Lilly & Myles: The Torch

Accompanied by Myles, her assistance dog, Lily sets off from Granny’s house to explore. First she walks through the garden, then she visits the seashore. But when she comes to the big cave at the end of the beach her acute hearing means she is scared of the loud noise when she drops her torch. And what’s that creature she can hear coming towards her?

Jon Roberts published his first book Through the Eyes of Me in August as a dedication to his four-year-old daughter, Kya, who had been diagnosed with severe autism. His second book, Through the Eyes of Us, published in 2019, focusing on Kya’s relationship with her friend Martha, also on the autistic spectrum.

Hannah Rounding is an artist and illustrator based in Wales. She works as a freelance artist with various local community groups and charities, using arts as a tool for social change and improved well being. Hannah illustrated Jon Roberts’s books Through the Eyes of Me followed by Through the Eyes of Us. She has also illustrated What Can You See?, a picture book by Jason Korsner.