About
I'm a children's writer and freelance journalist and I live in Cork, Ireland. I previously practised as a lawyer and a few years ago, I changed career path. I returned to university to complete a Masters in Journalism, at DublinCityUniversity. Since then, I has worked at The Sunday Business Post, Dublin, Ireland and travelled around the world, during which time, I worked at Mid-Day newspaper, Bangalore, India. This year I set up my own publishing company, Silver Angel Publishing. Perry the Playful Polar Bear is my first foray into writing for children. Copies may be purchased at www.oliveobrien.com
Description
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span> </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span> </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span> </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span> </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span> </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span> </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>
Story Behind The Book
Olive O’Brien is a freelance journalist, who previously practised as a lawyer. A few years ago, she changed career path and returned to university to complete a Masters in Journalism, at Dublin City University, Ireland. Since then, she has worked at The Sunday Business Post in Dublin and travelled around the world, during which time, she worked at Mid-Day newspaper, Bangalore, India.
She is now back in Ireland and this year she set up her own publishing company, Silver Angel Publishing. Perry the Playful Polar Bear is her first foray into writing for children! Copies may be purchased at www.oliveobrien.com
