We brought a lot of goodies, a lot of preparation (which went straight out the window) and of course the main attraction – The Schoolhouse.
Once the 2nd Class students saw him, it was question and answer time. And all of the good advice we got was spot on.
We did need plenty of water, tea and coffee afterwards.
The questions were interesting, “Did you always want to be famous?” This one had us dancing on the moon.
“Were did you get your idea from?” This was asked of both Sara and myself, along with, “How exactly do you pronounce your name?” and then out of the blue, “What is your favorite color?” & “I scored for our football team last week.”
Yes it was a fast and furious session.
We were impressed by the fact they all expected a sequel to the book, in fact many.
Colin, their teacher had set them all interesting projects to work on – for example they each had to draw one or two of the smaller characters featured in the book.
It was a terrific learning session for both of us and we enjoyed our visit. In fact we learnt as much from them as they did from us. We left feeling ten feet tall.
I would like to thank the Principal Ms. Ava Boyle and Colin Wickham, for allowing us the opportunity of meeting such a great bunch of kids. And yes I would encourage other authors and illustrators to step out from behind the pages of their books to go meet their readers.
Their review has since appeared on Amazon.co.uk
5*
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