“This is written by an author who knows what children want. There are way too many children's books about kittens and puppies; we need more rock and roll."
“An amazing book, well written and illustrated... together with a brilliant soundtrack.”
“Unlike anything else out there!”
“A really cool book that kids will totally engage with!”
Ballistic Kids is a story for children (aged 5+) about friendship, believing in yourself and the magical experience of making music together.
The book was awarded the GOLD MEDAL in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 - judged by children from schools across the UK on writing style, cover and illustrations, editing and theme.
Ballistic Kids was written and published by musician and dad of two, Thom Craigen, to show young readers how friendships can form by playing music together and if you stick at it… that anyone can rock ‘n’ roll!
Thom’s rhyming verse is brought to life by the vibrant illustrations of Matt Riste, with a raucous soundtrack of songs to accompany the story, provided by Scott Lee Andrews.
The story and characters are inspired by the personal experiences of the books’ collaborators and highlight how music can build confidence, perseverance and self esteem in young people.
“We are Ballistic Kids” is the soundtrack to the story.
The mini-album includes six tracks of rock ‘n’ roll mayhem by the band in the book. Each song fits with a different part of the story and young readers can sing along with the lyrics printed in the book, or downloadable from this website.
Grab your tennis racket guitar and hairbrush microphone and get ready to rock out with the band!
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