Charlie's chatter - Lisa Campbell

This colourful and heart-warming story will delight young children as they follow Charlie on his unusual adventure.

The story aims to appeal to a general readership, although it does also address the issue of early stammering and in 'getting stuck' - which might happen to anyone.

Written by a Speech & Language Therapist, the story is about early stammering and difficulty 'getting the words out'.

Equally important, the purpose of the book is to provide a fun story with gorgeous and colourful pictures for everyone to enjoy.

In addition, it touches on chatting to friends and asking for help - an interesting topic for all sorts of reasons.

There is room around the story for plenty of chat about dealing with everyday problems that could be helped in a similar way.

This might be not only interesting for parents to bring in to Storytime, but relevant and helpful for teachers and therapists.

Charlie is fed up with his problem - and often scared as well.

However, he is not portrayed as a victim, and learns about being resilient and brave.

He gains in confidence and has fun with his friends.

Come and join the party!.