• Today was my last and busiest day on Guernsey. We started late at StMary and St Michael because they decided to close off half the roads at 8:30.

    At La Mare de Carteret Primary School, all the children had made hats for book week dressing up day. Many had characters and drawings gleaned from my drawing videos. See the photo.

    At lunchtime Paul Dowswell, Simon James and I rushed to BBC Guernsey for an interview and then off to my last session at Notre Dame Primary School and thence to the airport where I’m typing this ready to hop over to Jersey on my way back to Birmingham.

    It’s been a fab but very tiring week. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing us over, Ardel and the Schools’ Library Service, and making it such a smoothly run operation all week.

  • I had a great day today visiting Melrose, the junior department of Ladies’ College, Amherst Primary Schools and Le Murier Secondary School in the afternoon.

    The astonishingly talented Grace played me some piano at Melrose. She is obviously going to go far – a very talented multi-instrumentalist.

    Lucy, from the School’s Library Service, took me to see the Little Chapel which is covered in shells and mosaics of broken china. It’s the most wonderfully quaint and inspiring place. It’s in a very peaceful situation overlooking a field in which a few Guernsey cows chomp nonchalantly at the lush, green grass.

  • I’m very tired tonight having been to three schools again today (St Martins, Castell and Vauvert Primary Schools) and then an extra evening session at the Grammar School with Simon James and Paul Dowswell.

    Simon gave us a wonderful rendition of Baby Brains. It’s rare to see other authors performing. I learned a great deal from watching him and seeing how he interacts with his audience. He might have encouraged me to be a bit braver and try some things I’ve always been shy of.

    Anyway, you will be pleased to know that we had dinner together afterwards and have managed to put most of the world to rights.

    Photo of the Guernsey Book Week gang.