News - Leigh Cunningham

'Rain' pouring for Rocky writer

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -1000

Rockhampton-born author Leigh K Cunningham, now based in Singapore, has just found out her first adult novel Rain has hit number one on the Amazon Best Seller List for Best Domestic Life Fiction in time for Christmas.

This is pretty exciting news for Leigh given Rain is an independent novel and also won two awards this year.

She is a lawyer who has worked as a senior executive for public companies in Australia.

Leigh was born and raised in Rockhampton and lived with her husband in Sydney and Melbourne before moving to Singapore in 2004 where she moved into a new career as a writer.

Leigh has since written and independently released three award-winning books.

Rain is set in provincial Australia in the early sixties. It explores the enduring but complex ties btween mothers and daughters, men and women: the sacrifices, compromises and patterns of emotion that repeat themselves between generations.

See original article as it appeared in The Morning Bulletin, December 2011.

Online Hit: Rockhampton-born author Leigh K Cunningham's new book has hit the jackpot.

Authors Compare: Leigh Cunningham, Setting

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -1000

I am pleased to be participating in an initiative of the Australian Literature Review, Authors Compare where 100 authors are interviewed on various aspects of writing including characters, setting, narration, story etc. A contest will be launched for the best essays analysing the interviews. Here are my answers to questions on setting (Luanda, Angola in Part IV of Rain).

Pick one of your favourites among the settings from your published fiction stories or a setting which is an interesting example from your published fiction. What makes this setting one of your favourites or an interesting example from your fiction?

In Part IV of Rain, Carla Baden volunteers with Doctors Without Borders and spends a year living in Luanda, Angola in communal housing. At that time, Luanda was recovering from 30 years of civil war with immense poverty and illness including outbreaks of the Marburg virus.

What is a setting from a published fiction story by another author you would compare this setting to and why are they similar?

The Luanda setting in Rain could possibly be compared to the Congo setting in The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Both settings were during a time of social upheaval with the characters in each story marked by family tragedy and affected by events that took place during their respective time in Africa.
Both Carla in Rain and the Price family in The Poisonwood Bible arrive with everything they believe they will need for their new lives in Africa, but on African soil what is considered essential in one existence is transformed.

How would you describe the way you introduced this setting to readers of your story?

Carla Baden arrives in Luanda, Angola in April 2004 after a lengthy flight from Australia. She is struck initially by the redness of the earth and its pervasiveness. Carla documents her year in Luanda in journals so this setting is told from the first person. This is done specifically so the reader has a more intimate connection with the setting, seeing it through the eyes of the protagonist rather than a distant narrator.

How would you describe the integration of characters and setting in this story?

Luanda is a broken city. When the war ended, millions of Angolans emerged from the jungle where they had existed for decades and hiked to the city with their limited possessions. The city (Luanda) built for four hundred thousand collapsed under the pressure with displaced people forced to live in chicken coops, garages and sheds. When it rained, the red dirt of the shantytowns would turn to red mud. Likewise, Carla arrived in Luanda a broken woman following the tragic loss of her husband. The healing of Luanda and Carl are integrated in the story.

How would you describe the interaction of story and setting in this story?

The story is inseparable from the setting in this part of Rain as Carla’s journey to recover from the loss of her husband ebbs and flows in tandem with Luanda’s journey post-civil war.

How much research did you do for the setting of this story, and what did that involve?

I have never been to Luanda, Angola or Africa so I did a lot of research. Fortunately, these days, it doesn’t mean spending hours in a library staring at microfilm. I read everything I could find on Luanda, the civil war, the people, politics etc. I also searched for travel photos posted on the Internet and studied them intently to get a feel for the place as if I had been there.

To what extent would you describe the setting of this story typical or atypical of the settings in your fiction stories?

The Luanda setting is probably atypical as ordinarily my stories are set in Australia and places I have been or alternatively fantasy settings. I enjoyed it though so I plan to include other exotic settings in future work.

How do you usually decide on or develop a setting for your fiction stories?

