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Dear Parents and Grandparents
My name is Lesley Dewar and I’ve recently changed from a very successful career in writing, sales, real estate and financial services spanning over 40 years, to write stories for young children. I am an Australian grandmother, an avid surfer of the net, a published writer and as the author of Stories My Nana Tells, I am constantly travelling, browsing, researching and uncovering the unusual.
Our objective at Stories My Nana Tells is to help parents and grandparents connect with children in a way that is fun, educational and inspiring. We help busy executives, too, create more time and better interactions with their children.
Stories My Nana Tells is a new family membership site that delivers proven, quality stories every two weeks, to engage children in a journey of discovery, fast learning and exploring new things.
Bungy Jump - Queenstown NZ
Bungy jumping in New Zealand; Helicopter flights across icy mountains and rocky deserts; White water rafting in Bali and Swimming with dolphins in Hawaii – Travel, health, family, pets and quirky ideas make Stories My Nana Tells very engaging for the whole family.
Have I done all these things? Yes, I have and I encourage children to be adventurous and enjoy life! As a Nana, I write on a wide range of topics including haiku, travel, gardening, the internet and beyond. I write my stories to be enjoyed as both entertainment and education.
Did You Know That Children Who Read Well Are Confident?
Do you want to increase your child’s confidence through reading? Stories My Nana Tells does just that! The stories are around 1500 words, thoroughly researched and finished off with between 7 and 12 questions to encourage young readers to interact with the story. We have wonderful photographs and illustrations to make them even more interesting – and we guarantee they will spark the curiosity of your children and grandchildren in nature, the environment and the world around them.
The photographs are carefully chosen to enhance the story and add to its appeal. Where a reliable source can be found, we also include direct links to other information on the internet.
Stories My Nana Tells is an online Family Membership site, which will dispatch a new story every second week. This is perfect for parents who are away a lot – you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over skype! It is also great for parents who are homeschooling. Each subscribing family will be notified by email when the new story is ready.
Here’s a look at some of the story topics coming up in the next few weeks:
- He Looks Like Elvis
- he looked just like Elvis. His broad shoulders and slender hips give him balance and style; his garb was all black with an occasional flash of brilliant red, lining his coattails.
- Hooked
- De Mestral hoped that Velcro® would replace the Zipper, which got its name eighty years after its invention. In 1923, F. B. Goodrich ordered 150,000 for his new product – rubber galoshes – and based on the sound it made -
- An Expensive Lunch
- He just throws back his giant head, opens his beak and swallows the little mouse whole. “I wonder if he has got a mouse wheel in his tummy,” I say to Robbie. “There’s going to be lots of running around in there.”
- Where Have All My Spiders Gone?
- The pea gravel is wrapped in silk and anchors something. But, what? I stare upwards. Between two red gums, their leaves and flowers tossing like waves at sea, my spider has cast her net.
A bit more about the Author of Stories My Nana Tells
Lesley Dewar has been described as having “the ears of a bat and the eyes of a hawk” – being able to focus on small events that can be brought to life through her passion for storytelling; a skilled researcher who knows how to uncover the unusual and verify the truth.
Children with Giant Olive Python
She has been a published writer for over six years. She has built an international reputation on Twitter and LinkedIn as a skillful networker and communicator in the new world of social media, including being The Silver Surfer on a new Australian National Broadcasting website for the ABC.
Lesley Dewar is an active campaigner for conservation issues and draws her young readers into observing the need for conservation through her “self-us-now” style of congruency in speech and action.
She has appeared on Australian TV on the Kerri-Ann Kennerly show; been interviewed by the international press and radio and is an excellent public speaker. Andrew Spriegel, Patent Attorney in Ohio, follows her career with interest and blogs about it.
Save money today with our special yearly rate of AU$132. Or, take a monthly subscription of AU$15.00 a month, on direct debit.
Here’s some more of the story topics coming up in the next couple of months:
- Going To Seed
- how a seed is “a baby plant with a raincoat, a sandwich, and a very small drink of water”. It was fascinating to gently peel away the outside skin of a broad bean (its “raincoat”) and split it into two.
- Global Warming – Blame The Cricket
- Australian and England teams are pumping out around 10,000 EEN’s but no one is discussing the effect of cricket on global warming nor is it well understood. On April 28, 1914, George W Crile delivers an amazing address to the New York
- Grab The Cat and Dog and Go!
- Warren and Lisa text me from a beach in East Africa after being on safari, unaware of all of this! The night view from the satellites shows the fire like a red-hot coal in the heart of the hills. Reminds me of Lord of the Rings.
Why A Red Helicopter? Because this Nana has lots of stories to tell and life is fast! So, jump aboard and come fly with us into a new and exciting world of stories.
