Popular children’s author hosts special book signing event

B. Ware was at Wantage Bookshop, in Mill Street, for book signings and in-store activities on Saturday, April 26. 

B. Ware is the pseudonym used by Jo Stacey when writing children’s books.

She was signing copies her books Magic Can Be Dangerous and May Contain Dragons. 

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B.Ware at Wantage Bookshop (Image: Ed Nix) Speaking about writing her first book, she said: “A conversation on WhatsApp with my dad, step-mum, and brothers once sparked a book idea.

“My dad has always been awful at remembering names. He mentioned some random people who none of us had ever heard of, prompting one of my brothers to ask, ‘Who are these alternative relatives?’ 

“I thought Alternative Relatives would be a great idea for a children’s book title and immediately came up with a loose plot where the protagonist used magic to change all of his relatives into better versions of themselves. 

“From that initial idea, the plot evolved, the title changed, and Warning: Magic Can Be Dangerous was born.”