[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-eagle-house-childrens-lit-fest-2021":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"This week \u003Ca href=\"https://philipreeve.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I turned up in Sandhurst for the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.eaglehouseschool.com/our-community/literature-festival\">Eagle House Children's Lit Fest\u003C/a>...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1098633_original-5ccccbff84.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd, oh my...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1098909_original-ac827ecb6a.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n...it was grand! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1100277_original-0f11fcabde.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nEven the trees were grand.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1099014_original-5675bad2b9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for lots more under the cut!-->\\r\nAnd we got to explore the grounds and find a little gnome cottage off beyond the pond. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1099311_original-31b41c4a62.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI even got assigned my own bodyguard! Oh wait, that's \u003Ci>Bodyguard\u003C/i> author \u003Ca href=\"https://chrisbradford.co.uk/\">Chris Bradford\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1099574_original-4f74ea1615.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nThrilled to see author \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FansofJWilson\">Jacqueline Wilson\u003C/a>! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1099901_original-cb3d7a48d0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI talked with children in the library from Years 1 & 2 about the \u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/grumpycorn/\">Grumpycorn\u003C/a> books and making their own stories: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1100384_original-da07ce22a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nLook at some of their alternative book covers! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1101064_original-824bc68784.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nEvery child went away with their own picture book, which was ace. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1100600_original-fe25304c08.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nPhilip and I presented \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.co.uk/kevin-vs-the-unicorns/\">Kevin vs the Unicorns\u003C/a>\u003C/i> to Years 3 & 4 (photo tweeted by Eagle House).\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1101591_original-5e8facab93.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nOften Philip and I do events at the same time, so I don't get to see his, but this time I was very pleased to be able to go along to his \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"https://thebookery.org.uk/product/utterly-dark-and-the-face-of-the-deep/\">Utterly Dark\u003C/a>\u003C/i> event\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1100899_original-05900310d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nBig thanks to librarian \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EHLibrary1\">Nicholette Deakin\u003C/a> for arranging our visit and making  it so much fun, and teacher Matthew Edwards for giving us lifts and helping look after us. And to everyone on the team who made this festival happen, it was a great day! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1101411_original-e2ffa0a135.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">","2021-09-17T18:11:00.000Z","eagle-house-childrens-lit-fest-2021",[],"Eagle House Children's Lit Fest 2021",1776628731272]