FRANKSTON South author Sharna Carter is getting into the Christmas spirit by writing, with two of her pieces set to be featured in an upcoming anthology book.
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ is a book that compiles Christmas stories from authors and illustrators Australia-wide. The book will feature 30 stories, with proceeds from sales to go towards helping teachers overseas.
“Earlier this year I entered a competition through my writing group, Share Your Story, to be included in this Anthology and two of my stories were selected,” Ms Carter said.
“The first is a poem called Santa Mouse, it is a story about a mouse who accidentally scares Santa so much he knocks himself out. The little mouse magically becomes Santa herself but she has a big problem, she’s afraid of heights. So she must find a way to wake Santa up and fast. It is a funny story and a little bit cheeky too.”
“The second story of mine is called Charlotte’s Winter Wonderland. This is a more traditional tale about an Aussie girl who dreams of a White Christmas. This story celebrates our summer Christmas days and looks at ways to incorporate the traditional winter Christmas many children long for.”
Ms Carter said she was proud to be part of a book that was raising money for an important cause.
“All proceeds from the sales of this book go towards buying bikes for pre-service teachers in Tanzania. As a teacher myself, I’m thrilled to be supporting this charity. Our aim is to raise enough money to buy 100 bikes,” Ms Carter said.
Enough money has been raised from presales to purchase 16 bikes so far.
The book is set to be released on 1 December, and can be purchased from Farrells bookshop in Mornington. The book can be purchased online at Book Depository, Amazon, and Booktopia.
