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Darby’s first published children’s book, Hockey Island was inspired by her eldest grandson George who one night wanted a bedtime story about “‘Hockey Island,’ a place where it snows each and every day and to live there you must bring your imagination”. There are no streets just icy alleyways for all to skate upon and a lighthouse that beams through the snow.
As the story unfolds, the reader experiences the tap dancing full moon, the island shaman, George as a hockey player and the lollipop cowboy, Ella the only figure skater on the island, and Maxwell the well-known businessman that creates a fun way to have hot cocoa. “But right around New Year, when the Northern Lights are their brightest, a gentle breeze speaks across the Island – ‘Wind Words’ the Islanders call it, which means ‘words from the heart.’”
