Behind The Story

How a simple idea which led to writing a children’s book
It all happened when my friend, Ron, said to me, “I have a great idea for you.” It was the best thing he ever said to me. The great idea he had? It was to write a children’s book. In fact, at the next meeting, he showed me one book that he bought for his grandchild. It was a pop-up book with colorful illustrations, and after glancing through it, I thought to myself, “This is way beyond my capabilities. What do I know about children? I have never been a mom and never dealt with them in any professional capacity.” I said to him, “Ron writing a children’s book is like Mother Theresa writing a book on the financial investment strategies.” He simply laughed and said, “You can do it.” At that moment, it occurred to me that I love children and decided to be “the mother of all kids around the world.”

I slept on the idea for a couple of months and thought my business experience could be an invaluable asset in helping kids learn about the world. I could teach them to develop essential skills and qualities needed to survive and flourish in the inter-connected world.

So I decided to move forward with Ron’s idea. But brilliant ideas are pointless without sound execution. I needed strategic and practical insight to frame my vision and delivery skills to achieve my goal. My primary purpose in writing this book was to provide young minds with the necessary skills and situations to motivate them to stay actively engaged in learning. If we could stimulate children’s imagination, there would be no limit to what they could achieve.

My research demonstrated several facts about kids that are 6 to 12 years old:

  • The book must include visual content along with short snippets of text
  • It needed to be fun and have play value for kids

 

It is incredible how such a simple idea sparked and triggered a series of new projects and endeavors which led to writing a children’s book. I could not have achieved this goal without the contribution of Ron’s encouragement and support, my illustrator, Julie Leiman Weaver work, and Jane Chung,who provided invaluable assistance in editing my work.

I’ll end by saying this: It is exciting to write a children’s book, and “World Wise Children” is definitely my newborn baby!

Ayse Oge