Sandra Agwu was at Kerry Library today to donate copies of her newly published book, Bob The Bully. Photo by Fergus Dennehy.
THERE was cause for pride and celebration in one small part of town today as a highly creative 10 year old girl generously donated copies of her book ‘Bob The Bully’ to the staff of Kerry Library.
Sandra Agwu is a 6th class student in the Presentation Primary School here in town, but what she might lack in years, she certainly makes up for in literary talent, with ‘Bob’ being her second title.
She was down at the Kerry Library on Friday afternoon with her proud mother Joy, where she presented County Librarian Tommy O’Connor with her book.
It’s a book that no doubt took a lot of hard work and dedication to finish and the result is a highly impressive and illustrated piece of art, which carries with it a very strong message behind its covers and between the lines.
“It’s about a boy called Bob. He’s good at the beginning of the book, but then he just turns bad for no reason. Then though at the end of it, he realises what he’s been doing is bad and not right. He tries to be good then after this,” said Sandra, talking to TraleeToday.ie on Friday.
“I was watching TV and there is a lot of bullying in the shows. Some people in some schools, wherever they go to, people get bullied. The bullies, if they read that book, it might help them change as well,” she continued.
“I’ve been coming here [to the library] since I was two, and I really like it here. I thought it’d be very cool if I had a book in here,” she finished.
Her mother, Joy Agwu is herself a published author having written five books so far, so it’s clear that her talent for the written word has spread to her daughter.
“I’m very proud, very proud of her. She said that got inspired through my writing, which is good,” said Joy.
“She [Sandra] doesn’t like children bullying children, so she wrote the book to advise children that bullying is not okay and not a good thing. I read it myself and I discovered that she was saying a lot of things, not just to children, but to more of us as well. She doesn’t like bullying and she doesn’t like anyone being bullied either,” Joy finished.
Members of the public can pick up copies of ‘Bob The Bully’ from the library now, with a few copies possibly being available from Polymaths Book Store in the near future.
From left: Norma Foley, Joy Agwu, Sandra Agwu, Tommy O’Connor and Ciara McCann at the launch of Bob The Bully at the Kerry Library on Friday evening. Photo by Fergus Dennehy.
