A County Durham author has invited families to a book signing in her garden.
Author of Mushroom Marvellous book series, Kylie Dixon, 40, is also an illustrative artist.
The 40-year-old has invited local families and children to her now well-known art studio in her Seaham garden known as 'Mushy Heights' where they will collect their signed copies, on October 17.
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Kylie says: "I have successfully written, illustrated, and published three books for children aged 7-11 yrs."
She says the stories are about friendship, nostalgia, and positivity.
The series includes; Inkcap & The Blight Of The Bonnets, Inkcap & The Nethers, and Mushroom Mindfulness Colouring Book.
Describing her books, she says: “The allotment is a wonderful yet mysterious place where a secret world of mushrooms is living amongst the undergrowth, helping the plants and vegetables to survive.
“The idea came from my weird fascination with mushrooms. Not only have I built a family community online built solely around mushroom characters but I have brought positivity and magic into children's lives."
After 18 years of working in a bank, Kylie decided to follow her dream in 2019. And by December 2020 she had sold over 1,000 books.
"I wanted to give kids positivity especially during the lockdown," Kylie added.
"My obsession with mushrooms began as I was pondering my next artistic move whilst walking through the woods. Looking down at my feet, I noticed an abundance of tiny mushrooms."
She read that spotting mushrooms in the wild was a symbol of positivity, and so her art business ‘Mushroom Marvellous’ was born.
Every piece of artwork created has a hand-illustrated mushroom in the design, as a gesture of hope and positive change.
Kylie has a passion for connecting with her audience, she does live streams once a week on her Facebook page, The Secret World of Mushroom Marvellous - where she discusses her books and gets inspired by her followers.
Find out more at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1105104973191991/
http://www.magicalworldofmushroommarvellous.com/
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