A storyteller from Shaftesbury has written a book to give dyslexic parents the opportunity to create their stories and turn bedtime reading into a joyful experience.

Silent Snow by author Kirsty Heap is full of wonderfully detailed and enchanting illustrations from top to bottom guiding allowing neurodivergent storytellers to personalise each story and embark on an adventure with every turn of the page.

The book’s uniqueness lies in the fact that there are no words on its story pages, unlike most children’s books, thus providing a springboard for the imagination.
Kirsty Heap, herself a dyslexic storyteller, wrote Silent Snow as a result of the challenges she faced reading stories to her own children when young.

Fuelled by this personal struggle and powered by her imagination, Kirsty drew on her dyslexic strengths to find a creative solution when it came to bedroom reading.

On a mission to make bedtime magical for everyone, the author invites readers to join the adventure and let their imaginations run wild, spark their and their little reader’s creativity, and embrace the magic of bedtime tales.

Kirsty, who has lived in Shaftesbury since 2007, says: ‘As I gazed at the cover when I first got the book, memories flooded back to the countless nights spent crafting stories for my children when they were young.

‘This book has been born from those special moments, from the magic of imagination that I cherished sharing with them. The illustrations are exactly how I envisioned them and I have pictured storytellers sharing these tales with their little ones, and young children’s eyes lighting up with excitement.’

The author of Silent Snow is a neurodivergent specialist ICF executive coach who specialises in helping organisations understand & embrace neurodiversity and guiding neurodiverse individuals to reach their full potential.

Kirsty, who used to work for the Shaftesbury Academy Trust, is also a keynote speaker who regularly speaks about dyslexia, ASD, ADHD, confidence and mindset.

Silent Snow was published by Marcia M Publishing on December 1, priced £7.99. It is available online at https://amzn.eu/d/fB66jpw