Tag Archives: libraries
kempston library children’s book festival
This morning I got an early train to Bedford and spent the day pirating with loads of kids for Kempston Library’s first children’s book festival, it was great. Kempston is a fabulous example of why libraries are so central to … Continue reading
leeds graphic novel award
I have so much to tell you about this weekend that I hardly know where to start! And I’ve splashed it all over the Internets, often on Twitter, on Tumblr, occasionally on Facebook. But I like to wrap up everything … Continue reading
fun and games in leicester
Look at the fabulous Summer Reading Challenge team I got to work with in Leicester on Wednesday! I know marvellous multilingual storyteller Jyoti Shanghavi from previous visits (blogged here and here) and Farida Mohammed, the fiery one on the right, … Continue reading
london pop up festival
Today’s the Fourth of July and as I was hurrying off this morning to my event at the Pop Up Festival of Stories, there must have been some strange current in the troposphere because my nice floaty dress decided to … Continue reading
birmingham young readers festival
Yesterday I caught the train to Brum and drew and drew! Here’s a picture I made right before an event, when a kid and I dared each other to a draw-off based on turning an object you’d find in the … Continue reading
surrey libraries children’s book festival
First, a quick announcement! Remember that amazing weekly comics magazine that got me going with Vern and Lettuce, The DFC? Well, it’s coming back! Renamed The Phoenix, we’re getting back some of our fab editorial staff, lots of the original … Continue reading
space hop to leicester!
Whoo hoo! Here’s me pretending to drive Eric, one of the two Leicester library buses. Librarian storyteller Ian Burley and I set up shop in sunny Abbey Park and had a blast drawing aliens with all the little astronauts we … Continue reading
lots of delightedly disgusted essex kids
I hope it’s not overkill by posting two videos in a row of me reading from Morris the Mankiest Monster, but I just found out about this video from one of the first-ever events I did last year with my … Continue reading
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