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SUMMARY:Ian Eagleton Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Ian Eagleton\nIan is the director of The Reading Realm. He is also a content creator and resource writer for various educational organisations\, including The Literacy Shed and Authorfy. Ian has taught in primary schools for 13 years and during this time has been a member of the senior management team\, a phase leader\, and literacy co-ordinator. He has an NQPSL\, which focused on improving reading. Ian has also run staff training and writing workshops for children. He especially enjoys sharing picture books\, poetry and creative writing activities with the children he teaches. He won the Polari Prize with James Mayhew for their picture book Nen and the Lonely Fisherman\, and Glitter Boy was his middle-grade debut. \nIan’s website: https://thereadingrealm.co.uk/about-me/ \nIan’s instagram (@ian.eagleton) \nWhat to expect from the event\n– Find out about Ian’s brand new book THE DAD TRAP\, in which instant enemies William and Florence are horrified to find out their dads are dating each other – and are forced to work together to split them up! \n– Join Ian for a ‘would you rather’ quiz inspired by one of the characters in THE DAD TRAP – expect maximum silliness! \n– Ian will talk about his journey to becoming a writer and will show classes his own diary from when he was 9 years old. \n– One of the main characters in the book loves murder mysteries – test your knowledge of famous detectives and mysteries in a fun quiz! \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the book\, The Dad Trap\, (9780702331381). \n \nBuy the book\nIf you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event\, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event. \nWe can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: The Dad Trap  \nWhen William and Florence meet on the first day of Year Six\, they instantly dislike each other. \nWilliam is impulsive\, endlessly chatty and struggles in school. His home life is safe and predictable – just him and Dad\, who adopted him as a solo parent – and that’s how William likes it. \nFlorence is sullen\, cold\, and everything seems to come easily to her. She’s moved after her parents’ divorce – but she’s convinced she won’t be staying long because they’ll definitely get back together… \nBut then Florence and William find out that their dads have started seeing each other. Now they must put their differences to one side. Because only if they work together might they stand a chance of splitting up their dads… Let the sabotage commence! \nPublisher: Scholastic
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SUMMARY:Emma Chinnery Virtual Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Emma Chinnery\nEmma Chinnery is a British illustrator and writer living in Suffolk. She is the author-illustrator of children’s picture books My Friend Andy (Little Tiger) and We Grew a Dragon (Bloomsbury). She is the illustrator of Enchanted Beach written by Esther Freud (Walker Books). Emma graduated with a Distinction in MA Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art (2021). \nEmma’s website: https://www.emmachinnery.com \nEmma’s instagram (@emmachinneryillustration) \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Emma for a fun event that will get your creative juices flowing! \n– Find out about Emma and see the behind-the-scenes process of illustrating a book \n– Learn about where stories come from and brainstorm your own ideas \n– Emma will read the story \n– Draw your very own dragon with Emma and fly away into your imagination! \n– A chance to ask questions. \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the book\, We Grew a Dragon\, (978-1526687449). \n \nBuy the book\nIf you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event\, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event. \nWe can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: We Grew A Dragon \nTom has an amazing secret – hidden under his bed is an egg. An egg that’s cracking\, ready to hatch. An egg that contains . . . a dragon! \nWhen Tina and her mum come to stay with Tom and his dad\, Tina and Tom strike up an instant friendship. Tom shares his magical secret with Tina and soon the pair spend their days caring for their little dragon. They make her a bed from a shoebox lined with moss and leaves\, feed her tasty morsels of sausages and pizza in special midnight feasts\, climb trees together and give her lots and lots of cuddles. Soon she grows – and grows\, and grows! And as they grow their dragon\, Tina and Tom grow their own very special friendship too. \nBut then Tina’s mum decides it’s time for them to go back home. Tom and Tina’s friendship looks like it will have to come to an end. \nUnless their dragon can keep them together. . . \nPublisher: Bloomsbury
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SUMMARY:Clare Helen Welsh & Fiona Lumbers Author/Illustrator Event
DESCRIPTION:About Clare Helen Welsh\nClare Helen Welsh is a former primary school teacher\, now award-winning children’s writer of over 70 books. She loves silly ideas\, big feelings\, and stories that sneak in learning disguised as fun. Wee? It Wasn’t Me! illustrated by Nicola O’Byrne and published by Macmillan\, won the picture book category of the Lollies in 2023. Clare also runs the popular Books That Help resource. She lives in South-West England with her husband\, two children and a dog called Hope. \nHelen’s website: www.clarehelenwelsh.com \nClare’s instagram (@ClareHelenWelsh) \nAbout Fiona Lumbers\nFiona has drawn on anything and everything from an early age and always insisted she would be an artist when she grew up. \nFiona moved to London in 2000 to study for an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art. A combination of her obsession with picture books and the arrival of her first son led her down the path of illustration and she hasn’t looked back since. \nNothing makes her happier than splashing watercolours and inks and conjuring up new characters – often influenced by the exploits of her two sons. \nFiona’s instagram (@fiona_lumbers) \nWhat to expect from the event\nWhen her granddaughter is missing her old home\, Granny teaches her a secret; buds before flowers\, tadpoles before frogs\, batter before cake… changes aren’t so scary when we understand that the space between is a time for growth. \nChildren can listen to a reading of the story\, take part in a short book quiz and reflect on times of change in their lives. Bring a pencil and piece of paper to take part in a special draw-a-long! \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the book\, The Space Between\, (1839133813). \n \nBuy the book\nIf you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event\, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event. \nWe can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: The Space Between \nGranny has a secret: big changes aren’t so scary when we take comfort in the time it takes to embrace them. \nWhen her granddaughter is missing her old home\, Granny teaches her a secret. The flower buds aren’t quite open\, but they will be soon: they’re in the space between\, and that time is a gift to treasure. Just like the flowers will soon bloom\, in time she will feel at home. But Granny’s in the space between too . . . and she might need a little help to come out on the other side. \nPublisher: Andersenpress
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