Wild Boy Willie is based on a true story about Willie, the author and Illustrator's grandson who spent a year on Uncle Bill's farm in the South Island high country of New Zealand.There, Willie learnt to ride and to hike and help round up

sheep with Bill on his bike. Willie's two companions on his adventures were Jess and Don, Bill's dogs. A great love of the outdoors were instilled in Willie during this time and he gained many skills. When his parents returned from the Antarctic they swapped stories and saw how Willie had been taught well by Bill of things learnt in the Wild.

P.G.Rob, is an author and the illustrator of this book and of other online Titles. Wild Boy Willie is especially dear to her as it was produced when her own Dad turned 90. Pop Mac was born and raised on a South Island farm. She wrote this in rhyming couplets which, as predictive text, is a valuable early reading tool. Wild Boy Willie has been widely distributed in New Zealand and in pre schools in particular. Willie is a real boy and boys especially and children on Farms can relate to this story.