Shortstop's Garden Adventrure

By Robert Britza

Shortstop is a magical gnome who finds himself alone in a deserted, overgrown garden.

When a new family arrives, young Wilbur and his dog Rusty find Shortstop. They adopt him and build him a shelter.

What or who keeps destroying the homes of Shortstop's new animal friends in his backyard?

Wilbur sets a trap for the culprit—will it succeed? What secrets will Wilbur and Shortstop find out?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Warru Press
• Release date: Jan 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9780645286175

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Dedication

For the youngest of my grandchildren, Oscar and Harvey Britza, and Rory and Jensen Harland. I hope you enjoy this book I wrote for you.

A great bunch of kids who we enjoy spending time with and love to bits. It’s just a shame Covid has kept us apart for so long. Granni B and I miss you all terribly from the other side of Australia.

Acknowledgements

Finley Watson, my 12-year-old grandson, for his illustrations and suggestions of younger and more modern words for the children this book is aimed at and for who it is written.

Chris Britza, my wife, for completing the illustrations, assisting with the design of this book and the massive encouragement to get it finished; thank you for everything.

Christine Draper, my publisher, for all her assistance, encouragement, friendly pressure, and knowledge of writing for children. Without Christine, this book would never have been published.

Teena Raffa-Mulligan for her mentorship and guidance on writing children’s books.

Kama Elms for the reading of my book to her children to get the response of a five-year-old and for her review of the book.

Thank you to all my friends