This interview is one of my favorites that Marcus has done.
Author with Down’s Syndrome talks about his first book
You may notice the apostrophe. This group is across the pond. So Marcus and I sat at the bar and sent the answers vie email. Isn’t technology cool?
Marcus Sikora, who is 25, has just published his first book for children: Black Day: The Monster Rock Band. We caught up with Marcus and his mother, Mardra who collaborated with him on the project, to find out more.
Brad is a paper boy who wants to be a rock star, so when he discovers the band Black Day playing in old Professor Hammer’s garage, he really wants to join. But the band’s monsters have a different idea and send him away, “No humans!” Brad sets out to change their minds…
That’s the story line behind Black Day, an illustrated children’s book brought to life by 25-year-old Marcus and his mother, Mardra, after Marcus started imagining himself as the lead singer of a monster band.
“It started with the band,” Marcus explains.
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