A former BBC Children's executive from Sale has released a new children's book inspired by his daughter.

Stuart Rowson has released his book called 'Izzy and the Tumble Thunder' which is the first book in a trilogy of adventure novels which look at the challenges young people, especially young girls, face growing up in today's world.

The main character is named after Stuart's daughter Izzy as she looks to overcome the obstacles she faces.

The coming-of-age story sees Izzy, who lives with her mum in a clock shop in London, plagued by visions of her missing dad.

After discovering a magical time-travelling device on her 13th birthday, called a Tumble Thunder, and a note she is convinced is from her dad, she must travel back through history to complete the quest to find him and realise her own destiny, all the while being hunted by an evil character from the future called the Time Shadow.

Stuart, 45, said: "It has been a lifelong ambition of mine to write a novel as I’ve always loved writing, but my main inspiration came after reading all seven of the Harry Potter books to my daughter at bedtime over the course of three years.

"The idea was to write a book to give to my daughter for her 13th birthday, so I was keen to ensure it did two things: deliver a strong female character who was an anti-hero in the modern world and to give young girls a role model who wasn’t worried about fitting in or what she looked like in a selfie.

"My hope is that it teaches children to stand up for themselves and others, that it's okay to not fit in, and to be happy being themselves."

Stuart previously worked in media for 20 years, including a decade spent at BBC's MediaCity base in Salford, where he worked at BBC Sport and then BBC Children's.

Since leaving the BBC, he set up a media company focused on kids and younger audiences.

Izzy and the Tumble Thunder, published by Whalebone Publishing, is available to buy now at tumblethunder.com or on Amazon.