THE FISH PIE PROJECT

Fish Pie is a funny and magical adventure about the animals that live in Eel Pie Island’s nature reserve.

Eel Pie Island is an inspiring place. It is an island inhabited by humans, that sits on the Thames in Twickenham, just outside of London. The island has a rich and famous musical history.

I had a vision for a few years to write a children’s book about Eel Pie Island and nothing else I have ever done has flowed so freely.

This book combines my love of music, art, the history of London, the musical heritage of Eel Pie Island, river conservation projects, the environment around us and of course it celebrates the unique Eel Pie Island.

The Audiobook will be read by Vicky Steane but will be jam packed with local musicians - young and old. We will also include home- made musical instruments and unique sound effects to bring the story to life.

This project is all inclusive and open to all who would love to be part of The Fish Pie Family.

The audio book will help support and promote social cohesion and also address issue of loneliness and mental health struggles experienced through isolation. This book will create a huge number of positive platforms for social inclusion by either learning to express yourself, or becoming part of a team.

The Fish Pie Project comes with its own Top Trumps Game related to the book and its characters. Each character represents a different musical era and on top of that… when the reader meets a new character they learn about how that animal lives, looks after their family and the environmental threats on that species.

FISH PIE TOP TRUMPS is not only a fun game, but on each card, each animal has an environmental ‘Call for action’. …This is so that the love for each animal can easily translate into supporting that animal and their habitat andwill encourage children to get involved in local conservation projects to help that animal.

The Top Trumps game also makes it easy for families to get involved in local conservation projects as they move through the book.