Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has mentioned he hopes his new kids’s e-book gets the following era speaking about homelessness.
Sheen is launching A House For Spark The Dragon, which tells the tale of a dragon who loses his house after which is going on a quest to discover a new one.
He mentioned he was hoping it might lend a hand kids to begin enthusiastic about tactics they might make a distinction in long run.
“I have all the time believed that telling tales is crucial approach to make alternate on the earth – and ultimately, tales for youngsters can take advantage of alternate of all,” mentioned Sheen.
Sheen has co-written the e-book with Jess Webb and with illustrations through Sarah Massini.
The e-book will lend a hand to boost price range for homelessness charity, Safe haven, when it’s launched on 5 June.
Sheen, 56, mentioned: “I believe very lucky that I were given to develop up in a protected and satisfied house, however understanding that for many of us this is not the case, has increasingly more made me need to do what I will be able to to lend a hand.”
He mentioned he was hoping kids would revel in studying about Spark the dragon and his animal pals who are living in “a mystical forest global” as they launched into “a quest to discover a new position to name house”.
“I’m hoping Spark’s journey is amusing to learn and on the similar time, that his tale provides some way in for younger readers to discuss what it’s to be homeless – and to begin to take into accounts tactics to make a distinction,” he added.
The Welsh actor mentioned he used to be proud to be publishing the e-book in partnership with Safe haven, “supporting the necessary paintings they do to battle the housing emergency”.
Writer Puffin and Sheen will give £1 from the sale of each and every hardback replica and 50p from the sale of each and every paperback replica of the e-book in the United Kingdom and Eire to Safe haven.
The charity mentioned that the newest statutory homelessness statistics confirmed that over 164,000 kids have been recently homeless and dwelling in transient lodging in England.
The charity mentioned the determine had larger through 21,650 (15%) in only one yr.
Sheen has performed historic figures akin to former Nottingham Wooded area and Derby County supervisor Brian Clough in The Damned United, former British top minister Tony Blair in 3 motion pictures together with The Queen, and comedian actor Kenneth Williams in Fantabulosa! on BBC 4.
The actor has extra lately been observed on Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway on Channel 4.
On this documentary he used £100,000 of his personal cash to wipe out £1m-worth of debt for 900 other people in south Wales.
In January, Sheen introduced he can be investment a brand new theatre corporate to fill the distance left through the folding of Nationwide Theatre Wales.
He would be the creative director of Welsh Nationwide Theatre, which is able to goal to inform “giant tales on giant phases for large audiences”.
