[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-which-storybook-world-would-you-want-to-visit":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Welcome to worlds of story and magic...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inis_storymus_1_zpsfdd3bb53-ccd5c43186.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n...right in the heart of Oxford! I haven't been able to show off these pictures up to now, but they've just been released, so hurrah! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inis_storymus2_zps3142c4b0-2a3e9f39c6.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I toured The Story Museum while the crew were in the midst of setting up their new exhibition, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/\">\u003Ci>26 Characters\u003C/i>\u003C/a>, and we wrote an article for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.inismagazine.ie/\">\u003Ci>Inis\u003C/i>\u003C/a> about it! I LOVE \u003Ci>Inis\u003C/i> (pronounced 'Ih-nish'), the super-stylish magazine published by Children's Books Ireland. Check out the lovely cover by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.chrishaughton.com/\">Chris Haughton\u003C/a> of this latest issue:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inis_cover_zps6e7b5832-411072c7e3.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KimHarte\">Kim Harte\u003C/i>\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nYou'll need to read the article for more of our impressions about the exhibition, but the gist of it was that 26 authors were asked to pick a character from their favourite childhood book. Then The Story Museum helped them dress up as the character for portraits by photographer \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>, and created a whole room in the museum that makes you, the visitor, feel like you're stepping into the world of that book. It's very impressive! Here's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.neilgaiman.com/\">Neil Gaiman\u003C/a> as Badger from \u003Ci>The Wind in the Willows\u003C/i>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storymuseum_neil_banner_zpsd2a9a3b3-654dde5ac0.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nAnd Children's Laureate \u003Ca href=\"http://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/\">Malorie Blackman\u003C/a> as the Wicked Witch of the West from \u003Ci>The Wizard of Oz\u003C/i>!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/MG_0981_retouched_zpse8b14e93-df6031e0e2.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nDon't miss \u003Ci>Geek Girl\u003C/i> writer \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/HolSmale\">Holly Smale\u003C/a> as The White Witch of Narnia...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/story_mus_banner_zps53a21cd9-eeaa8904d3.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>\u003C/i> (collaged from three photos by me)\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"http://www.francescasimon.com/\">Francesca Simon\u003C/a> as the \u003Ci>Alice in Wonderland\u003C/i> Queen of Hearts! (That's Story Museum co-director \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/about-us/people/\">Kim Pickin\u003C/a>, in the back, who led us on our tour.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storymuseum_FrancescaSimon_zps2565f5af-62d70d52d0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhile we were exploring, we ran into \u003Ca href=\"http://www.wormworks.com/bingbunny/\">Ted Dewan\u003C/a>, who was busy assembling a complicated jumble of cogs and whirlygigs...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/story_mus_ted_dewan_sarah_zps1b893803-6f6d376fba.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.cambridgejones.com/\">Cambridge Jones\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nAnd the exhibition's not all, The Story Museum houses remarkable treasures such as the \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/510709.html\">Rochester Storyloom\u003C/a>, operated here by Philip, when we returned with Ted and Philip Ardagh, late at night.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/philip_reeve_storyloom_zps185020f4-088c6ce2c3.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBe sure to check out the latest issue of \u003Ci>Inis\u003C/i> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.inismagazine.ie/issues\">preview past issues of the magazine here on the website\u003C/a>. Of course, don't miss \u003Ci>26 Characters\u003C/i> at the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/\">Story Museum\u003C/a>, running from \u003Cb>5 April - 2 November\u003C/b> this year. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inis_inside_zps4b2d6cff-9dce6e3846.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Cfont size=\"1\">Photo of Inis magazine tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KimHarte\">Kim Harte\u003C/i>\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nFollow Inis on Twitter - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/inismag\">@inismag\u003C/a> - The Story Museum - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TheStoryMuseum\">@TheStoryMuseum\u003C/a> - Cambridge Jones - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/cambridgejones\">@cambridgejones\u003C/a> - and Philip Reeve - \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/philipreeve1\">@philipreeve1\u003C/a>.","2014-06-01T07:43:00.000Z","which-storybook-world-would-you-want-to-visit",[],"which storybook world would YOU want to visit?",1776628726461]