The Adventures of Pebbles, Sox, and Carrot: In the Realm of the Twelve Moons follows three bunnies with a sick father and a missing mother who set out on an adventure to solve the mystery of what happened. What was the inspiration for your story?

It started as a bedtime story I told my kids, about a rabbit that lived at the bottom of the garden. Slowly over time, the story developed each night I told it. Eventually, I decided to develop it into a novel, it was my way of being able to pass the story down the generations.

I find the world you created in this novel brimming with possibilities. Where did the inspiration for the setting come from, and how did it change as you were writing?

Initially my garden. In fact, the front cover is a picture of the garden with the playhouse my children would play in growing up. So, for me, that location was key to how the story develops to intertwine the realms. Given my original audience was my children, I developed the locations in a way that would feel more real to them. The realm of Bunovia itself developed as the story expanded, and each district became shaped by key historical events – there might be room for a prequel in there.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

The bonds between siblings are quite important to me, that each may have a different path, but it is important that bonds do not break. There is also a theme around empathy and humanity, you cannot look away when you see people in trouble, even when those in power want to pursue their own agenda.

Is this the first book in the series? If so, when is the next book coming out, and what can your fans expect in the following story?

It is part of a trilogy; I have just started penning the second book. On timelines, it is always a juggle between other work, family, and trying to promote the book. What I can say is that the next book delves deeper into the mythology, and not everything is how it appears.

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