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tewarton woman Pauline McCreadie has just written her third book
about the magical adventures of Stewarton’s own Edith Elf. As with
the first two books, everyone associated with the book has given
their time free of charge, so the only cost has been the printing, and all
the proceeds from sales will be going to a local charity. £1400 has already
been raised from Edith Elf ’s first two books. The third book is on sale
now, price £5, and the charity to benefit this time will be the Stewarton
Woodland Action Trust (SWAT).
All of Edith’s fun adventures happen in and around
Stewarton, and in this one, ‘Edith Elf ’s Riverside
Adventure’, finds Edith saving the day on the bank
of the river Annick. In the first book, Edith had
her magical adventure in the library, and around
the Stewarton shops, and the second book was a
Christmas story.
Pauline’s reason for writing ‘Edith Elf ’ stories goes
back many years to when she was a child and her late
dad, Stewarton man George Halliday, always told her
amazing stories about a wee elf he'd invented. Sadly,
Pauline’s dad passed away in 2014, so when she began
writing her own children’s stories recently, the main
character just had to be an elf, in memory of her dad.
‘Edith Elf ’ was born!
Pauline decided she wanted to sell her books to raise
funds for a good cause. But where to start? On a whim she contacted
Alice Muir, who grew up in Stewarton, and had experience writing books.
She and Pauline had become good friends on the Stewarton Facebook
group Alice had started, called ‘Stewarton When We Were Growing Up
Pauline McCreadie - Author
Rachel Redfern - Illustrator
Alice Muir - Editor
and Now’ (SWWWGU). As it was for charity, Alice and her husband Jim
said they would edit, and publish the book in their own time.
But what would Edith look like? Another of Pauline’s Stewarton friends,
Rachel Redfern, happily came on board, and has brought Edith to life
with her bright and cheerful illustrations, which capture
Edith and her adventures perfectly.
The first book was called ‘Edith Elf ’s Adventures with
Alice’ and came out in 2016. From its sales, over £700 was
raised for the SANDS charity, which helps support families
who’ve had a stillborn baby or lost a baby close to birth. In
2018, the second book, ‘Edith Elf ’s Christmas Adventure’,
raised £700 for the BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION.
Funds raised from this third book, ‘Edith Elf ’s Riverside
Adventure’ will be donated to SWAT, the Stewarton
Woodland Action Trust. SWAT has made so many
marvellous improvements to the woodland, paths, park and
riverside in and around Stewarton.
‘Edith Elf ’s Riverside Adventure’, written by Pauline
McCreadie, illustrated by Rachel Redfern, and edited
by Alice Muir is on sale now, price £5. It’s a great book
for children aged 3 to 8. Get yours now from Warwick’s
Gifts and Cards in Stewarton, or it can be posted to you anywhere (UK £6,
elsewhere £7, including p&p) just email your name and address to Pauline
at [email protected] and she'll give you bank transfer details, and
send you a copy.
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