Rob C Blyth

A short, illustrated, glossy print in colour and aimed at children aged 6-8. Parents can read it, or those with basic reading skills can.

One of the first books I penned as fiction for our grandaughter was The Story of Crystal Rouge— the daily journey of a red pen that passed from owner to owner. While owned by humans, Crystal finds a number of characters she interacts with, some pleasant, others not so. 

Being red makes her stand out, and the black and blue ink pens put her down as having less value. The narrative starts to emerge of colour prejudice and was intended to teach people from 6 to 8 years of age the value of treating each other as having equal value.

As life is but a cycle and short, the red pen runs out of ink and is taken by a bird attracted to the shape and remaining colour. All seems lost until a kindly lady finds Crystal and rescues her, and she is reunited with similar pens that no longer have their use as originally intended. 

This book, illustrated in colour, was published under Busypencilcase Communications in 2014 and is currently only available in paperback from me directly. It is beautifully printed and priced at £6.50 + PP for the UK and N. Ireland only. See the address below if you would like to purchase an original signed copy.

rcblythauthor@gmail.com

About the author

R.C.Blyth is a pseudonym for David R. Tollafield, writing as a fictional author. Originally from a clinical medical background, David retired to become a full-time author in 2018 and has published over a dozen books. He has a fictional website, RCBlyth.com, as well as his formal academic site, davidtollafieldauthor.com and writes for consultingfootpain.co.uk

As an author, his main interest is writing fictional thrillers, launching Fatal Contracts in 2024 and a short story, The Rod of Blackthorn, in 2025, a departure to dabble in fantasy. 

FREE COPY-The Rod of Blackthorn

The Rod of Blackthorn is available for FREE DOWNLOAD HERE and for £ 0.77 as a Kindle or tablet book on Amazon.

 

You can stay in touch with Rob on Twitter-X @blyth_rc or write to him at rcblythauthor@gmail.com

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The Story of Crystal Rouge by Rob.C.Blyth 2014. Published by Busypencilcase Communications