Drew's Gift

Now, let me tell you a story

Drew's Gift

Now, let me tell you a story

Being in hospital with your child is a trying time for the whole family. Keeping young minds entertained becomes one of your main goals. During treatment, Drew loved nothing more than when an unexpected gift would arrive at his bedside.

As one of the aims of our charity, we felt passionately that we wanted to enable other children, affected by Paediatric Chordoma, to receive a gift from Drew. Something that could help pass the time and allow them to drift into a world of fantasy; if only for a moment.

Drew had a love of literature from a very early age. He adored reading stories of great adventures and magical journeys. He was fascinated with pirates and a firm believer in fairies. In his memory, we wanted to develop a story of his very own. Something that other children could share in.

Owen Sheers

Owen’s writing for children includes The Water Diviner’s Tale, an oratorio for children about climate change which premiered in 2007 at The Royal Albert Hall, the BBC One animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Mimi and the Mountain Dragon and the recent CBBC/ BBC Wales adaptation of Jenny Nimo’s The Snow Spider. His film-poems for the BBC include the BAFTA nominated The Green Hollow about the Aberfan disaster and To Provide All People, written to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Owen is a patron of the Children’s Book Show and lives in The Black Mountains with his wife Katherine and their two young daughters.

Walker Books

Walker Books is extremely proud to be publishing Drew, Moo, and Bunny Too, a children’s story written by Owen Sheers and developed with Mel and Jon in collaboration with The Drew Barker Wright Charity. Not only will it be a classic, stand-alone story to share with young children, but also a beautiful way of honouring Drew’s memory and raising awareness of ultra-rare childhood cancer.

“What Mel and Jon have achieved with this charity in Drew’s memory and name has been extraordinary and inspirational, and I am honoured that I might be able to contribute in however small a way to such a worthwhile cause”

Owen Sheers

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UPDATES

Drew’s Gift is an ongoing work in progress and we look forward to keeping you updated with it’s developments.