An interview with Mo Willems

How do I introduce my interviewee today? He’s an author/illustrator/cartoonist who has thrice been awarded a Caldecott Honor, twice the Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal and three more times made it onto the Geisel Honors list. His characters, from Pigeon, to Knuffle Bunny via Elephant and Piggie are beloved friends of so many children (to say [...]

One way to launch a library! (or 4 ways to celebrate World Book Day)

If you were invited to design a school library launch, how would you go about it? What events would you want to facilitate? Who would you want to involve? These questions have been very much on my mind since the start of the year, for designing and delivering a school library launch is exactly what [...]

3rd set of free activity sheets from authors and illustrators – Summer 2012

I know some schools are already back hard at work, but we’ve got another couple of weeks before term starts for us, so here’s one more round up of activity sheets available for free from children’s authors and illustrators. Click on the relevant image or coloured link to be taken to activity sheets you can [...]

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