Hawes Side Academy & Lytham Hall Park Primary

I visited Hawes Side and Lytham Hall Park to share Danger Zone with a combined audience of around 500 fantastic children. The children heard about the process of writing the books. They even got to see how Martin creates his mind-blowing illustrations. I couldn’t visit without putting on the storytelling waistcoat to share an Impossible Tale.…

Lostock Hall Community Primary

This visit was booked in late 2017 so I’d been looking forward to it for a good while. The morning kicked off with a fast-paced author assembly in which I shared the last five years in half an hour! The children heard about the Tales and Eric’s adventures and got to see Martin’s marvellous illustrations…

Rosewood Primary School

This was my final trip of the academic year to the east Lancashire area. I hadn’t visited Rosewood before, which made it that extra bit exciting. The school is two-form entry so the hall was really full when the pupils had taken their places. The subsequent assembly allowed me to promote reading for pleasure and explain…

St Francis’ Catholic Primary

St Francis’ Primary is a small, rural school in Goosnargh, near Preston. This was my first visit to the school so I kicked off proceedings with an author assembly. All of the children attended, from Foundation Stage to Year 6. It was an absolute joy to share my writing adventure as the children listened intently.…

Cherry Fold Community Primary

It was an early start when I travelled to Cherry Fold Primary, Burnley. The morning kicked off with an author assembly. The pupils listened intently as the events of the last five years were squeezed into forty minutes. I introduced Eric to the children and shared an Impossible Tale. It was a pleasure to promote…

Lea Endowed C of E Primary

The final visit of the half term took place at Lea Endowed CE Primary, Preston. It was my first visit to the school so the morning kicked off with an author assembly to get the pupils up to speed with the events of the last five years. I explained the writing process behind the Tales…

Staining CE Primary

It had been over two years since my last visit to Staining CE so it was lovely to return. The morning started with a whole-school author assembly. The children discovered how the books are written and I received lots of shocked responses when I showed the pupils all six draft manuscripts. Martin provided a ‘virtual’…

Briercliffe Primary

It was lovely to spend three mornings at Briercliffe Primary, Burnley, during late April. Visit one kicked off with a KS2 author assembly where I explained the writing and illustrating process. The children listened so well as the multiple drafts of Danger Zone were displayed and I revealed how Martin draws Eric. The session finished…

Padiham Green CE Primary

I had a fantastic time at Padiham Green. The morning kicked off with a KS2 author assembly. As it was my first visit, I just about managed to share the events of the last five years with the pupils. They heard about Eric’s adventures and even saw a performance of one of the Tales. It…