Reviews
There are so many incredible books available at the moment that it is impossible to read them all, no matter how hard I try! Here are my thoughts about some of the books I have read and how I think they could be used in school as well as Q and A sessions with authors and illustrators.
Hay Festival: Daniel Morden
The Hay Festival is always one of the highlights of my book-ish year. It is great to meet up with literary loving friends and hear lots of fabulous authors, poets and illustrators discussing their books. Today, I went to hear story-teller, Daniel Morden, who I first heard at Hay some years ago.
The event was just brilliant. Daniel retold one of the stories he has recorded in his book, ‘Dark Tales from the Woods’, drawn from old gypsy tales. There was plenty of laughter and audience participation as we heard the story of ‘The Squirrel and the Fox’. Stopping at various points, Daniel invited the audience to offer suggestions for what might happen next- and there were some very creative ideas!
It is such a joy to listen to a talented storyteller! The audience were completely captivated and a great time was had by all.