humour typical of children in the north. The author has lived here for 30 years and her evocative mango and lime story is set in her own home street in Edge Hill.

Although written as a tall tell-tale and endearingly stirring children’s read, the book sensitively addresses important protective behaviour strategies aimed at protecting children from the harms hidden in our heavenly tropical paradise. The story gives children in the 8-12 year old age group an opportunity to growl against those seemingly sweet monsters that hide within our utopia but who may really want to change ripeness for life into a rancid, rotting mass of fly blown waste.

The book, Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast, will be launched in Cairns on Tuesday the 27th of June. The launch will be a family focused, FREE, dog/cat themed party with story reading, games, competitions and prizes for the whole family. Excepting the author, all launch officiators will be VIP guests: children.

This is a launch for the children, by the children. All families are welcome as long as the adults are well behaved. Dog and cat dress is encouraged. A signed copy of Bitss of Caramel Marmalade on Toast will be awarded to the best dressed family arriving as dogs or cats.

This is definitely a book to include in the discerning child’s or adult’s Christmas stocking. For an insatiable northern appetite, put away a signed copy from the launch. RRP $15.00.