LONDON, April 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

Suzy Brownlee has created a new series of children's books for
ages 9-12, featuring her two daughters who sing 'Run', a song composed
especially for the series.

Hoping to take a small step in addressing the recent findings
into the declining state of UK children's literacy, Brownlee's The Littlest
Detective in London, released today, entices readers with a YouTube video,
dedicated website and photographic images of the lead characters, who are
played by daughters Imogen, aged 9, and Britta, aged 16.

"The Littlest Detective is a black comedy - it's about loss,
betrayal and revenge," said Suzy Brownlee today. "Dragging tweens away from
the computer and into reading isn't easy, so I did a little market research
around the breakfast table, and according to my girls, YouTube is the place
to start."

The Littlest Detective in London is GBP5.99 from Prospera
Publishing. The YouTube link is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ItLHoHj6ScA

A non-practising barrister who has edited magazines and
written for a number of publications, London-based Brownlee got the idea for
a new book series when her youngest daughter was reluctant to read anything
on offer at local bookstores.

The story itself was inspired by her often feuding children
and focuses on 9-year-old Clementine Cordelia Bird - whose mother has
mysteriously disappeared - and her ongoing altercations with a teenaged
criminal genius from fictitious Slakistan, Natasha Commonov.

"It's kooky cool," says Imogen Brownlee, using a phrase from
the book. "All my friends love it, which is good but also kind of weird."

Subsequent titles in the series will focus on different world
cities, providing a strong educational benefit to young readers. For example,
in the second title in the series (to be released November 2009) the
characters find themselves in Paris and in 2010, they venture to Tokyo and
Venice.

http://www.thelittlestdetective.com

YouTube promo video at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ItLHoHj6ScA

YouTube grabs may be used with the following credit "Reproduced with
permission of Prospera Publishing."

Review copies can obtained from Prospera Publishing at
suzybrownlee@prospera.co.uk, or by calling +44(0)207-935-7750. Suzy Brownlee
is also available for interviews.

Released by:
    Prospera Publishing
    editor@prospera.co.uk
    3/3-5 Barrett St, St Christopher's Place, London W1U 1AY.
    Tel: +44(0)207-935-7750 Fax: +44(0)207-935-7753



The Littlest Detective in London (c) Suzy Brownlee: GBP5.99
2009 Prospera Publishing. All rights reserved in all media - ISBN
978-0-9561222-0-9.

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