Kassuku, the African Grey Parrot,

Born to be wild in the Ugandan jungle, finds himself in a shopping bag in Gwendoline Dawber’s kitchen.

From then on, his life changed forever.

Read about Kassuku’s African tale around the campfire.

Everyone on Over The Moon owns a thinking hat.

Does he choose a thinking hat?

 

A retro-style illustrated children’s short story, easy to read and great for together bedtime reading.

This children’s short story is a great gift for children aged 3 to 8 years.
Kassuku’s story is the  4th (in a series of six) of children’s short stories.

It is a magical story.

It may even become a new favorite book!

 

An interview with the author

Q……..

What was your inspiration for this 4th children’s short storybook?

A……

Kassuku was our real family parrot, so the story of his life was in my head already.

My memories of him are magical.  He really was a delightful African Grey, born in the Ugandan jungle.

The facts about his life are true: his telling of African legends around a fire pit is, of course, part of Tales From Over The Moon!

 

Is there a message in the story?

A…..

I think the message is to be happy wherever you find yourself and I believe it is from that happy emotion that you make your best decisions.

I think Kassuku was happy in his domesticated life.

But his true purpose, I cannot help but feel was to remain in the wild where he was born and where he could fly freely amongst fellow parrots.

Having said that, had he stayed in the jungle, we would never have had the pleasure of his company!