As well as being passionate about the well-being of children, Vivienne is also a keen supporter of animal rights, and donates all the proceeds of her Open Access Publications  - articles and books - to charities supporting children and abused animals.

For a full list of available publications, see

tinyurl.com/ogs6b6y/

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The main charities supported are

 

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Todd's Welfare Society (Twitter: @tws_pk)

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The Red Cross

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Brooke. Action for Working Horses and Donkeys. (Twitter:@BrookeIndia1)

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Save the Children.

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The Vegan Society (Twitter:@The VeganSociety). 

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The Border Collie Spot which rehomes unwanted, neglected and abused border collies (http://www.thebordercolliespot.com/dogs-needing-homes/)

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Vivienne's own border collie, Tango, who sadly passed away on 7 June, 2020, came from a rescue centre and was an inseparable and faithful companion for 11 years. Tango was also much loved by all of Vivienne's students who enjoyed spending time with him before and after their lessons.  Vivienne currently has two rescued border collies from Gill White's The Border Collie Spot.

 

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All proceeds from the book, 

Paganini, "Little Pagan". The Life of Paganini in Verse and all Open Access Publications (see  tinyurl.com/ogs6b6y)  will be donated one of the charities listed above.

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Paganini, "Little Pagan". The Life of Paganini in Verse (2017, 157 pp) is a book designed for adults and children with a scholarly introduction, notes and coloured illustrations. You can pick up a copy here:  

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paganini-Little-Pagan-Life-Verse/dp/1541236815/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Paganini+little+pagan&qid=1559391870&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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Book description: 

'Paganini, “Little Pagan”' is a long narrative poem in rhyme which recounts the life of the famous nineteenth-century Italian violinist, Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840). Universally recognized as one of the world’s greatest virtuosi, Paganini’s reputation was irreparably damaged in his own lifetime and beyond by the many myths and legends which surrounded his formidable talent. This is partly why today there is practically no literature for children on such a great musician and composer. In her scholarly 'Introduction' and 'Notes for Adults', Professor Suvini-Hand exposes the falsehoods behind the portrait of the 'infamous' Paganini. Her narrative poem, furnished with original colour illustrations and designed to be read aloud to children, paints the true, not the legendary story of the artist. It is the extraordinary story of a boy from the humblest of backgrounds who taught himself to play the violin and went on to conquer the world with it; the story of a man who, in spite of suffering crippling illnesses, combined his international superstardom with single parenthood, and excelled in the equally important role of being a devoted and exceptional father to his own son. In 'Paganini, “Little Pagan”', we meet, for the first time, the real Paganini who deserves to be known, appreciated and loved by all – adults and children alike.

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