Coming soon to a bookshelf near you (well, your screen actually!) — don’t miss a single stop on this magical book tour!
We are on tour from 31st August – 4th September
💕📚✨ Let’s fall in love with a great story together. ✨📚💕
Starting in….
About the book
Publication Date : 6th August 2026
Publisher : Blossom Spring Publishing
Genre : Children / Fantasy
Page Count : 71 pages
Series / Standalone : Standalone
Blurb
Dottie Field is an ordinary five‑year‑old girl who lives happily with her mum and dad in the little village of Swan Dopley on the Marsh. But Dottie’s imagination is anything but ordinary, and when she drifts into a daydream – which happens rather a lot – it leaves the grown‑ups in her life quite flustered, from ballet teachers to swimming instructors, from coach drivers to famous actresses.
And when those daydreams suddenly come true, and Dottie starts doing all the grown‑up jobs far better than the grown‑ups themselves, they become absolutely furious.
In many ways, life would be simpler if Dottie stayed as Dottie Field and never turned into Dottie Daydream at all. But it certainly wouldn’t be half as magical!
About Chrissy Coombes
Chrissy Combes is married to David, a linguist, and they have two daughters, Liz and Jo. Throughout her life, Chrissy has combined her love of writing with her passion for theatre. She trained as a journalist on the Portsmouth Evening News and later retrained as a drama teacher.
Her varied teaching career has included two years at East Sutton Park Women’s Prison, where she staged productions, and ten years at Maidstone Adult Education Centre, where she led an ‘Acting for All’ class for amateur actors.
In 1989, Chrissy became Head of Theatre Studies at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls and directed annual productions there, several of which she wrote specifically for the students.
Among these were The Millennium Mysteries, her version of The York Mystery Plays; a musical, Golden Dreams, co-written with musical director Alan Hitchcock and based on the lives of the Brontë sisters; and an adaptation of David Copperfield from Charles Dickens’ novel, which she directed in collaboration with the illustrator of this book, the award-winning writer Toby Davies (Horrible Histories, Paddington, Crackanory, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Last One Laughing).
In retirement, Chrissy has completed an MA in Greek Theatre, founded a drama workshop company with actor and singer Richard Kent, carried out theatre interviews for the Open University (Chrissy Combes PVCRS), and served as a judge on both the Theatre and Opera panels of the Olivier West End Awards.
She loves spending time with her granddaughters, Emmeline and Jessamy, who have given her every excuse to continue playing games and to indulge in the rich and wonderful world of the imagination. Chrissy created Dottie Daydream as bedtime stories for them some years ago, when the family were enjoying a holiday together in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Reviewers Schedule
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31 August | Sarah Reads book_a_holic_17 |
1 September | staceywh_17 charmzreviews FullyBookedInKentucky |
2 September | dee100309 meandmybookshelf |
3 September | bianca_reads_books |
4 September | Bookchattercookiebiscuit |
