Cathy Watts lives close to the sea
in Sussex. She launched her first book of stories for children
called Sandies in the Beach Huts in September
2008. The sandies are friendly little characters (mostly!) who
live underneath a row of beach huts and have all sorts of adventures
at night along the sea-shore and the promenade. The book is aimed
at young readers aged between five and ten (and anyone else who
loves the seaside too of course) and many of the stories are based
around real happenings along the coastline.
Sandies in the Beach Huts has been very well-received and Cathy is
a regular speaker in local primary schools where she talks with the
children about the seashore and reads extracts from her work. A sequel
to Sandies in the Beach Huts was launched in December 2009
called Hello again sandies!! which continues the exploits of the
sandies and is, like the first book, beautifully illuistrated by
watercolour artist Emma Ball.
In her spare time, Cathy enjoys using her own beach
hut with her family, swimming and canoeing. She is a regular visitor
to the UK’s only beach hut festival held annually in Mablethorpe,
Lincolnshire www.bathingbeautiesfestival.org
Cathy can be contacted at cathy@beachhutbooks.co.uk and
both of her books (£5.99 each) are available from Pomegranate
Press and Emma
Ball
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