David McArthurB次元官网网址檚 first book was born from playing with his son.

The Colwood author said his now four-year-old son would laugh out loud at the silly answers McArthur replied with, when asked what jobs a doctor did. A year later, What Does a Doctor Do? the first in self-published What Does Series, is coming to book stores and libraries on the West Shore.

B次元官网网址淲hen kids sit down and read the books, you canB次元官网网址檛 help but be struck by the enjoyment they get out of it, because the story, the narrative, is very repetitive,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淵ou are putting something they know to be in silly situations.B次元官网网址�

Does a doctor fly in a rocket ship? or drive a race car? the book asks.

Colourful illustrations from Clara Spinassi accompany one-sentence pages that start by asking the question, B次元官网网址淲hat Does a Doctor Do?B次元官网网址�

Part two in the series, What does a Fairy Godmother Do? was released in January of 2015. Several more titles, including What does a Teacher Do? and What does a Hockey Player Do? are expected to be published later this year.

B次元官网网址淭he whole idea and whole premise is to encourage children to read and encourage interaction between parent and child,B次元官网网址� said McArthur, a graphic designer by trade.

Being invited to read his book to preschool and kindergarten students at West-Mont Montessori school in Metchosin, where his son attends, was one of the turning points, he said. The childrenB次元官网网址檚 response motivated him to push the idea further.

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He got up to leave and the young preschool and kindergarten students asked him to read it again, and then again. He ended up reading it three or four times that day.

B次元官网网址淚 thought they were very simple and to the point and really cute,B次元官网网址� said West-Mont Montessori teacher Megan St. John. B次元官网网址淭he kids really enjoyed them and he captivated them and we had them out on the shelf for a while. They would take them and read them by themselves. I think they would fit nicely into the early primary curriculum.B次元官网网址�

Currently only available on Amazon.com, paper copies sell for about $10. McArthur hopes more local bookstores pick them up soon, along with the local libraries.

He fondly remembers his authoring journey starting with a simple game with his son.

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