 maybe there's a starting to read or maybe you're starting to read to them well if that's the case you're usually on the lookout for some suitable books and there's a new one from a local writer which is well it's being officially launched the next weekend it's just coming out it's called Simba and the fairies of Inch Island and it's written by Georgie Reihl who joins me now in the studio Georgie congratulations looks great thanks and I'm getting the impression here that Simba is that Simba who is actually your your your own dog is close to your heart yeah yeah yeah she is she's sweet so she is um she's 14 so I thought it would be nice to do something to kind of keep her memory and stuff yeah well I'm sure she's 14 she's not going to be around forever but we'll we'll not dwell on that and uh and this is um this is a great tribute to her anyhow and uh was that the main was that the main motivator for the book yeah yeah yeah it was the main motivator it's just something to kind of have always and the fact that obviously Simba likes her walks yes yes because this is a lot of this is on walks and it's in inch yeah it's around Inch Island um she's not able to make a downed fairy garden anymore but um we'd still go for walks down there um but she used to go around fairy garden oh there's a fairy garden down at Inch is it yeah there is there's a wee fairy garden down there all right it's um on the the road beside the earth beside the slab road down that way okay I learn something new every day but uh that's featured in the book and also just the natural beauty you know around inch and then you know animals yeah wildlife and animals not just Simba but other animals as well yeah which is all important you know in a children's book it's great it's um yeah it's kind of sensory and stuff as well so correct correct and uh I mean it's it's an easy task bringing out a book and in many ways there's more there's more challenges well there's different challenges I suppose when it's a children's book but uh very colourful yeah yeah I wanted to go bright and colourful kind of grab the kid's attention yeah so well you've certainly managed that and did you get any help with the the graphics um no I did I did it all myself oh wow yeah right well that's that's brilliant and um so very colourful and you know very simple story yeah easy easy for children to either read or yeah it's not too complex absolutely and the launch is next again next Saturday yeah so the launch is in the Warnview Manor in Mough next Saturday the 24th between three and five so you can come bring the kids and stuff there'll be some colour in and the storytelling yeah maybe that's from the book yeah and uh and the book is it is it on sale now um it's on pre-sale now on my website that I have for my cards but there's links on social media so if you go on facebook and instagram it's adventures of Simba and the links are all there to the book that you can pre-order so the search you put in is adventures of Simba yeah it's sy mpf okay very important you mentioned cards there so that would explain the the graphics the illustrations yeah you're well used to all that sort of yeah yeah yeah design greeting cards as well suicide business so yeah it's all coming together now okay adventures of Simba if you want to order one online or if you'd like to go along to the official launch which is next Saturday not tomorrow but next Saturday and that's down at Warnview Manor in Mough in the afternoon from three to five Georgie thanks for coming in thanks for having me on best look with the book thank you and best look to Simba yes thanks