The story itself dictates the setting. In Rain, the town of Maine is fictional but situated where you would expect to find Armidale in New South Wales. My next novel is set in Prahran, Melbourne where I lived for several years. The setting for my two children’s books, the town of Rumpole (named after Rumpole of the Bailey), is a product of my imagination.

To what extent do the settings of novels you read have an impact on why you read them, and why?

Setting is important but probably secondary to the story, but an interesting story with an exotic setting is ideal. Examples of this ideal, for me, include The Kite Runner (Afghanistan), the Salinas Valley in John Steinbeck’s work, and I also look for Irish settings possibly because of the imagery created by Frank McCourt in Angela’s Ashes.

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The Marginal, Luanda, Angola

After the rains, Luanda.

The Poisonwood Bible is set in the Congo in the 1960s

Prahran, Melbourne, the setting for my next novel, Being Anti-Social (2012)

The Kite Runner was set in Afghanistan.

The Salinas Valley, California, the setting for John Steinbeck's stories (Of Mice and Men and East of Eden)

Dubin, Ireland

Authors Compare: Leigh Cunningham, Story

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -1000

Pick one of your favourites among your published fiction stories or a story which is an interesting example of published fiction. What makes this story one of your favourites or an interesting example from your fiction?

As is common in all my writing, Rain has a focus on family and relationships. I started writing Rain in 2005 and worked on it for six years until publication in April 2011. It was a difficult story to write as there is a lot of death and tragedy and this is based on my own experiences, in particular the death of my two older brothers. Each rewrite during those six years meant reliving times I did not wish to relive.

What genre(s) do you consider this story primarily to be, or how would you describe this story?

Rain is a multi-generational family saga. It follows three generations of the Wallin family whose ancestors immigrated to Australia from Sweden (as did my ancestors) in the early 1900s.

What is a published fiction story by another author you would compare this story to and why are they similar?

There are similarities with the storyline in Rain and The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough) including the Australian setting (outback and regional Australia), several decades following the families of immigrants (the Clearys from Ireland and the Wallins from Sweden) whose lives are filled with tragedy, forbidden love and changing fortunes.

To what extent did you use any pre-existing story formula, template, paradigm, plot design, archetype, or theory or principle of story/plot structure in planning, writing, editing or rewriting this story?

My writing style is the opposite of how I live my life. In life, I plan everything in great detail but when writing, I do not plan at all – the writing happens organically. I will usually have an idea of a beginning, the ending and a protagonist but not much else. Having an ending allows me to manoeuvre the story to get where I want to go, and also helps with focus.

How would you describe the first chapter, scene or section of this story in one paragraph?

In the first chapter, I wanted to give readers a sense of the town of Maine where the story is mainly set (at least for the first parts) because this then explains the attitudes of the characters. The opening sentence, “Maine was a town with immunity from outbreaks of new ways of thinking,” let’s the reader know the characters actions are governed by life in a small town where old-fashioned values reign and certain behaviours (including divorce) are frowned upon (it was the early sixties). Inspiration for Maine comes from my own childhood growing up in regional Australia but also from the movie The Truman Show where Truman Burbank lives in a perfect world albeit one that is artificial. I was also influenced by Utopia (Thomas More, 1516). Utopia is an island with one entrance and exit and only those who belong know how to navigate in and around the island safely. The second and third sentences in the first chapter of Rain are meant to convey this: “Bohemians had never penetrated its outer limits, nor had the beatniks, and the Hippies would go the same way—around the perimeter. The Aquarian age that blew through elsewhere releasing seeds that would sprout rebellion and enlightenment, passed over Maine at a great altitude.”

Major stages, twists or turns does the story conflict take in this story before the conflict is resolved (or not resolved)?

Being a multi-generational family saga, Rain progresses linearly with conflict in most chapters. The conflict arises from the various relationships or the actions of the antagonist. Much of the conflict does not resolve as the reader might like but ultimately the story is one of hope and renewal and there is a generational resolution in the final chapter.

How would you summarise the major sub-plot or sub-plots in this story? If this story has no sub-plots, how would you describe the main sub-plot or sub-plots from one of your favourite published fiction stories by another author?

