Charity Tedder, 25, a final year dental student from Peninsula School of Dentistry, has written an e-book called A Message from Corona to help inform and reassure children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The book, illustrated by Kent-based artist Leighton Noyes, explains vividly and engagingly how the virus has travelled around the world, and why hand-washing, social distancing and lockdown are so vital. It can be read to children as young as age three to four or self-read by ages seven to eight and above. There are also activity pages for children to help keep them engaged.

Charity's father, leading virologist Richard Tedder, based at Imperial, who is at the forefront of research into the coronavirus, has endorsed the book and helped to ensure that its content is factually correct. A Message from Corona has been passed round Parliament by Charity's local MP Adam Holloway and a number of organisations including Public Health England, Barclays, universities and schools.

Charity told the BDJ: 'We have received great feedback about the book. With the success we have had so far, we would love to take [it] further and are looking at getting it published. So far it has been shared over 1,000 times and has been greatly received'.

The book and the activity pages can be viewed via the following link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-message-from-corona.

Funds raised from the e-book will be put towards fighting the COVID-19 crisis.