Fun at Wessex Book Festival November 2010


St Francis played an active part in this years wonderful Wessex Children’s Book Festival, organised by the public and school library services. As well as hosting a visit by author and illustrator Tim Hopgood, Mrs Brown the librarian took groups of children to other schools to see Jeremy Strong, Julia Golding and Cressida Cowell.

The children thoroughly enjoyed their visits (and so did the parents who kindly helped out) and gained inspiration from listening to the authors.
Additionally some children went with their parents to see authors in Winchester during half term. They have come back with rave reviews about Emily Gravett, Jacqueline Wilson and Rick Riordan.