[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-playing-princess-for-the-day":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"While you can't quite see the corgis in this photo, I did feel like I was making a royal visit to \u003Ca href=\"http://rodingprimary.com/V\">Roding Primary School\u003C/a> in Essex, what with the fancy hat and getting to flounce about majestically all day. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_6-83f060b9dc.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nToday was my first \u003Ca href=\"http://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/\">Scholastic Book Fair\u003C/a>, which meant the school had a big book stall and I did lots of events and even opened their \u003Cb>brand-new library!\u003C/b> Here I am with the governors and Hazel, the former school head, cutting the big red ribbon.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_4-bb43ff42a8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIt feels great, opening a library when so many other libraries are having to close. This one's in a school, not a public library, but one more library in Britain is definitely a GOOD THING. Hurrah, Roding! You are fighting the good fight.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_3-1d11b6ef63.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnother good thing at Roding Primary is the well-stocked staff room. Or at least it was when we went in. Strawberries. Cupcakes. Mmmm. And here are The Mighty John and Clever Corinne, who came along with me from Scholastic and helped run everything.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_1-b444d56125.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Publicist Corinne Gotch, Senior Marketing Coordinator John Gerrard\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more photos under the cut-->\\r\nAnd we made aliens. Lots of aliens! (Feel free to \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/princess.php\">download your own free Design-you-own-Alien pack from my website\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_5-0dc5385734.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's a \u003Ci>Morris the Mankiest Monster\u003C/i> storytelling session with the reception classes. (I think it's what we call kindergarten in the States.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_7-d2cadb936c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThanks to Sarah and Laura, who gave us a tour and were a big help in running between all the different classes.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary_2-01d476f816.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd another thanks to the headmaster, who hosted us and kept a room full of us entertained before the library opening. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roding_primary3-d0c1560486.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nA good day, I could get used to this princess thing!","2011-05-16T21:19:00.000Z","playing-princess-for-the-day",[],"playing princess for the day",1776628720201]