FROM COCO PLUM LANE TO COCO PLUM ISLAND!

 

“From Coco Plum Lane to Coco Plum Island”! Hydie Knowles and her family once lived on Coco Plum Lane, Seabreeze Estates, Nassau, Bahamas! And in “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”, two young boys head to Coco Plum Island with their parents to surprise their grandparents for Easter!

Hydie is seen here with her copy of Island Surprise and me! She asked me to inscribe my children’s book to “The Knowles Family, who once resided on Coco Plum Lane”! I hope they are all enjoying my heart-warming adventure story about family, courage and resilience!

“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover and as an eBook. Shortly after its release, "Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure" was Ranked in Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers in Elementary School books in Australia!

Hydie is a Sustainable Development Goals Officer working collaboratively to report and accelerate the country’s awareness and development towards the SDG’s. During her time in sustainability, she has acquired advanced open water diver and certified board professional project management certifications in addition to research and project consultancy experience. In her spare time, she enjoys going on adventures, spending time with loved ones, painting masterpieces, trying new foods, watching movies and reading books. The genesis of her passion for sustainable living began right at our Bahamian coral reefs, and the rest is history. Her bio says you don’t have to be a tree hugger to contribute to sustainable development initiatives. In fact, pilots, engineers, doctors, social workers, judges, architects all can play a role too.

Hydie Knowles is also a National Youth Parliamentarian as well as a Disabilities Advocate.

“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” is available on Amazon at ISLAND SURPRISE: A BAHAMIAN ADVENTURE

AMAZON AUTHOR BIO

 

Author’s Tip: This is my new Amazon Author bio, which is connected to all of my seven books on Amazon. Amazon recommends that authors do not use more than 1,000 characters for their bios. My bio was previously way over that amount, so I greatly reduced it! I think it makes it look neater, don’t you think?

Note: I added that I do not use AI for any of my writing, as there is so much of that going on now!

DONATE A BOOK TO YOUR FAVOURITE SCHOOL OR LIBRARY!

 

Here’s a great idea! Donate a copy of “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”, an illustrated heart-warming story about family and resilience, to your favourite school or library! I’m sure they would be delighted to receive your gift. “Island Surprise” is available in paperback and hardcover. Buy on Amazon or at Logos Harbour Bay, Nassau, and if you contact me, I would be delighted to autograph it for you!

BUY ISLAND SURPRISE HERE

NEW "ISLAND SURPRISE" BUSINESS CARDS ON ORDER!

 

                     New "Island Surprise" business cards on order!

THANKS A MILLION FOR THE BRILLIANT REVIEWS!

 

I’ve been absolutely thrilled by the wonderful feedback for my children’s book, “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure!”

A huge thank you to everyone who has already taken the time to leave a review — it truly helps new readers discover the book.

If your child has just finished reading it, I’d be so grateful if you could share your thoughts or even a quick star rating on Amazon or Goodreads. Your support means the world!

“Island Surprise” is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats here:

ISLAND SURPRISE: A BAHAMIAN ADVENTURE

ASPIRING YOUNG AUTHOR FROM WALES U.K.

 

Six-year-old River from Wales, U.K., was so inspired by “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” by Fay Knowles that she decided to write a book herself! Here she is “dictating” to her father what to type.

Shortly after its release, "Island Surprise" was Ranked in Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers in Elementary School books in Australia! It's a heart-warming adventure story about family, courage and resilience.

This beautifully illustrated chapter book is primarily suitable for ages 5 to 10, but it may also be enjoyed by younger or older readers who are captivated by imaginative stories. Two young Bahamian brothers face flight issues, a storm, and a hazardous journey on their way to surprise their grandparents on Coco Plum Island. Action packed, children will love and learn from this fun story.

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON IN PAPERBACK, HARDCOVER AND AS AN E-BOOK at https://mybook.to/ISLANDSURPRISE

 

"BROWN GIRL IN THE RING" - A POPULAR FAVOURITE IN THE BAHAMAS

 

"Brown Girl in The Ring" is a ring play song originating many years ago in Jamaica. Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer and singer Louise Bennett-Coverley recorded “Brown Girl in The Ring” in 1957 on an album of Children’s Jamaican Songs and Games, which was re-released by Smithsonian Folkways in 2007 (Source: Zingzangwallawalla). Bahamian entertainer and singer Tony McKay ("Exuma The Obeah Man") from Cat Island, Bahamas, sang and recorded this song in 1972.

Acoustic cover by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Erskine Knowles from The Bahamas. Background "chorus" by Erskine’s wife Fay. Erskine played and sang this song over many years at parties. Women and girls would form a ring and dance. Another woman would dance in the middle of the ring. Then they would take turns dancing in the middle.