Giorgie’s Christmas Dinner The second book in the Spiritual Heritage for Children Series, Giorgie’s Christmas Dinner which looks at the web of life, is close to publication and will be available for sale prior to Christmas. I acknowledge with gratitude the RADF grant which made this possible. The story continues… After the biggest fright of… Read More »
Empowering Children – Tip No 4 is how feeling habits manifest
Tip No 4 is how feeling habits manifest Empowering children with healthy feeling habits is essential to the full development of their highest potential, bearing in mind that every child is totally unique and each one will have their own unique highest potential! Tip No 3 explained how a young child develops and their… Read More »
Empowering Children Tip No 3 – listening with all your senses
Tip No 3 is listening mindfully with all your senses Empowering Children – Tip No 3 is about listening mindfully to children with all your senses. As most empowering or dis-empowering of children occurs in the first eight years of their lives, these are their most vulnerable years. Because the energy of emotions is… Read More »
Giorgie’s Christmas Dinner is progressing
Giorgie’s Christmas Dinner Giorgie’s Christmas Dinner the second book in The Spiritual Heritage for Children Series is progressing well, with illustrations finalised and approved. It is with deep gratitude I acknowledge the assistance of Arts Queensland and the North Burnett Regional Council for the RADF Grant which has made the publication of this book possible. Inspiration… Read More »
Empowering Children – Tip No 2
Tip No 2 is using words mindfully and wisely Empowering Children Tip No 2 is about using words mindfully and wisely. Words not only say who we are – they also create who we become! It is the words, emotions and actions to which children are exposed in the first seven years of their lives,… Read More »
Empowering Children – Tip No 1
Empowering children with Tip No 1 is the first in a series of articles I am planning to write. I will give some tips on how I believe we are able to do so. The present generation of children have the mammoth task ahead of them of ridding the planet of the mountain of pollution… Read More »
Joshua and Stranger Danger is published and available
On the 30th June we, Julie-Ann Harper and her amazing team and I, published Joshua and Stranger Danger on our projected release date. The book is now going out to all book stores; both online and traditional. The project to publish this book has been a twelve month labour of love, which had me tearing… Read More »
Joshua and Stranger Danger – end of special offer
Joshua and Stranger Danger’s release is imminent Last week I was able to hold a hard copy of the soft cover and hard cover versions of Joshua and Stranger Danger. It was a very humbling experience, but spine tingling as well, to hold such a beautifully designed and illustrated book. It is equal to anything I have… Read More »
Joshua and Stranger Danger
Joan Derrick’s “Latest Children’s Book Release” Buy now from our Book Store “Joshua and Stranger Danger is a wonderfully fresh and mature approach to keeping our children safe. In the first of the series, author Joan Derrick imbues Joshua with a ‘soul buddy’, or intuitive voice, which warns Joshua of impending danger. What is special… Read More »
Alec Meets Sheikadee
Alec Meets Sheikadee Alec Meets Sheikadee is the first story I published through Balboa Press in mid 2015. It is a story of… Wonder The miracle of nature The miracle of ourselves Alec’s teacher mentioned at school, “Scientist have proved that we only use 5% of our brain. Can you imagine what we could do… Read More »








