- Boosting pupils’ engagement with Reading for Pleasure and literacy by being part of a one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes experience of book creation, illustration and publishing.

- Immersing pupils in the areas of growth mindset, resilience and emotional literacy - the themes of the Bowly Can book series.  Week one of this author experience coincides with Children’s Mental Health Week, with this year’s theme being embracing self-awareness.

- Providing tasks that are quick and engaging – just play the video instructions in class, complete the weekly task and send the answers to me (NO extra preparation is needed by you).

- Covering a breadth of learning areas - from background research and plot ideas to use of language and illustration.

- Providing a free e-book of the published book for all on World Book Day. 

- We will be kicking off on Monday, 3rd February (ending on World Book Day).
- The whole experience will take part inside the Bowly Can online portal.
- New content will be posted on the portal every Monday.
- Each week there’ll be a short video containing the week's task.
- You’ll find two sets of videos and worksheets, one for EY/KS1 and the other for KS2.
- There will be additional, optional tasks for KS2 to look further at topics.
- By the end of each week, pupils’ answers to the task should be submitted via the portal, so that their ideas can inspire the book as it is built.

About the author

Angharad Davies lives in Carmarthenshire with her husband and two book-mad boys (7 and 5).  After witnessing the magic of story in her children for nurturing emotional intelligence, growth mindset and resilience, she decided to write her own.

Combining her knowledge from postgraduate qualifications in Psychology and Play Therapy with her children's love for humorous reads, the Bowly Can book series was born.  

With the help of her own children's story ideas and illustrations, Angharad is on a mission to deliver practical mindset and resilience tools to children across the nation through the power of story.  

Having seen how engaged her children were in the book-creation process, she knew that more children had to experience this magic.  She is now excited to be able to bring this unique experience to primary schools throughout the UK to spark a love for all things reading and writing.

About Bowly

Bowly was inspired by the Hawaiian teaching of the Bowl of Light.  

He is fun-loving and adores a challenge.  He wears his big emotions on his sleeve and is on a mission to teach children everywhere the coolest of tools, so that they too can face anything life throws at them - even big dragons!

About the author

Angharad Davies lives in Carmarthenshire with her husband and two book-mad boys (7 and 5).  After witnessing the magic of story in her children for nurturing emotional intelligence, growth mindset and resilience, she decided to write her own.

Combining her knowledge from postgraduate qualifications in Psychology and Play Therapy with her children's love for humorous reads, the Bowly Can book series was born.  With the help of her own children's story ideas and illustrations, Angharad is on a mission to deliver practical mindset and resilience tools to children across the nation through the power of story.

Having seen how engaged her children were in the book-creation process, she knew that more children had to experience this magic.  She is now excited to be able to bring this unique experience to primary schools throughout the UK to spark a love for all things reading and writing.

About Bowly

Bowly was inspired by the Hawaiian teaching of the Bowl of Light.  

He is fun-loving and adores a challenge.  He wears his big emotions on his sleeve and is on a mission to teach children everywhere the coolest of tools, so that they too can face anything life throws at them - even big dragons!