New book entitled 'Down the Lane Tales' by Christine Harris is published

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) August 29, 2006 -- Reality is not far away in this collection of 6 stories for young children. Each tale captures the magic of childhood and, at the same time, teaches us that anything is possible if we believe in ourselves. Self-belief, friendships and adventures are constant themes running through this collection where the characters take us into a world where wishes are made and dreams can really come true.

Education Themes used in primary PHSCE are evident in these stories and provide a good, entertaining �spark� to promote meaningful discussion in the infant classroom.

Excerpt from the book: Splish! Splash! Splosh!
Todd the tadpole went on his way, once more, wriggling in and out of the water weeds.
One day Todd was rushing around as usual and not watching where he was going.
�Oops! Wrong way!� he muttered as he nearly bumped into a stickleback.
�Watch where you�re going, kicking all over the place,� grumbled the fish. �You may have two legs but I have a strong tail and lots of spikes so watch it!�
�Legs? I have legs?�
Up Todd wriggled as fast as he could.

�Oops! Wrong way again!� grinned Todd as he bumped into two water boatmen floating on the surface of the water.
�I have legs!� shouted Todd. �My magic coin gave me these legs.�
�Just be careful!� they muttered, �or those legs will get you into bother!�
Some days later, as Todd swam round in his usual manner, something raced past him with the biggest kick and splash Todd had ever seen.
�Croak! Croak!� called �the someone�. Within minutes he had gone!
�Who was that?� wondered Todd to himself.
The following day Todd swam back to his silver coin lying in the sand.

�Coin,� asked Todd. �Thank you for my legs; they�re lovely, but yesterday I saw someone with four legs and he was able to kick and splash so much better than me. Do you think that you could perhaps give me four legs instead of two?�
The coin said nothing.
�I�ll leave you to think about it,� said Todd, feeling very unsure of himself.
Kick! Splish! Splash!
Off went Todd to explore his pond once more. Over the days Todd grew two extra legs and he was so happy.
Todd was now sure that his magic coin was the best friend he could wish for and he was so proud of his four legs that he went to show them to his friend Snail.
Todd hadn�t noticed his tail getting shorter; Snail thought that it would be better not to mention it.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE BOOK, CONTACT:

Christine Harris (author)
E-mail: chriseharris@dsl.pipex.com

A copy of DOWN THE LANE TALES can be ordered from Authorhouse at:

www.authorhouse.co.uk/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~37741.aspx

and from Amazon.co.uk at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1425932096/026-5100346-8787646?v=glance&n=266239&s=gateway&v=glance