Here you can read all kinds of interesting facts:
about the origin of the book and about Kel, about the real dogs Mila, George and Jane, about the book characters Ellis, Ben, Vivi, Rose, Liv, Maxine, Grandma Bonnie Bun...
Did you knew that...
-The Dutch title of the hardcopy book is "Ellis in Hondenland". It was published in October 2023 in Belgium. The two e-books, created in 2024, are a translation of the hardcopy book into English and are titled "Ellis in Wooftopia".
-Kel's mission is dog bite prevention: to make/keep as many children and dogs safe and happy, especially in interaction with each other. Most bite incidents happen in domestic settings, and children are more often a victim than adults.
-This book also aims to lower the threshold for seeking help and reduce the feelings of guilt/shame in children (and adults) with a fear of dogs...
-Fostering and adopting children/animals: Kel has a warm heart for foster care and adoption. Think of Mila, and Maxine and her sister Nisa, and of course, the four-legged friends from Story 2: the coffee-with-milk-colored bunny Mokka, the cat Mouse & doggie Vivi in Story 3...
-Together, we can put an end to puppy mills, backyard breeding and the resulting animal suffering, no matter how small your contribution may be. Sensitizing children is a must because today's children are the caretakers and buyers/adopters of tomorrow...
-Around 40 adults, teenagers and children from Belgium, the Netherlands and even Sweden were proofreaders for both stories. They read the 24 chapters, provided comments, and asked questions to Kel... all before the creation of the more than 85 illustrations. The English-translated e-books were also proofread by test readers from the UK, Canada and the US.
-Hondenland/Wooftopia and the book characters lived in Kel's head for more than 6 years before she actually started the creation of the stories 2 years ago...
-So, for the past 2 years, work on the book has been done daily, and Kel had a fantastic team: Denise and Leen created the drawings, Ayla worked on the design with Denise, and An ensured the finishing touches, the linguistic review. Printing the hardcopy book (only available in Dutch) was part of Igor's responsibilities.
-The coaching job and Adventure Garden of Ellis strongly resemble those of Kel at her coaching center "Instinctief". Moreover, she also spent a long time volunteering as a dog behavior expert at the animal shelter in Genk (Belgium). In that shelter, the "Blotepootjespad" ("Bare Paws Path") was created, a sensory-sniffing garden for the shelter dogs. Just like Kel did for many shelter dogs in Limassol - Cyprus, followed by the creation of a real Experience Forest for dogs for the city of Peer (Belgium).
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Curious for more?
Keep an eye on this website and also on Instagram and the Facebook pages of Kel Bervoets, Instinctief, and Ellis in Hondenland-Wooftopia!
about the origin of the book and about Kel, about the real dogs Mila, George and Jane, about the book characters Ellis, Ben, Vivi, Rose, Liv, Maxine, Grandma Bonnie Bun...
Did you knew that...
-The Dutch title of the hardcopy book is "Ellis in Hondenland". It was published in October 2023 in Belgium. The two e-books, created in 2024, are a translation of the hardcopy book into English and are titled "Ellis in Wooftopia".
-Kel's mission is dog bite prevention: to make/keep as many children and dogs safe and happy, especially in interaction with each other. Most bite incidents happen in domestic settings, and children are more often a victim than adults.
-This book also aims to lower the threshold for seeking help and reduce the feelings of guilt/shame in children (and adults) with a fear of dogs...
-Fostering and adopting children/animals: Kel has a warm heart for foster care and adoption. Think of Mila, and Maxine and her sister Nisa, and of course, the four-legged friends from Story 2: the coffee-with-milk-colored bunny Mokka, the cat Mouse & doggie Vivi in Story 3...
-Together, we can put an end to puppy mills, backyard breeding and the resulting animal suffering, no matter how small your contribution may be. Sensitizing children is a must because today's children are the caretakers and buyers/adopters of tomorrow...
-Around 40 adults, teenagers and children from Belgium, the Netherlands and even Sweden were proofreaders for both stories. They read the 24 chapters, provided comments, and asked questions to Kel... all before the creation of the more than 85 illustrations. The English-translated e-books were also proofread by test readers from the UK, Canada and the US.
-Hondenland/Wooftopia and the book characters lived in Kel's head for more than 6 years before she actually started the creation of the stories 2 years ago...
-So, for the past 2 years, work on the book has been done daily, and Kel had a fantastic team: Denise and Leen created the drawings, Ayla worked on the design with Denise, and An ensured the finishing touches, the linguistic review. Printing the hardcopy book (only available in Dutch) was part of Igor's responsibilities.
-The coaching job and Adventure Garden of Ellis strongly resemble those of Kel at her coaching center "Instinctief". Moreover, she also spent a long time volunteering as a dog behavior expert at the animal shelter in Genk (Belgium). In that shelter, the "Blotepootjespad" ("Bare Paws Path") was created, a sensory-sniffing garden for the shelter dogs. Just like Kel did for many shelter dogs in Limassol - Cyprus, followed by the creation of a real Experience Forest for dogs for the city of Peer (Belgium).
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Curious for more?
Keep an eye on this website and also on Instagram and the Facebook pages of Kel Bervoets, Instinctief, and Ellis in Hondenland-Wooftopia!