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"It was a lovely sunny day. Conestance, Conerad, Cone-Vera and Conen were standing outside a very big building. ""Where are we?"" Conerad asked. ""Whoa!"" he said, jumping backwards. Two big sliding doors opened and there stood a bright yellow Cone. ""Hello,"" said the new Cone. ""My name is Conespicuous. I'm the warning Cone and I look after health and safety here at Leeds Children's Hospital. It's one of the biggest in the country."" Each of our four friends introduced themselves. So begins another adventure for the Cones friends. The award-winning Cones series of books for children, written by Chris Madeley, are specifically designed to enhance children's understanding of aspects of safety, friendship, kindness and moral and ethical principles by which to be guided. Cones Visit the Children's Hospital is wonderfully illustrated by Emily Vaughan. Children love the Cones and adults love reading them. Chris has always enjoyed words, books and writing for as long as she can remember. Having been brought up in a family which did not possess a television, she was well used to making her own entertainment and with a very fertile imagination and a preference for her own company, she immersed herself in the world of make-believe and fantasy. Throughout Chris' school life, she developed a great love and respect for the written word and reading and writing featured right at the top of her favourites list. Hardly surprising that her career took her into working with English and led her to some very interesting Executive P.A. posts in several major well-known companies. After a career break to have her family, Chris went back to work part-time and after training changed disciplines to work as an Independent Financial Adviser. It was during this time that she received the inspiration for writing The Cones. Chris spent many a long hour on the M1 motorway with her husband Keith as they travelled from their main office in Bradford to their company's branch office in Hertfordshire and guess what happened? Yes, they sat in road works surrounded by miles and miles of CONES! Thus, the 'conecept' of Cones coming alive and having adventures was born."

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Such a great concept with a brilliantly balanced mix of education and fun. It's a firm favourite with my daughter who will benefit from all that the books teach her for a lifetime. These books bring to life factual learning through personal safety skills and awareness-raising, at the same time as increasing literacy skills - a winning formula. Clair Kerry - Project Manager: Employer Engagement & Sector Specialist - West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) This is fantastic - the children will love it, I find they learn so much better from anything visual. Thanks for sharing Amanda Wassell - Head Teacher, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Rotherham Great concept! Anshul Bongirwar - Solutions Evangelist at Moxtra Fabulous! The author has clearly nailed the art of storytelling here: know your audience, create characters they identify with, build themes they care about and make it meaningful... Well done Martin Gladdish - The Business Ghost. What a great concept! Glad it's going well. Karen Bernard - Strategic digital marketing I really like this. A fabulous message, positive and educational. Most importantly engaging. Thanks for sharing. Marcus Thomlinson - Founder. Coach. Motivational Speaker This is a cracking initiative, delivering a really positive message to Children. Great work! Simon Childs - Search and Selection Practice Principal If you have never met her, Chris Madeley is a lovely lady and a perfect person to be the author of these valuable educational books. Bev Wills - Maximising YOUR potential since 1998. I think Cones is a really innovative way of encouraging positive behaviour in the younger generation. Rich in insight and pertinent message. Richard Dobson - Joint Managing Director, TSA Ltd Really enjoyed your presentation. It was very clear that you are very passionate about having a positive impact on everybody that you work with, also giving a life message to your readers. Darren Briggs Dip PFS Great news! My Daughter loves Meet The Cones!! Claire Dibb - Director at Orchard Growth Partners Thank you so much for visiting our school. The staff and children thoroughly enjoyed hearing about The Cones . Hilary Ryder - St Winefrids School It was a fantastic day; the children were truly inspired by Chris and her wonderful series of safety books. Oli Tatterson - Tuxford Academy

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