By Matthew Sims
Newport children’s author Trent Roberts hopes his children and children across the world can learn about when it is worthwhile to take risks from his new book ‘Stunt Kids’.
Aimed at eight to 12 year-olds, the book tells the story of Glory, a young girl who grows up in a bubble.
Through a series of unlikely events, she ends up at a stunt camp where she and her new friends are assigned to a top-secret mission to stop a dastardly villain’s evil plot to control the world’s children.
Mr Roberts said the book deals with the common belief that children need to be left to experience pain to learn lessons.
“It sort of subtly deals with anxiety and risky behaviour,” he said.
“It’s about knowing when to take risks and when not to.
“It’s kind of both sides of the coin.”
Mr Roberts said the initial reception from children at local schools and libraries has been positive.
“It seems to have struck a chord with both boys and girls,” he said.
Mr Roberts has been a screenwriter for a number of Australian television projects, including Little Lunch and Upper Middle Bogan.
He released his first children’s book, ‘A Dinosaur Ate Dad’s Hair’ in 2019.
Mr Roberts said the book sold about 10,000 copies.
“It just reached every home,” he said.
Copies of ‘Stunt Kids’ are available at The Younger Sun bookshop in Yarraville and the Book and Paper bookshop in Williamstown.
Published by Pan Macmillan, Stunt Kids is available at Dymocks, Big W, Readings, QBD Books, Booktopia and Amazon.
