A copy of The Vapor, the Hot Hat and the Witches' Potion arrived in time for Christmas 2023. I was impressed by the quality of the booklet, its illustrations and its writing. However, I found the ending rather downbeat, especially for a book aimed at children. Any plans to update the book?
A copy of The Vapor, the Hot Hat and the Witches' Potion arrived in time for Christmas 2023. I was impressed by the quality of the booklet, its illustrations and its writing. However, I found the ending rather downbeat, especially for a book aimed at children. Any plans to update the book?
Delighted to hear that, Sean! As for the ending, this is a dystopian fairy tale in the tradition of books like “Animal Farm,” so it serves as a cautionary story of what could happen if we don’t stop it.
I actually wrote it for adults originally but was happy to learn from numerous parents that their children immediately “got” it and loved it. One person even ordered a box of copies for her homeschool group. Others have said it helped teach their kids critical thinking and skepticism of authority.
As for the upbeat ending, it is up to us to bring that to fruition in reality :-)
Unfortunately when I showed the book to a local preschool teacher, she said she'd probably be fired for reading this to her kids. So the oppression continues...
Sadly true. Thankfully in one of our local school districts there's been a major pushback against the SOJI propaganda from parents and they were successful in shutting down a drag queen storytime at the public library. Which the local media of course wept crocodile tears over.
A copy of The Vapor, the Hot Hat and the Witches' Potion arrived in time for Christmas 2023. I was impressed by the quality of the booklet, its illustrations and its writing. However, I found the ending rather downbeat, especially for a book aimed at children. Any plans to update the book?
Delighted to hear that, Sean! As for the ending, this is a dystopian fairy tale in the tradition of books like “Animal Farm,” so it serves as a cautionary story of what could happen if we don’t stop it.
I actually wrote it for adults originally but was happy to learn from numerous parents that their children immediately “got” it and loved it. One person even ordered a box of copies for her homeschool group. Others have said it helped teach their kids critical thinking and skepticism of authority.
As for the upbeat ending, it is up to us to bring that to fruition in reality :-)
Unfortunately when I showed the book to a local preschool teacher, she said she'd probably be fired for reading this to her kids. So the oppression continues...
😹 That's funny. And yet they can use pornographic grooming materials in the classroom no problem ;-)
Sadly true. Thankfully in one of our local school districts there's been a major pushback against the SOJI propaganda from parents and they were successful in shutting down a drag queen storytime at the public library. Which the local media of course wept crocodile tears over.