Playing safe with elephant mascot

A FATHER and son team’s dream of making their green elephant character a mascot for child safety is coming true.

It was his 18-month-old niece, Harriet, who gave Tristan-Sean McGee and his father Tristan-Paul the idea for Hari, the accident-prone elephant.

The men are both experts in the “risk” business in very different ways.

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Determined to make a difference, consultant and personal injury barrister Tristan-Paul and ex-British Army Major Tristan-Sean invented the cartoon character to take children on adventures where along the way they will learn how to “play safe and not sorry” in a fun, exciting and imaginative way.

Together they formed Hari Books to publish the first fully comprehensive and totally dedicated Child Safety Awareness Series.

Tristan-Paul says: “Every year in the UK millions of children suffer injuries and trauma in preventable accidents on our roads, in the home, the playground, the beach, and other places.

“Several million children suffer accidental injury each year.

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“Many accidents can be avoided if children are equipped with the basic skills required to identify and avoid hazards. The Hari Child Safety Awareness Series does just this”.

The pair have just published their third book, Hari Goes to the Beach and have now been backed by the Royal Life Saving Society. Hari will be appearing at the Great North Swim in Windermere this weekend. For more information visit www.harisworld.com.