DELAWARE – A Delaware man spends his free time writing books, especially children’s books, but with an empowering twist to help all children feel included.
James Malloy is a construction worker by day and an aspiring writer in his spare time. Malloy’s passion for storytelling gets into the pages and hopefully into the hands of families throughout Delaware and beyond. “When they can read stories, it’s not just based on kids who can already read, it’s also for parents who read it to them,” Malloy says.
Malloy tells 47 ABC that with everything going on in the world, he thought children were losing a sense of “unity” and he started writing books to help change that. “Nothing is separate, nothing is part of another everything is together and just an encouragement to love each other and take care of each other in the same way,” he says.
But Malloy tells us he wanted to take his books to the next level because he wanted to make sure all the kids could relate to the book in some way, and sometimes it’s just about how the character looks. “If I have an accountant and I sign and someone walks by and they did not see a book, then there are many who say it’s cute, but my child may not be able to relate to it that way. have them. ” Malloy adds: “So that was when I came up with the idea of having me make different versions so the kids have options to download it.”
Malloy says he makes sure the children in his stories are illustrated by different ethnicities. His current children’s book has a child who is white and a child who is black in the other, but both still share the same message. “We need to treat the kids the same, bring them together and let them know that it’s not just for one particular person, if something’s nice, let’s bring everyone together and share it.” He adds: “So when you have a booth and have all these options for books to make everyone look past, the kids don’t feel left out, they know there’s something for them too.”
Malloy makes an effort to go to school to read his books and says he enjoys watching children light up when they realize there is someone similar to them in a book. “I do it for this person, the person, the person you know what I mean?” He adds: “I think that’s what sets me apart. I know a lot of people write children’s books, but I notice how they write them at the same time, so it just makes me a little different when I do it.”
Malloy says he is inspired by his nephew and the love he has for him to keep sharing books that he and others can one day read. “I think it encourages them to want you to read more. You see what you want to read more,” Malloy says. “Many children struggle with many things and they go through many things in life. so something that could be positive to put them in a good way in life. “
Malloy also tells us that he also wants to expand his books with children of different ethnicities. He says representation in books matters and he hopes to be a part of it.
Malloy is with the release of ‘GoodStories’ and is always looking for more ways to get his books out there.
If you would like to donate to James Malloy and his books or learn more about them, please email him at authorjmalloy@gmail.com. Or call him at 302-538-4462.
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