
Children's Books Author Dave Goodday
Author of children's books, and poetry

Author of children's books, and poetry

Runner up in the 2025 IOW book awards. This book is now available to buy on Amazon, from the IOW donkey sanctuary, or via the publishers (Ginger Fyre Press)
It costs just £10, and all the profits from its sale go directly to the Donkey Sanctuary charity.
Lets raise as much money as possible for this very worthy cause.
"I liked the way the author used a variety of words that will extend the reader's vocabulary and provide good talking points.
There is an educational link to hedgehogs (nocturnal and food source), the main learning point being that things are not always better somewhere else. I think that’s really evident. I liked that some of the donkeys turned back, the message being that if you feel unsafe or change your mind that you can always go back.
I liked it, it reminded me of one of my favourite authors as a child, Dick King-Smith.
Thank you for sharing it with me." 😊
K. Deacon (Primary school teacher)
"I wanted to support the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, my grandson loved the book."
J. Green (5 star rating on Amazon)
"I really enjoyed this book and loved that the donkeys in it are named after the real ones at the Donkey Sanctuary on the Isle of Wight. I also loved the hidden message about being happy with what you already have."
Vicky80 ( 5 star rating on Amazon)
"I loved reading this book with my grandson. Very happy."
Claire ( 5 star rating on Amazon)

On Thursday, March 6th 2025, as part of World Book Day, my grandson Lucas and I were interviewed live on Radio Solent about our book.
The presenter, Lou Hannan, made us feel very welcome, and I believe the interview went well.
I was super proud of the way Lucas spoke with clarity when questioned at such a young age.

I had a fantastic time at Wellstead Primary school recently, after being invited in as their guest speaker. They made me feel very welcome.
Many thanks to the organisers and to all those who participated. If you would like me to visit your school or event, just visit my contacts page and let me know.

We booked a stall for the show, thinking that we would be outside near the kiddies' corner, but the weather had other ideas. In the end, we were positioned inside where we had a lovely dry day, sold some books, and met lots of lovely people.

I'm so happy that my book entitled: The Search for Donkey Paradise, won second place in the 2025 IOW Book Awards.
My thanks to the organisers, to Hilary Love, the illustrator, Ginger Fyre press, and the renowned childrens author and illustrator, Nicholas Allan who was the judge of this years prestigious annual event.