[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-kevin-interviews-drake-the-bookshop":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Kevin was sad to be leaving Scotland, where he had met some lovely booksellers and some lovely biscuits - but he was looking forward to meeting some English booksellers next, and trying their biscuits. \\r\n\\r\nA quick fly over Hadrian’s Wall brought him to \u003Cb>Stockton-on-Tees\u003C/b>, where he landed outside \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/\">DRAKE The Bookshop\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1060862_original-900ce2f837.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nThere were some café tables on the pavement outside the shop, but although they were very nice café tables, they hadn’t been designed to take the weight of a whole flying pony, especially not one as roly poly as Kevin... \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1060399_original-b918385402.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nOh no! Luckily \u003Cb>Margot\u003C/b> the bookshop beagle was on hand to help him clear up the mess, and as soon as the tables were upright again she took Kevin inside to meet bookseller \u003Cb>Melanie Greenwood\u003C/b>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1061274_original-593056ec1e.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What is the best thing about being a bookseller?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: It's definitely the excitement on a customer's face when they come in to tell you how much they loved the book you put in their hands - perhaps something they would never normally have chosen, and when this is a young reader it's a double bonus as you can literally see their reading horizons getting wider and wider! It's also a real treat to be part of a young reader's journey, where 2-3 years ago their parents would come in to pick out picture books for them and now here they are picking their own first chapter books - it's such a pleasure to watch that reading habit grow.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1061949_original-b914a1ad30.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What’s one way you’ve tackled a problem that your bookshop has faced during the pandemic?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: \u003Cb>Lockdown Pharmacy Bear\u003C/b> was a great promo tool (and equally great for book lovers) that allowed us to get books into people's hands. People told the bear what ailed them and bear found the perfect book which was then delivered across the north east. Beautifully wrapped and hand delivered, possibly the best type of book!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1060926_original-a7ea8be638.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What are three books you absolutely love hand-selling to customers?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/product/leonard-and-hungry-paul/\">\u003Ci>Leonard & Hungry Paul\u003C/i> by Ronan Hession\u003C/a>; \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/product/the-great-chocoplot/\">\u003Ci>The Great Chocoplot\u003C/i> by Chris Callaghan\u003C/a>; \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/product/pure-narco/\">\u003Ci>Inside the Villains\u003C/i> by Clotilde Perrin\u003C/a>. [\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"color: #878484;\">Click on links to buy the books from Drake!\u003C/span>\u003C/i>]\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1061571_original-b0bab02059.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: Who is your favourite children’s book illustrator? (Other than Reeve & McIntyre…)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://homehomeca.com/\">John Klassen\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What is your favourite biscuit?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: Custard Cream!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>:  YESSSSS! Those are the BEST biscuits! Do you have a shop pet?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: Margot the Bookshop Beagle.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Margot\u003C/b>: Woof!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1061800_original-a40880e544.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Kevin\u003C/b>: What is the best way for people to buy books from you if they can’t visit the shop in person?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Melanie\u003C/b>: Phone us on \u003Cb>01642 909 970\u003C/b>.\\r\n\\r\nYou can visit \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/\">Drake's website\u003C/a> and follow on Twitter - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/drakebookshop\">@drakebookshop\u003C/a> - Instagram - \u003Ca href=\"https://instagram.com/drakethebookshop/\">drakethebookshop\u003C/a> - and Facebook - \u003Ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DRAKEBookshop\">DRAKEbookshop\u003C/a>. Support an independent bookshop, buy a book! \\r\n#ReeveAndMcIntyreBigUpBookshops\\r\n\\r\nYou can buy Kevin's Roly-Poly Flying Pony books \u003Ca href=\"https://www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/?s=roly-poly\">from DRAKE right here! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/1062649_original-248573e715.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>","2021-06-11T06:46:00.000Z","kevin-interviews-drake-the-bookshop",[],"Kevin interviews: DRAKE The Bookshop",1776628731129]