Blog tour: Felix's Favourite Day

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Welcome to the blog tour for Felix's Favourite Day by Fiona Lowry!

More about the book…

Felix’s Favourite Day is a gentle rhyming picture book encouraging positive thinking. Perfect for children ages 3-5 years

Felix loves animals and dreams of being a vet when he is older. The only problem is, he doesn’t have his own pet to look after yet.

After begging, badgering, and bothering his parents, Felix is finally taken to the local animal shelter for what his parents hope will be a sensibly chosen cat or dog... Felix may have other ideas!

More about the author…

Fiona is a Scottish children’s author based in Perthshire, where she lives with her family.

Having grown up in the idyllic, peaceful, and secluded countryside, her childhood was full of freedom and adventure.

Fiona shares her power of positive thinking through children’s stories of encouragement, self-growth, and belief.

My impressions…

What a cute and uplifting story!

Felix wants to be a vet and he feels like the first step towards that future is getting a pet. After a couple of not so feasible suggestions (dinosaur, anyone?), his parents suggest taking him to the animal shelter to choose a pet.

I won’t spoil the surprise. I’ll just tell you that my children looked perplexed by his choice!

With the motto ‘Imagine. Believe. Receive.’, and beautifully illustrated by Johanna Bruyer, this is a wonderful book about the power of positive thinking.

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