What inspired you to write Katie and the Floods?
Our nursery was hit by devastating floods in December last year. The little girl Katie is inspired by my own daughter, Katie, who is four and struggled after the storm hit. She didn’t get as much attention as she normally does as we were so busy getting the nursery back and running. Katie told her dad Nick that he was no good for her any more. She said it was because he was too busy to play with her – and that she knew he was trying to help people, so hadn’t wanted to say anything. Nick is a joiner so he was lending a hand wherever he could. And then I realised it’s not just the physical things that mattered but that the emotional support was just as important.
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