Children’s Book Recalls Boy’s Charming Adventures In Simpler Age

TORONTO - Nov. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- Children love Timothy Bentley’s new memoir Skating To The End Of The World. A perfect holiday gift, it tells true stories of a boy’s adventures in the countryside during the 1940s and 50s.

Illustrated with photographs from his childhood, the stories include:

• getting caught in a donkey stampede
• raising a dancing raccoon
• a first airplane flight from a wilderness lake
• almost drowning his water-ski buddy
• preparing a special Christmas gift for grandparents across the ocean.

Skating To The End Of The World

Bentley tells his stories with warmth and gentle humor. The title chapter describes the attraction of an endless frozen river for a determined child.

“I didn’t look back. I just focussed on what was ahead, watching the condition of the ice, avoiding the outside of the curves where the fast current sometimes kept the water from freezing. My toes were cramped and cold inside my tight skates. But the exercise was keeping the rest of me comfortably warm. Best of all, I was totally independent.”

Appeals To Young People

For children whose experience is limited to city streets, Bentley’s charming tales of a free life in the country are both exotic and inspiring. Printed in a larger font, the book is designed to attract readers from 4 to 14.

Educator Janet Kerman uses the book in her classroom. “Every year I read Skating To The End Of The World to my students, urban kids who are mainly familiar with concrete and traffic. These stories enhance children’s comprehension, and open their minds to new possibilities.”

Ideal Holiday Gift

The book is ready for the holidays in paperback or Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/dp/1512178020.

Still a country boy at heart, Bentley is also author of The 90-Second Therapist, Cheatin’ Hearts, and Leadership Coaching For The Workplace (with Esther Kohn-Bentley).

For more information, visit the publisher, PineGrovePublications.com/memoirs.