[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-monsters-at-coolock-library-dublin":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"So \u003Ca href=\"http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com/\">Dublin Writer's Festival\u003C/a> has started off with a bang! Or should I say... a GROWL? Today I led a big pack of boys from Scoil Fhursa in reading \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/morris-the-mankiest-monster/\">\u003Ci>Morris the Mankiest Monster\u003C/i>\u003C/a> and drawing their own awesome monsters. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_morris_zps9947a7a6-837b776f4e.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nTo begin, here's the monster they helped me draw. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_groupmonster_zps07402adf-7a7b75911c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThen they were off! We had a huge roll of Fabriano paper, oil pastels and chunky crayons, and I encouraged them to draw big and bold. And they did! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_4_zps9998ad11-4779c28f7b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBig thanks to the teachers, assistants and head librarian \u003Cb>Mags Curley\u003C/b> (far right), and \u003Cb>Irma Grothius\u003C/b> who escorted me there and back. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_gang_zps8df63229-610475b762.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMore monsters! If you want to get involved in the \u003Cb>Get Drawn In\u003C/b> programme this week, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.writing.ie/news/get-drawn-in-with-childrens-books-ireland-dublin-writers-festival-book-now/\">check out the programme here!\u003C/a> More good news: \u003Cb>Mountains to Sea Festival\u003C/b> in Dún Laoghaire just announced their Schools Programme today! And special treat, my fabulous studio mate, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garynorthfield.com/\">Gary Northfield\u003C/a>, will be doing a \u003Cb>TEENYTINYSAURS event on Friday, 6 September\u003C/b>. Find out about it \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mountainstosea.ie/Childrens/programme-for-schools-announced-at-mountains-to-sea.html\">on the Mountains to Sea website here!\u003C/a> \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_3_zps1d7c8b9a-75a964cb21.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click for more monsters under the cut!-->\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_5_zpsb57d2990-6527b4bcf9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_2_zpsc5ff7261-e20448dd3b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_1_zps6f78f395-fdf0565d4f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_11_zpscf6bcd64-35dab92054.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_10_zpsb421d2d0-643151077a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_9_zpsf73b5c38-ef20583344.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_6_zps4d1647ed-8d2be3d068.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/coolock_library_7_zps74b50159-15e56656ff.jpg\">","2013-05-20T14:39:00.000Z","monsters-at-coolock-library-dublin",[],"monsters at coolock library, dublin!",1776628725167]