Presentations and Gruffalo

For you final few stalwarts that are still looking at the website! A few photos of the fabulous Gruffalo meeting his fans, and some of the presentations to winners, and organisers.

Spymaster, Craig and Hill - Sunday 11th May

On that hot Sunday afternoon, Stuart Hill, author of the icemark Chronicles entertained us with ghost stories, families worked together to solve the Spymaster challenge without setting off alarms or being spotted by the cameras and Joe Craig dazzled us by creating improvised endings to his popular novels using ideas from the audience.

Bloom'n Workshops - Sunday 11th May

The photos today are of Val Bloom telling her tales of Caribbean childhood...and getting everyone to join in. Curwen Print showing techniques for creating your own book cover, Alan Shea and his Creative Thinking workshop and Deborah Chancellor and her Write-a-Book workshop.

I'm nearly there, I think another couple of days and I'll have covered all the events! Thanks to Dan Johnson for the photos.

Axel Scheffler in Linton Saturday 10 May

Can you believe Axel Scheffler was here in Linton's Infant School? The hall was packed (to it's hard fought for increased capacity) and we all loved his drawings.

Saturday afternoon - Poetry Raps, Coats and Magic

Cathy Myer ran a couple of "Poetry Coat" workshops for different age groups and the children were enraptured. Tony Mitton read out his poetry and talked about his inspirations and the Fairyland Trust ran three wand making workshops. Thank you to Dan Johnson for the pictures.

Saturday Afternoon - Puppets, Music and Print

Here are some photos of Obelon Puppet's the Singing Storycloth, Curwen Print and Emma Mason's Music Matters. All happening on Saturday afternoon, May 10th at the Infant School in Linton.

Saturday Morning 10th May Linton Library

Linda Pearson looked after the events at Linton Library on Saturday morning, whilst a team of people put up the fairyland tent, gazebos, laid out tables and chairs and put up diplays, car park signs and balloons at the Infant School ready for the afternoon.

Sophie Smiley talked about her books, and Liz Hide read the story of Stone Girl Bone Girl and showed the children some fantastic fossils. The library storytelling team read stories to the very youngest children.