Horwood’s Family Farm Market was on again and it hosted a variety of interesting entrepreneurs, like writer Carol Honey, on July 7.
Carol is an author of the Honey Tales Africa series.
She spoke more on her experience of the Edenvale community and their love of reading.
The children’s book writer and her husband, David, manned their book stall on the cool winter morning with cheer.
The children’s books were bright, eye-catching and full of colour.
Carol said from her experience at Horwood’s, Edenvale is a family-orientated community and she enjoys showcasing her books to market visitors.
Carol’s family inspires most of her writing.
“My grandchildren are my greatest inspiration.”
For the longest time, the storyteller wrote humorous poems for her family and friends.
“When I started writing for my grandchildren, my friends and family persuaded me to publish.”
With a keen interest in the wildlife of South Africa, Carol aimed to teach her grandchildren about conservation, the love of animals and nature.
“I wanted them to enjoy wildlife and to look at the lighter side of life while realising the value of conservation.”
For Carol, literacy success comes from the expression on the faces of the many children who read her books.
“Seeing the happy faces of children reading or reciting my poems and being asked ‘When is the next book coming out?’, is what success looks like for me.”
She encouraged Edenvale parents to instil a love for reading in their children.
“Please teach your children to enjoy reading and to love and protect all animals and nature.”
Her advice to aspiring authors is to pursue their dreams.
“There is a lot of information from the Indie Authors Group on Facebook.”
Carol is in the process of penning the next book in her series, Honey Tales Africa series.
