About the book - The Boy Who Could See Only Purple That's Right
Milton’s gift is purple. He loves purple in streams, on fishy fins, in trees, sunsets, rainbows and violets. This delightful story shows how Milton develops his awareness of the gift he comes to love and the feelings he experiences in the process. When winter steps in and Milton loses sight of his beloved purple, he goes through a dark night of the soul.
One quiet afternoon, he sets about bringing purple back into his life. With a little inspiration from his good friend, Flo, and acting on a thought, Milton finds purple again and makes it his own happy strength. He is even happy to share it now. Milton begins to feel confident to grow more colours of the rainbow.
The new edition is available for online sales through Amazon for $15 plus postage.
If you would like a signed copy, email Claire at claire@growingchoices.co.nz to purchase a copy and arrange a pick-up - have a cup of tea here and we can read the story together.
Parents or teachers are invited to use Milton’s story to have conversations with their children or learners about feelings related to learning, prompting them to grow and strengthen what is already good inside.
Children are sure to be inspired by this story written by Claire Ashmore, and will delight in the illustrations created by Kat Quin, who has drawn inspiration from the world around her to bring Milton’s story to life.
Meet the Author - Claire Ashmore
Claire Ashmore is an educator and literacy advocate. Claire works in strength-based ways with children and adults along with whānau or their family. She firmly believes that a large part of being happy is knowing we do have potential to grow our own strengths. A strength may start off as small as a small seed, but a few clear thoughts applied with love and encouragement can nurture our strengths to grow and bloom.
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The Boy Who Could See Only Purple That’s Right!
I am proud to announce that the second edition of my book complete with a new ending has been published through my publishing company, Sea Green Ink Publishing Ltd.
You will be happy to know that Kat Quin’s superb illustrations remain the same ‘bringing the story to life with line drawings that flow through the book matching the lightness of the text.
Mary Sutherland, Tulip Design was responsible for getting the first 30 copies to print for this second edition to be published just before Christmas, 2021. Thank you also to Steve Snyder in Montana, USA, who collaborated in creating the new ending.
Milton’s story has an uplifting, hopeful ending. It is not the end. It is just the beginning!
Many thanks also to Dr. Roxanna Erickson Klein who not only gave permission for me to use the name Milton in the story but also wrote the blurb on the back cover and a beautiful review. This book was inspired by the life and works of Milton H. Erickson MD who is Dr. Erickson Klein’s father.
When I first heard that Dr. Milton Erickson had a form of colour blindness , I was curious about how he would have seen and experienced the world. I am in awe of how he responded to his own life challenges and grateful that he shared his learning with the world.
We each have our own challenges. This story encourages us to find ways to discern and discover who we really are while giving ourselves the gift of time to remember how far we have already come. We can then choose to grow; growing means changing, and change can start from one simple thought.
The definition of the concept of change as created by Ronald Del Davis, author of the Gift of Dyslexia, is in the glossary. I acknowledge and thank Ronald Del Davis and Davis Dyslexia Association International (DDAI) for granting me permission to include it.
This family has kindly given permission to share their photo of Dad, Steve, reading to Alex and Sam reminding them to remember their ‘purple’
Excerpt from the REVIEW
by Dr Roxanna Erickson Klein
This publication is the first in which the New Zealand team of author and artist have worked together; hopefully the first of many. Author, Claire Ashmore, is an educator with a background in vocational, grassroots and embedded literacy research and development. Her work as an elementary school teacher and later in English as a second language has developed her strength of presenting complex ideas in a straightforward manner. She describes this work as a resource for parents, teachers and therapists in support of helping children lead safe, peaceful and productive lives. When asked about future possibilities, Ashmore described ideas still on the drawing board– future children’s stories with equally important messages.
Claire Ashmore
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E. claire@growingchoices.co.nz
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