"Six year old Sidney, the Skateboarding boy,
could always be found with his favourite toy.
It was beaten and battered and scraped from the tricks,
that he practiced outside with great shoves, jumps and kicks."
And so begins the critically acclaimed children's book 'Six Year Old Sidney, the Skateboarding Boy.' Fortunately for the crap skateboarders, they are joined this week by skateboarder, artist and children's author Dan Bryant, as he discusses his relationship with skateboarding, his desire to become a children's author, and the human thirst for creativity which bonds the two. We had a lovely chat with Dan this week, covering his upcoming projects (including 'Ode to a Toad' and 'Sadie, the Skateboarding Girl'), the importance of bringing children into the skateboarding culture to ensure its survival and his upcoming collaboration with Karma skateboards. Oh. And quite a long segment where we all bask in our undying love of the legend that is Mike Vallely; the hero and deus-ex-machina of our hero's journey. It really is a book for children of all ages.
To quote Dan himself; "Some children love football. The best children love skateboarding."
You can buy 'Six Year Old Sidney', alongside Dan's other children's stories, at: www.shookbop.com
