No Jack Don't Play With The Wall Socket

Electrical outlets are usually installed at or near

a child’s eye level, and children’s curiosity can

draw them to explore. An electrical socket at

my grandmother’s house was looking at me once,

and it was so inviting. I was only 4 year old. It must

have been God’s will to save me! This vivid

memory of hard-to-resist temptation to put something

like a match inside of it follows me to this day,

and as a grown-up, I decided to write a book about

it. What stopped me that day from sticking a match

in? I heard my mom’s voice in my head, telling me

that this would be very dangerous. Each day, seven

children are treated in hospital emergency rooms

for electrical shock or burn injuries caused by

tampering with a wall outlet, according to Electrical

Safety Foundation International (ESFI) reports. I

wrote this book in hopes that the story, when read

and discussed with their parents, stays on children’s

minds just like my mom’s voice did on that day.

Anya George