A major sub-plot is the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Robert Wallin (Helena’s older brother) at the age of twelve. We are introduced to the mystery in the second paragraph of the first chapter but it is not resolved until Chapter 25. This storyline is based on the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe.

What does the story gain from the sub-plot or sub-plots?

The disappearance of Robert Wallin in 1947 explains the dynamics of the Wallin family including the overprotective patriarch, the older daughter who tries to compensate her parents for their loss, the younger daughter who feels trapped, and the fractured mind of Millie Wallin (the mother). All of these elements serve as catalysts for what happens throughout the story.

To what extent would you describe your story discussed here as typical or atypical of your fiction stories?

There are two consistent themes in all my writing whether it is for children or adults and that is the discussion on family relationships (and family structures), and death. My next title for the adult fiction market is in an entirely different genre and while it also has storylines based on family dynamics and death, it is a lighter read than Rain. I don’t feel compelled to stick to writing one particular genre – I write whatever idea germinates.

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Helsingborg, Sweden. My great grandfather, Janne Wecktor Ryden left Sweden for Australia in the early 1900s

Rain was influenced by The Thorn Birds.

The fictional town of Maine is set on a beautiful lake, much like Carrie Hall dam at Mount Warning in New South Wales (near Queensland border)

Utopia, Thomas More (1516)

The story of Robert Wallin who went missing at the age of 12 in 1947 is based on the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe.

Authors Compare: Leigh Cunningham, Characters

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -1000

Pick one of your favourites among the characters from your published fiction stories or a character which is an interesting example from your published fiction. What makes this character one of your favourites or an interesting example of your fiction?

I enjoyed writing the character Michael Baden, the antagonist in Rain. Michael is a troubled man who carries the baggage of his childhood into his adult life. This affects his relationships with women and with his children. Michael’s viewpoint on women was particularly interesting to write—he believes they are responsible for everything bad that happens to him and is easily able to form such opinions because he is always able to justify his actions and allocate responsibility elsewhere. It is what Michael does in Rain that makes him interesting, rather than who he is.

I receive a lot of emails from readers who despise Michael with a passion, and there’s a sense of indignation that he is not adequately punished for his actions. The reality is though that not all deeds in life go punished and that is one of the key messages.

As a writer, even when readers are not happy with the characters I create, it is satisfying to know they have instilled passion and emotion, good or bad.

What kind(s) of character do you consider this character primarily to be, or how would you describe this character?

Michael Baden is the antagonist in Rain (but has an accomplice n Grace who readers also love to hate). Michael creates the conflict for the story’s protagonists, in particular, conflict for his wife Helena and for his father-in-law, the story’s patriarch, James Wallin. The effects of Michael’s actions can be seen through the decades and for generations.

What is a character from a published fiction story by another author you would compare this character to and why are they similar?

Michael is in the same vein as Malachy McCourt, the alcoholic father in Angela’s Ashes. Like Malachy, Michael has issues with alcohol. He spends his time and wages at The Royal while his wife scrimps to provide for their four children. Michael sees no fault in his actions and believes gambling is an appropriate solution to the family’s monetary difficulties.

In Angela’s Ashes, Malachy goes to work in England leaving his family in Ireland without emotional or financial support. Likewise, when Michael and Helena go their separate ways, Michael feels no compunction to support his family in any way.

To what extent did you use any pre-existing character formula, template, paradigm, character design, archetype, or theory or principles of making or analysing character in planning, writing, and refining this character?

Michael Baden comes from several sources. As mentioned, Malachy McCourt was an inspiration. Then there was the father of a family who lived across the street from my father when he was a child. My father told me that the man used to beat his children violently and my grandfather, who was an invalid, would attempt to intervene even though a man with a walking stick was no match for a violent alcoholic. That story really saddened me and I have often thought about those children, where they are now and what effect those beatings had on them. I used these questions to create the children of Michael Baden. Lastly, I identified actions to attribute to Michael that would cast him into the worst possible light. For example, what could Michael do as a husband and as a father that would emote the required loathing?

