I was given a big welcome by the children in Mrs White’s class yesterday. They have just started learning about Anglo-Saxon history and found my talk on Anglo-Saxon and Norse Mythology very interesting. In my talk, I explain the links with nature, as well as how mythology influenced the Anglo-Saxon culture. Also, everyone loves goblins! I was told my sketch of a goblin was the best ever – so I’m sure the class will be keen to draw their own goblins and make up their own mythical creatures, with descriptions, to go up on display.
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The children wanted to know my favourite author and my favourite book. I found that ‘The Faraway Tree’ by Enid Blyton, my favourite as a child, was still very popular. Other questions were - How long I had taken to write my book? Was I was proud of it? And, which of my books did I like the best? The answer to the last question is - I like them all, because I really enjoyed writing them ... but my first book has to be my favourite because that’s where it all started, both for me and for Izzy’s adventure - you can find a hint of where the adventure leads in my ‘Books Section’ (or follow the link).
My visit finished with an assembly for the whole school where I spoke about my journey to publication. The head teacher, Mrs Noble, asked the children who liked to read and quite a few hands went up. But when she asked the children who liked to write – every hand in the room shot up. So I am sure there will be lots of entries for the BBC’s ‘500Words Competition’ from Beaulieu School.
My visit finished with an assembly for the whole school where I spoke about my journey to publication. The head teacher, Mrs Noble, asked the children who liked to read and quite a few hands went up. But when she asked the children who liked to write – every hand in the room shot up. So I am sure there will be lots of entries for the BBC’s ‘500Words Competition’ from Beaulieu School.
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