Author Spotlight - Shenelle Rose

SHENELLE ROSE IS AN AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S AUTHOR. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN A LIFELONG AMBITION OF HERS TO WRITE AND PUBLISH HER OWN BOOKS. BUT WITH RUNNING HER OWN BUSINESS AND BEING A FULL TIME MUM LIFE WAS ALWAYS JUST TOO BUSY. WHEN THE COVID LOCKDOWNS BEGAN BACK IN 2020 THAT ALL CHANGED. SHE FINALLY FOUND THE TIME TO START WRITING AND SHE HASN'T LOOKED BACK!

"I remember sitting around a fire in the backyard one night and I said to my hubby: 'I've just thought of a story I could write!' And I went straight inside, grabbed a notebook and pen and I basically wrote Travis and Timmy's Wild Adventure that night by the fire."

Shenelle currently lives on the Mornington Peninsula with her hubby and four beautiful children. Being a mummy of three boys, she has naturally been surrounded with the love of climbing trees, muddy puddles, dump trucks and diggers and, of course, dinosaurs. This has ultimately led her to begin her promising writing career with a story collection about a lovable Tyrannosaurus Rex named Travis.

She has three books available in the Travis set. The first book she wrote is Travis and Timmy's Wild Adventure. In this beautifully written children's book, the lovable characters Travis the Tyrannosaurus and his friend Timmy the Triceratops go on an unexpected, exciting adventure together. Down a river, across mountains and fields of flowers, through sunshine and thunderstorms, they endure all and enjoy themselves along the way.

Captivating, imaginative and funny, this rhyming book with gorgeous detailed illustrations is sure to win your little ones' hearts and undivided attention.

The second book in this set is Travis Dreams of Flying. Travis the Tyrannosaurus has a dream that he can fly! But can he really fly? Join Travis and his friend Pam the Pterodactyl in this sweet story of friendship and adventure.

And lastly, the third book in this set is A Super Dooper Camping Trip. Travis the Tyrannosaurus and his friend Seth the Stegosaurus go on a camping adventure with Seth's dad. There's a lot to experience along the way before they set up camp. But when they run off to explore, they hear something making noises in the lake!

Shenelle has also written a story called My Mum Must be Magic.

Have you ever wondered if your mum might be magic? Does she ever just disappear? Can she communicate without even speaking? If you think about it you might just find that maybe, just maybe YOUR mum could be magic! This story brings a magical touch to the beautiful bond between mother and child.

Coming soon is her latest book My Dad is My Hero, which is currently in the final stages of illustration.

Each story Shenelle writes is told in rhyme and features stunning illustrations. The feedback from children, parents and teachers has been very positive, with one review really standing out. “Hi Shenelle, I just wanted to touch base and thank you again for sharing your beautiful book with our kinder! I must say, as a teacher, that I found your book wonderful. It was so well written, with so many opportunities to support and extend the children's learning around concepts of perseverance, resilience, friendship and so on; and the illustrations were lovely. The children were engaged from cover to cover."

- Kim Benson Early Childhood Teacher

Shenelle has not stopped at just writing and publishing the books though. She has also created matching plushies, wooden puzzles, colouring books and cards. And with more books on the horizon, who knows what to expect in the future. "I plan to write more books for sure! It brings me a lot of pleasure seeing the kids enjoying and reacting to my stories".

Shenelle attends local markets and loves doing readings at local schools, daycares and libraries. If you are interested in having her come to your venue to do a reading to the kids please contact her via email: shenellerose.author@gmail. com You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram @shenellerose.author. Place orders with her directly. www.shenelleroseauthor.weebly.com