Pick one of your published stories. How would you describe the introduction of the main character, or one of the main characters, in this story?

Helena Wallin, one of the main protagonists in Rain, is introduced in the first chapter. The intention was to offer an insight into what makes her tick so readers might understand the decisions she makes and her reactions during the story. We get a hint that she is not good-looking or glamorous (she compares herself to a Homy Ped: sensible and comfortable). We learn she has weight issues, she is comfortable with the insularity of her hometown, she is keen to please her father and to inherit the mill, and getting married and having children was a priority. We also learn that something had happened to her older brother, which is how she came to inherit the mill.

What makes this an effective character introduction for this story?

Narrative fiction and family sagas in particular, tend to be character-driven and that is true of Rain however, I wanted to give readers a wrap-up of Helena in the first chapter so the story could focus thereafter on how she reacts in various situations and the reader could understand her reactions and hopefully empathise with her.

What major changes does this character go through, or what major challenges does the character encounter and how does the character respond to them?

Life does not go well for Helena and it becomes a matter of survival rather than living – a by-product of suffering immense loss and grief. Her life’s potential never realises—she was an educated, young businesswoman at the age of 21 which was highly unusal for those times (early sixties). But despite everything she has to deal with in Rain, she is not bitter although she has every right to be.

How would you describe the most important minor characters in this story and the changes in their character, or the challenges they encounter and how they respond to them?

There is a cast of minor characters but we don’t see them changing or being challenged throughout Rain. Instead, their roles are to draw attention to the strengths and weaknesses of the main characters.

What does the story gain from the minor characters?

The minor characters bring out the best or worst in the main characters. Their presence highlights the destructiveness of some relationships while showing the growth possible in positives relationships. For example, the character, Grace, brings out the worst in others, while Ethan brings out the best in Carla.

To what extent would you describe the characters in this story as typical or atypical of characters in your fiction stories?

Rain is my first title for the adult fiction market following two fantasy stories for the children’s fiction market. The characters though are typical as my writing, no matter what genre, is about families and relationships, even when there is a fantasy setting. The characters are real and recognisable as people we all know, and are in fact based on real people, or at least a composite of people I’ve encountered.

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Robert Carlyle as Malachy McCourt in the movie based on Angela's Ashes

Award-winning author Leigh Cunningham narrates her journey to literary success

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -1000

Author LEIGH CUNNINGHAM recounts how her vivid imagination and way with the
written word has led to rewards - personally and professionally.

TF: Best thing that's happened since moving to Singapore?

LC: The low tax rate allows us to live comfortably in a one- income household, enabling us to enjoy a more balanced lifestyle. I've always been interested in writing, but I was only able to focus on writing after moving here. If we hadn't moved, I wouldn't have started.

TF: You won a silver medal at The Mom's Choice Awards^® (MCA) for your first two children's books, The Glass Table and Shards. Tell us more...

LC: It’s an important win for me as it sums up everything I would want to say about my books with regard to content and positive messages for children. When the MCA evaluates books for its award, it not only considers originality, educational and entertainment value, but whether a book is morally sound, promotes good will, and is inspirational and uplifting. I’d like to think this describes my essence of The Glass Table and Shards.

TF: Where did your initial inspiration come from?

LC: My husband Steve and I were sailing around the Whitsunday Islands and he recounted a dream of people swimming in a lake and then sitting at a glass table. Inspired, I conjured up an image of a glass table with children sitting around it, at the bottom of a lake - The Glass Table was born. I had written the outline by the next morning! The sequel, Shards, continues the story and a third instalment is in progress.

TF: Any adult books in the pipeline?

LC: Yes, two in fact. Rain is a multi-generational family saga which chronicles the lives of three generations of the Wallin sawmilling dynasty. It spans four decades and is set in provincial Australia and Luanda, Angola.

Being Anti-Social is "chick lit" in style and focuses on Mace Evans—a professional woman in her late thirties, labelled anti-social by her older sister. Mace then embarks on a journey to understand if she was born this way, or if her attitude is the accumulation of years of unfortunate encounters with other humans and dogs. Rain is due for release in April 2011, and Being Anti-Social in 2012.

