The book's primary aim was to present the children's stories in a neutral, non-judgemental way and let the reader decide. The original idea came to co-author Mary Harrison when she observed her youngest son, Christopher, trying to pick flowers from a floral pattern on her bed cover. The little baby's actions seemed so quirky and amusing that Mary was prompted to have a letter published in Woman's Own. Mary asked if other mothers had experienced similar 'odd' moments with their little ones. She was completely unprepared for the replies she got - Mary was overwhelmed with letters from parents reporting accounts of reincarnation. It was the key word From this 'PAST LIVES: Children Time Forgot' was born. Baby Christopher Leon is now an academic writer in Florida, USA and is married with two wonderful sons. Mary sadly passed away in 2002.