These stories are a great connection between parent and child, as well as a fun learning experience. We guarantee children will love them. We see your registration as being a FAMILY account, which means you are more than welcome to setup one account that all your family can access. This is perfect for parents who are away a lot – you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over skype! You may be separated by distance and want the story to come “from you” as a way of generating and strengthening contact and your family relationship. It will help build a common link for telephone calls, visits and discussions.
If you are a busy executive or travel a greal deal,
it’s simple and easy to share the stories, from anywhere
in the world, with a child you love.
A full year’s subscription is only AU$132, which is less than $2.60 per week! We believe this is great value for these priceless stories and the joy your family will experience in sharing them together. Alternatively, you can subscribe for AU$15.00 a month and continue your subscription for as long as you like. If you are going away on holidays, for instance, you can suspend the subscription until you return. Never miss a new story! Subscribe Now!
You will save money with our yearly rate of AU$132 – the choice is entirely yours!
Just LOOK At What All These People Say About Lesley Dewar and Stories My Nana Tells
“She has a fantastic product and approaches this project with a great business mindset, producing enormous value for the lives she touches along the way. Not only is she a fantastic story-teller and remarkable businesswoman, but she’s a really cool person and easy to get along with. Though watch out when she starts recounting some of her adventures – you might just get so captivated that you forget what you were going to say next” January 20, 2010 Mike Haydon, Managing Director, Haydoncorp Pty Ltd (via LinkedIn)
“She has gone from being one of Western Australia’s most respected financial planners to the author of exceptional stories for children and grand children world-wide”. Peter Taliangis, Property Consultant – Real Estate Agent – Buyer’s Agent – Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Realty 1 One (via LinkedIn)
“It’s a pleasure and an honor to recommend you to all others as a consummate and dedicated professional.” Steven Burda, MBA, Founder & President, Burda Consulting Co. (via LinkedIn)
“I think it`s beyond wonderful that you`ve chosen to share your imagination, with the world`s children. Really special work!” @Manly_Mel (via Twitter)
“Stories my nana tells; a very talented lady indeed.” @PhilRichards (via Twitter)
”The Fig Tree was really well written. Vivid imagery” @PreppedPolished (via Twitter) Alexis Avila
It’s a really hilarious “investigative” story, and I’m thrilled to be mentioned along with the authors of a number of very prominent Velcro (TM) applications! With many thanks for your message & story,Lev Neymotin- Physicist, New York (via email)
PS: Internet makes our continents so close, as if they never split…
“I have known Lesley Dewar as a great story writer for young children, for the past five or six years. Her research is always thorough and she has a great way of engaging her young readers so that they learn while they are being entertained. I would strongly recommend her Stories My Nana Tells for any parent who wants to bring some extra fun into their children’s lives.” – Steve P. Greenwood, WA
You are a very good writer. I enjoyed your post. “Today is “Growly Granddad’s birthday” DrivinMedia.com (via Twitter)
Who Subscribes For Stories My Nana Tells?
Our subscribers are parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Stories My Nana Tells is a great gift to share throughout the year with children aged 7 – 12 yrs old – or even younger. You might like to have the stories to read to your children, yourself. Or have an older brother or sister read them as part of a family activity. It will be easy to chat together about the story.
How much will subscribers pay for Stories My Nana Tells?
If your children are aged 7 – 12yo, these are the right kind of stories for them. They can join in the free activities on the Website, and share the free stories, too.
How Does it Work?
When you hit the subscribe button below, you will be taken to Paypal’s secure payment processor where you will enter your details and setup a subscription payment. If you have a Paypal account, you can pay using that. If you don’t have a Paypal account, follow the steps on the left where it says “Don’t have a Paypal account” and just use your credit/debit card like any other online purchase. After payment, you will be redirected back here to setup your account at Stories My Nana Tells. This is where your stories will be delivered and we will notify you by email when there is a new story in your account. You will receive your first story upon confirmation of your registration.
We see your registration as being a FAMILY account, which means you are more than welcome to setup just one account that all your family has access to. This is perfect for parents who are away a lot - you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over skype!
All stories are in pdf format and we invite you to download them to read offline at your leisure. Later, if you decide to not continue your subscription, you will still have access to all the stories in your member account up to that point.
Is There a Trial?
There is no trial, but if you aren’t sure about the process or whether the stories are for you, why not sign up for our Free Sample Stories? This works exactly the same as the Premium Stories, (you need to register and create your own password), but it’s free and limited to three different stories. You can sign up for the Premium Stories at any time during those five weeks of free stories..
Click here to sign up for the Free Sample Stories.
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