This week Stafford’s Oxfam has launched it’s first in store literary festival with poetry readings from, Rising Brook Writers, and visits by local authors this Thursday morning 9th July in the ,charity shop,.
Petal-Power Publishing have donated a number of our, ‘Under The Rainbow’, books to the shop and hope that visitors will enjoy reading the ,poems, and buy the book, which will add funds to ,Oxfam,.
Shazz xx
I have a little boy called Jed, who is nearly two and a half. He loves a book called Listen, Listen by Phillis Gershator and Alison Jay, published by Barefoot Books ISBN 978-1-84686-201-4. Jed really enjoys looking at the pictures, which are beautiful and have wonderful detail. When Jed has fallen asleep I sometimes keep looking at the book. Delightful text too- my 6 year old, Pip, enjoys reading that. Fun for all the family!
Steve xx
Ive just heard that Anthony Browne, has been chosen to be the new ’Children’s Laureate’, which is an excellent choice. Browne has encouraged children to enjoy reading – especially picture books,!!
My Mum written & illustrated by Anthony Browne
Browne – quote “Picture books are for eveybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap filled by the readers imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book.”
Check out www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8091081.stm for and interview by Caroline Briggs, the BBC News, with Anthony Brown about becoming the Children’s Laureate.
Shazz xx