Woodlawn School – Fiona Veitch Smith https://fiona.veitchsmith.com Author Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:08:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Supporting act for the Gruffalo https://fiona.veitchsmith.com/2015/06/supporting-act-for-the-gruffalo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supporting-act-for-the-gruffalo https://fiona.veitchsmith.com/2015/06/supporting-act-for-the-gruffalo/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:49:55 +0000 http://fiona.veitchsmith.com/?p=898 Continue Reading →]]> I was recently invited along to help open the new library of Woodlawn School in Whitley Bay http://www.woodlawn.org.uk/. However, when I got there I discovered I was a mere supporting act. When the Gruffalo arrived the children squealed with delight and queued up to have their picture taken with him. I managed to kick a few of them out of the way to make sure I had a chance with him too 🙂 After he left, I donated a set of my Young David Picture Books on behalf of SPCK Publishing and read some stories to the younger children. I then spent some time with the senior students talking about the life of a writer. I hope the children and staff will spend many happy hours in their new library – it’s a magical place.

Storytelling time. The children of Woodlawn School enjoying the tale of David and the Giant.

The senior students of Woodlawn School receiving a set of Young David Books for their new library – a gift from SPCK Publishing.
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