Lavenham is a great place to be if you are a young reader!
Today I was very honoured to be asked to present
the medals and certificates at the Lavenham Library Reading Challenge
awards. This year some 40 children
completed the task of reading 6 books during the summer holidays. Congratulations to all of them! After the presentation ceremony we were entertained by an excellent magician, and a good time was had by all.
Literary activities for children in Lavenham will continue
during Half Term, when the first Lavenham Children’s Book Festival will take
place. The Festival is being arranged by the organisers of the very popular
Lavenham Literary Festival. Events will
take place in the village hall or at the Swan Hotel over the 28th and 29th
October.
The programme looks very enticing and includes opportunities
to meet the authors of children’s books,
storytelling sessions, creative writing workshops and also workshps for
budding artists and illustrators.
The Festival is open to all, but all children attending must
be accompanied by an adult (whose entry is included in the child’s
ticket). Some of the events may well be
of interest to unaccompanied adults too, and they will be very welcome. For example the author of the highly
acclaimed Viking Sagas, Kevin Crossley Holland will be talking about his work,
and I happen to know that his books are certainly read by people of all ages.
Full details about the Festival and the opportunity to
purchase tickets can be found HERE.
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