TF: Any favourite authors?

LC: I like the wit and sarcasm of Oscar Wilde and appreciate George Orwell's profound awareness of social injustice - Animal Farm is my all-time favourite read. I also enjoy Joseph Heller's satire - Catch-22 is a brilliant concept. JD Salinger's Catcher In The Rye is another favourite. And I like John Steinbeck's novels for the way he deals with the plight of the impoverished, racism, loneliness and prejudice. There's one common theme with all my favourite authors - controversy and conflict followed them throughout their lives.

About Leigh Cunningham...

Born in Queensland, Australia, Leigh Cunningham is a self-confessed storyteller who favours harmless embroidery of the facts. A lawyer by profession, Leigh spent the majority of her career as a senior executive for various public companies in her home country of Australia. Upon moving to Singapore seven years ago, Leigh pursued her longstanding passion for writing. She describes her writing style as all or nothing—she writes to the exclusion of everything else or does not write at all. The Glass Table and Shards are available exclusively at Times bookstores in Singapore.

See original article in The Finder.

Rocky author is Mom's Choice

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -1000

THERE'S no better tick of approval for a children's book than that of a mother.

Leigh K Cunningham has received just that, taking home silver medals at the 2010 Mom's Choice Awards for her first two children's books, The Glass Table and its sequel Shards.

The now Singapore-based author grew up in Rockhampton and based some of the fictional characters and places in her books around memories from her childhood.

Leigh was excited to pick up the awards that are judged on design, educational value, entertainment value, originality and appeal.

“The Mom's Choice Awards was an important win,” says Ms Cunningham. “It sums up everything I would want to say about my books with regard to content and positive messages for children.”

The judging panel is known for being especially interested in products that help families grow emotionally, physically and spiritually; are morally sound and promote good will; are inspirational and uplifting.

The Glass Table has also been named on two Amazon.com bestseller lists and in the top 10 bestsellers for Times bookstores (both children's fiction).

Though she has an obvious knack for children's books, Leigh has starting writing for adults with two new titles, Rain and Being Anti-Social due for release in 2011.

The third book in the Glass Table series is also under way.

See original article in The Morning Bulletin.

Press Release: Children's author wins silver at Mom's Choice Awards

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Children's author, Leigh K Cunningham has won silver medals at the 2010 Mom’s Choice Awards for her first two books, The Glass Table and its sequel Shards.

Singapore December 7, 2010 — The Mom's Choice Awards® has named The Glass Table and its sequel, Shards among the best in family-friendly media, products and services.

The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA) recognizes authors, inventors, companies and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families. The Mom's Choice Awards® seal helps parents and educators navigate the vast array of books and other products and make informed decisions.

The evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including design, educational value, entertainment value, originality and appeal. Judges are especially interested in products that help families grow emotionally, physically and spiritually; are morally sound and promote good will; are inspirational and uplifting. The judging panel for 2010 included a Pulitzer Prize nominated author of 34 books, a ten-time Emmy-winner, a New York Times best-selling author, and one of the top 50 Most Influential Women in Social Media.

“The Mom's Choice Awards was an important win,” says Cunningham. “It sums up everything I would want to say about my books with regard to content and positive messages for children.”

The Glass Table has been named on two Amazon.com bestsellers lists in children's fiction and has been listed in the top 10 bestsellers for Times bookstores (children's fiction).

For more information about the awards program and honourees, visit www.MomsChoiceAwards.com

The Glass Table and Shards are available exclusively at Times bookstores in Singapore, Ingram retailers globally, and online at numerous outlets including Amazon.com, Angus & Robertson, Borders, and through Capricorn Educational Resources in Australia.

About the Author:

Leigh K. Cunningham is a lawyer with a career as a senior executive for a number of public companies in her home country of Australia. She has master's degrees in law and commerce, as well as an MBA. Leigh, now a Permanent Resident of Singapore, has been writing full-time for the past five years. Her first two children's books, The Glass Table and its sequel, Shards are recipients of silver medals from the Mom's Choice Awards®. Leigh's next two titles, Rain and Being Anti-Social, for adult readers are due for release in 2011. The third book in The Glass Table series is also in progress.

