Tag: Education
Sketchbooks
What a wonderful thing is a sketchbook. I sat down at my desk this morning with a blank sketch page ready and open on my desk to start my next big project. First, I wanted to go back to my original inspiration. I was delayed at Bristol Airport, it must have been spring 2006, when…
Teaching Babies to Read
I’ve had my lovely niece and her husband and brand new baby staying over the weekend. We got talking about books and reading last night and my niece seemed a little surprised that now was the perfect time to start reading. Bookstart has obviously made a huge impression on her so far! Of course a…
Talking to the grown-ups
I’m talking to grown-ups tonight, which is a lot harder work than talking to children. My friend Andrew Taylor, the crime fiction author, and I will be talking about making a living from writing at the Coleford Festival of Words. I don’t think I can prepare for it. We’ll do a questions and answers mostly.…