The week has absolutely flown and it's Friday already. I've had a couple of great school visits and have managed to get lots of work done but haven't managed to write much in my diary - so here goes...On Monday I had a great day at Asfordby Captain's Close Primary School - near Melton Mowbray (famous for its Melton Mowbray Pies and its Stilton Cheese) - it took 3 hours to drive back but it was glorious sunshine all the way and I enjoyed the drive.
On Wednesday I visited a school a little closer to home - Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School - and what a wonderful school it was too... packed with enthusiastic book loving staff and pupils.
The wonderful and talented illustrator/animator/writer Curtis Jobling was also at the school - visiting years 3 and 4 while I was with the excellent writers in years 5 and 6. At the moment Curtis is most famous for being the designer of Bob the Builder and creator of Frankenstein's Cat - but he's done loads of other great stuff too (go and take a look at his website) and is busy doing more.
It was great meeting Curtis and everyone else in school. At the end of the day we sat outside in the sun and signed books and autographs - I came away with a wonderful signed book and DVD. At the top you can see my Frankenstein's Cat fridge magnets (now on our fridge) which come with the DVD. Thanks Curtis...
Year 5 and 6 had been busy reviewing books for Lancashire Libraries Fantastic Book Award - so they all knew about robo-runners, which was great. They had also been busy doing artwork connected with the books they had been reviewing. This is just one of the fantastic pictures they had done.
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