{"id":15,"date":"2020-09-19T05:04:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T04:17:53","slug":"cracker-jim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracker Jim Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74948e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74948e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2b750 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef2b750\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ceb81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"94ceb81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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.e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to the wonderful world of Cracker Jim, Flossie, the Farmbike and other colourful characters from the farm. <br><br>The Cracker Jim book series is the brainchild of author, Jim Henderson. These wholesome, humorous  young children's books are drawn from real life stories. Jim farmed in New Zealand for many years and his aim is to produce books that not only entertain but educate about rural life in New Zealand.<br><br>Jim also has a passion to help and encourage aspiring writers.<br> \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jim Henderson<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6346b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a6346b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0db983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0db983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie-1024x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-779\" alt=\"The Original Flossie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie-600x422.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Original-Flossie.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3ca00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8a3ca00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/YNGForoz2a0&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cracker Jim Henderson<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1272ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1272ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Jim Henderson farmed organically for 17 years at Whangaehu, south of Wanganui. Living beside the river there he sometimes experienced floods such as the one described in the book.<\/p><p>Jim has always tried to think creatively and inventively but does not really see himself as a children&#8217;s author. When trying to write &#8220;Flossie and the Flood&#8221; and experiencing difficulties he said a prayer, &#8220;Lord please help me write a book,&#8221; and within two hours basically the book was written.<\/p><p>He believes that there is a whole farming culture beyond the 50 km zone which is interesting, fun and also educative which needs to be communicated to our present generation of children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf0996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caf0996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Grandma-and-Baby-reading-Cracker-Jim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-585\" alt=\"Reading Cracker Jim Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Grandma-and-Baby-reading-Cracker-Jim.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Grandma-and-Baby-reading-Cracker-Jim-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Grandma-and-Baby-reading-Cracker-Jim-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Grandma-and-Baby-reading-Cracker-Jim-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108c879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"108c879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4f736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a4f736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jim&#8217;s aim is to continue producing more products including stories in the Flossie series and develop the characters having lots of fun doing it.<\/p><p>Our site is full of fun videos, photos, stories and much more fo you to enjoy.<\/p><p>Check out the colouring pictures page, where you can print and colour in your very own Cracker Jim pictures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa55cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa55cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-315\" alt=\"Writing Books with Cracker Jim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Poster_Preview.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d869f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d869f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jim would love to hear from you &#8211; so check out the Contact page for details of how you can get in touch.<\/p><p>Enjoy the Cracker Jim Website!!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fc61e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20fc61e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b50d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8b50d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tiffany-dressed-as-Cracker-Jim-character.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-871\" alt=\"Tiffany as Cracker Jim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crackerjim.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tiffany-dressed-as-Cracker-Jim-character.jpg 582w, 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