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PHIL THE FIRE ENGINE STORIES ARE HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED BY FIRE.
The Burns Unit at Booth Hall Children's Hospital in Manchester have been reading Phil the Fire Engine books to burns victims.
Clinical Nurse Specialist Kevin Ryan fron Booth Hall Burns Unit says:
"There are good educational and preventative messages within the books which prompt discussion with the children about the circumstances of the fire they were involved in. Sometimes the children have real fears and experience some degree of post traumatic stress and often are unwilling to talk about their experience.Phil the Fire Engine books are a useful tool in helping them open up and talk about their experiences".
Redwood Press, based in Aintree, have agreed to publish and print Phil the Fire Engine and the House Fire and Phil the Fire Engine Bonfire Night. Redwood Press were approached by Dave Fanning and impressed by the quality, style of the books and important fire safety message. Redwood were eager to see the books achieve as wide an audience as possible.