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The Glass Table and Shards win silver at the Mom's Choice Awards

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -1000

I am very pleased and honored to announce that The Glass Table and Shards have won silver medals at the 2010 Mom's Choice Awards.

The Mom's Choice Awards® is known for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. The awards program recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media products and services.

Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., Ed.D., pulitzer Prize nominated author of 34 books and director of Professional Development, Inc.

Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS's Reading Rainbow.

Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author.

Dr. Letitia S. Wright, DC, author, movie producer and host of theWright Place TV Show Dr. Wright is ranked in the top 50 Most Influential Women in Social Media.

Catherine Whitcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.

Author Leigh K. Cunningham to Launch New Children’s Books at Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Books one and two in Cunningham’s new series, The Glass Table and Shards, will transport young readers to a magical river world, where 12 children try to escape a witch’s spell and save a fragile ecosystem.

Singapore, Singapore (PRWEB) March 22, 2010

Author Leigh K. Cunningham will be launching two new children's books at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair taking place March 23-26 at the Bologna Fair Centre in Italy. The Glass Table and Shards are the first two books in a series for young readers ages eight through 12. The fantasy books touch on themes of unity and ecosystem preservation, and tell a spellbinding story.

The Glass Table begins with 12 children disappearing in broad daylight from a busy Lake Como campground. The children have been cast into a spell by the resident witch to live as spirits in the river Kai. They are divided into two opposing groups: the river spirits and the wood spirits. The river spirits can escape the spell and return home as children, but only with dire consequences for the wood spirits and for nature. In accordance with the rules of the spell, they must protect the river, the lake and the surrounding woods from further destruction. When bulldozers move in on the riverbank, the children must put aside rivalries and work together to stop the development before it is too late, for all of them. The children learn that it is only through trust, camaraderie, and teamwork that they have a chance to return home to their families.

Cunningham hopes that her books provide an interesting and fun way to convey the message about maintaining the integrity of freshwater lakes and rivers and the importance of preserving the ecosystem. “The children learn that what humans do above, beside and near the river, affects their living conditions,” says Cunningham.

The launch of the series coincides with the Dow Live Earth Run for Water campaign on April 18, a series of runs/walks taking place around the globe. “It is hoped that the series with its focus on the importance of waterways, water resources and ecosystem equilibrium will make younger people more aware of these issues,” says Cunningham.

The Glass Table has been named on two Amazon.com bestsellers lists in children’s fiction and has also been listed in the top 10 bestsellers for Time bookstores in Singapore for children’s fiction.

Both The Glass Table and Shards are available on Amazon.com, and wholesale and retail outlets worldwide. Ebooks are available at Smashwords, The Kindle Store, Barnes & Noble and Myebook.

About the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing and multimedia industry. The 47th annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair will be held at the Bologna Fair Centre, Piazza Costituzione entrance from Tuesday March 23 through Friday March 26.

About Author Leigh K. Cunningham
Leigh Cunningham was born in Rockhampton, Australia, the third of four children. As a child, she spent her school holidays with her grandparents at Mirriwinni in North Queensland. The Babinda Boulders and Thiele's Pool, pristine watering holes in the midst of a rain forest, were a playground for Leigh and her siblings, and the eventual inspiration for Lake Como in The Glass Table and Shards.

Leigh is a lawyer with three master’s degrees and a career as a senior executive. She is now a full time writer, both of children’s books and adult fiction. Leigh currently lives in Singapore with her husband.

Leigh dedicated The Glass Table to Daniel Morcombe, a thirteen-year-old Australian boy who was abducted while waiting to catch a bus. "There is a subliminal message about abduction in the books that I hope will settle in children's minds and alert them to the danger," says Cunningham.

To find out more about Leigh Cunningham and her books, please visit http://www.leighkcunningham.com.

Children's book is bestseller

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Article in the Morning Bulletin, 16 February 2010.pdf