Paul Toms may be best known as an entrepreneur in the recruitment sector, but having been born with cleft lip and palate himself, he’s been a passionate Ambassador for Operation Smile since 2020. Paul wanted to support the charity’s vital work and challenge himself creatively, so, in his first foray as an author, he penned Sloathar the Sloth: a delightful children’s story book launched in May 2024.
Author of Sloathar the Sloth
Every three minutes, somewhere, a child is born with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate. For those children born in developing countries an Operation Smile programme may well be their only option to access life-changing surgery and comprehensive care. You can support them by signing up here for launch and fundraising news, purchasing a copy and by helping us to spread the word. All profit will be donated directly to Operation Smile in support of their incredible work worldwide.
Written with an audience of children aged 3-7 in mind, Sloathar the Sloth highlights the importance of relationship building and empathy, and the way our choices can affect our friendships. All profits from the sale of the book will be donated directly to Operation Smile, whose volunteers provide life-changing surgeries and comprehensive care to those both with cleft lip and cleft palate around the world.
Paul’s experience of working with The Writing Coach:
I have been delighted with all the help, advice and support I have received from Nikki and Jacqui at The Writing Coach. All the way through the process I knew I had their expert knowledge to help build and maintain my confidence to write a book that I could be proud of. Nikki helped with all aspects of the process; structure, wording, rhythm/rhyme as well as putting some great ideas forward for me to consider. Accountability was very important for me when choosing a coach to help me with the book. After my initial call and meeting with Jacqui she paired me with Nikki and it was a great match. Nikki pushed me out of my comfort zone, kept me on track and was a great advisor without being too pushy. I am delighted with the outcome. A book that I am proud to say I wrote, with a great personal connection at the heart of it to Operation Smile. Every purchase of the book helps Operation Smile towards creating a smile on a child, which is something I will be forever grateful to TWC for helping me to achieve. I can’t recommend them enough. Thank you so much.
Jaime Southwark