[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-the-manchester-sea-monkey-invasion-2":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Wow, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/\">Manchester Children's Book Festival\u003C/a> has gone mad for Sea Monkeys! And it's culminating in a glorious Sea Monkey explosion this weekend! Check out all the stuff happening at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events/festival-family-fun-day\">this Saturday's Family Fun Day\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys7_zps01fe8ff8-314b67ede6.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThey put out a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/get-involved/send-us-your-sea-monkeys\">call for knitted Sea Monkeys\u003C/a> (knitting pattern created by Deadly Knitshade, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">here on my website\u003C/a>)...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys13_zps56725790-9a7a2baad3.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd the Super Monkey Shout-out resulted in lots of super monkeys! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys14_zpsec74d374-41e0999201.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you're anywhere near \u003Cb>Manchester this Saturday\u003C/b>, don't miss drawing a Sea Monkey and taking part in the \u003Cb>Grand Seawigs Parade at 1:30\u003C/b>. (Just grab anything you can find and stick it on your head; that's what the Rambling Isles do.) Then join us at \u003Cb>2:00 for \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> fun\u003C/b>! \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events/philip-reeve-and-sarah-mcintyre-oliver-and-the-seawigs\">(Booking details here.)\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/whats-on/events/philip-reeve-and-sarah-mcintyre-oliver-and-the-seawigs\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/manchester_bookfest_zps24729afd-d39327c275.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nBut back to those wonderfully cheeky Sea Monkeys, I just can't get enough of them. \u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys1_zps649712d4-12c89e4490.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I will be visiting \u003Cb>Manchester Children's Hospital\u003C/b> with a great charity called \u003Ca href=\"http://www.readwell.org.uk/\">Readwell\u003C/a>, who supply books to children in hospital. They even raise money to buy fresh, new books for children in isolation units, who aren't allowed to touch regular library books that have been handled by other people. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys5_zpsb9932909-870574e7bf.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHopefully the Sea Monkeys can bring some good cheer. It looks like they're bringing it already!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys6_zps866d94d4-f9cf8f82b2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nPhilip and I will also be stopping in for a signing at Bramhall indie bookseller \u003Ca href=\"http://simplybooks.tbpcontrol.co.uk/tbp.direct/customeraccesscontrol/home.aspx?d=simplybooks&s=C&r=10000115&ui=0&bc=0\">Simply Books\u003C/a> at 9:30am on Friday, and then to Lady Barn House School for more Seawigs shenanigans. Which the Sea Monkeys have been busy organising! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys11_zps17e2e970-6bb84d8516.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhat could possibly go wrong?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys8_zps0b66d611-fca675054a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWHAT? A ZOMBIE SEA MONKEY???\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys15_zps502ab8ce-424ddff4f6.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThey have MEETINGS.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys3_zps222b9792-a559aeb534.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd they love drawing pictures of themselves.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys10_zps7d18ae20-ee40f2b8b9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOo, look, one of them's making a Seawig!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_seawig2_zps44b8ea11-a1ddcb5e51.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd they've been going on outings! I wonder how good their driving skills are. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys4_zps51146367-0937a56581.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOh dear, a Sea Monkey and a police bike might not be a good combination. Look out for further monkey mayhem.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcbf14_monkeys9_zpsd7f842ac-9d6972d7c4.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you want to see more Sea Monkeys or find out about the festival, check out their \u003Ca href=\"http://www.mcbf.org.uk/\">website\u003C/a>, their \u003Ca href=\"http://www.m-cbf.blogspot.co.uk/\">blog\u003C/a>, and follow them on Twitter at \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mcbf2014\">@MCBF2014\u003C/a>, Sea Monkey wrangler \u003Cb>Ann Lam\u003C/b> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/apytown\">@apytown\u003C/a> and hospital children's book charity \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ReadWellUK\">@ReadWellUK\u003C/a>.","2014-06-26T06:31:00.000Z","the-manchester-sea-monkey-invasion-2",[],"the manchester sea monkey invasion!",1776628726564]