Tag: school visit
A visit to St Andrew’s Primary School Newport
I had a great day at St Andrew’s Primary School in Newport yesterday, where I told stories, answered lots of questions and got lost on the way to Morrisons – only a hundred yards away! I showed Key Stage 1 how to draw whales and years three and four how to draw the Pizza Man…
Longsight Big Book Bash on 21st June
I visited Stanley Grove Academy last year and had the pleasure of opening their new library as well as spending a couple of days telling stories, talking about writing and showing how to draw things. They have asked me back! This time to open their Big Book Bash – a whole afternoon of book related…
How to invent stories and characters
Recently I visited the Hereford Cathedral Choir School and spent the afternoon with Year 3 – who are mostly 8 years old – showing them how I come up with ideas for stories and characters. I devised two character’s based on a couple of children who kindly posed for me in their school uniforms. I…
