More fantastic reviews…

Incredible edibles review, by Charlotte (age 9)

The TV shows ‘Incredible Edibles ‘and ‘Gastronauts’  are two of my favourite shows, so actually seeing the event at the Guildhall was pretty exciting! It all started with marshmallows being thrown all over the room which was unexpected, even for people who saw the bowl!

This event was very popular, and not one chair was empty.  The noise people made was so loud, cheering, shouting and saying ‘mmm!’ or ‘yuk!’  , that it was like a herd of elephants were watching!  There were many experiments including freezing cheese with carbon dioxide, eating foods that could make you fart and ( my favourite) bottom sandwiches.  One very funny moment was when a girl sitting very close to me was asked up to the front. She was asked if she had ever eaten explosives before, and nervously said ‘no’. She took two spoonfuls from a container which said EXPLOSIVES, mixed it up with water (with a nervous face) then ate it.   We were all worried, until it was revealed that the powder was just Birds custard!  Another funny experiment involved rockets made of bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice.  One went off quickly with a pop and landed on the floor, but when there were about 60, all you could hear was pop, fizz, drop over and over again!

Overall, I would give this event 5 stars, as it was fun, funny and surprising.  Now I know what makes you fart, what pink marshmallows and Haribos have in them and much more!

Anthony Horowitz review, by Axel

This event was about the newly published book Oblivion, the final novel of the series “The Power of Five”, a story about 5 heroes, 4 boys and one girl set in a supernatural world where demons and witches exist and everyone lives in fear.

Lorna Bradbury from the Daily Telegraph asked many questions to Anthony then the public as well.

My favourite moment was when he told us that to become a writer we should do something illegal but not get caught. Like reversing your car on your really mean granny!

Beast Quest review, by Aloys

I had to get up very early to meet Aduro the Wizard as I live almost 2 hours from the Kingdom of Bath. We came to help young King Hugo to vanquish the beasts! Aduro the Wizard read from the 60th Beast Quest book : Doomskull.  Everyone enjoyed the Beast Quest Bingo but I didn’t win a goodie bag.

My favourite moment was when Aduro made a potion with feather, crystal, ring, coin, compass and sock, a beast arrived but it was funnier than scarier. I loved it!

Cathy Cassidy review, by Mia

A girl dominated audience sat waiting full of anticipation; a roar of applause filled the room as the inspiring author entered. Cathy introduced herself and her background, whilst talking about her inspiration for writing… daydreaming! Cathy also explained about her new book “Summer’s Dream”, and her other series “Daizy Star”.

There was laughter and smiles throughout. I think the event was a great success, and that many budding writers (including myself) were inspired by Cathy’s determination. The most memorable part was when she read an extract of “Summer’s Dream”, everyone was captivated.

Reviews of the second weekend of the Festival

Vincent Van Gogh Art Workshop with James Mayhew review by Tess

We were all sitting on cushions. A man was sitting dressed as Van Gogh in a pop up frame. His face, hands and clothes were painted. He was pretending to be a painting. A lady explained that the artist James Mayhew was on holiday and we had to call Vincent out of the painting instead. When he pretended to come alive out of the painting, I knew I was going to enjoy it. I love it when people are telling stories from other peoples perspectives.

I liked how he explained the way Van Gogh painted while pretending to be Van Gogh and after he showed us how he painted, we could do our own small paintings and join in a group to paint an enormous portrait. I really loved it. It was one of the.most perfect workshops in the world.

 Gods and Warriors: Michelle Paver review by Isabella (age 9)

On Sunday I went to see Michelle Paver’s book talk at the Guildhall. First she explainedand talked about “Gods and Warriors”, then she read a bit from it, and finally she let us all ask questions. I really enjoyed Michelle Paver’s talk. The best part was when she took a toy rabbit (representing a real rabbit) and told us what Bronze Age Greeks used all the different parts for. I was very interested to find out that they either ate the eyes or turned them into glue. I was fascinated to hear about Michelle Paver’s research experiences which taught her that dolphins’ stomachs feel like marble, and that Bronze Age Greeks used to make purple dye from millions of sea snails.  I found it inspiring that she wrote a story when she was five about a mouse goddess. I think everyone enjoyed it because the audience were happy to ask questions. This book talk was definitely a success.

Lauren Child review by Willow

The queue wound all the way up the Guildhall stairs, lots of girls waiting clutching their Ruby Redford books. We all clapped as Lauren entered the beautiful hall. She explained that she first wanted to be an illustrator, but that didn’t work out. I couldn’t believe this because I love her illustrations! Secondly Lauren tried writing a picture book called Clarice Bean That’s Me. This was successful although she found it very hard to fit all the text and illustrations in it. So finally Lauren began writing novels, hence Ruby Redford was revealed!

Doing Crime review by Milo

Doing Crime: A Writing Workshop with Chris Ould at the Holburne Museum was less a workshop and more a talk in which the author plots out a novel with suggestions from the audience. In only an hour and a half, Chris energetically covered a lot of ground with the group of 30 teenagers, laying out the key elements in the making of a good crime story. Chris prefers Chandler while I like Christie and I have attended workshops with smaller groups, where there has been more opportunity for everyone to write and share their work, but despite this I found the event informative and enjoyable with a particularly lively question and answer session.

Johan Harstad, 172 hours on the Moon review by Isobel (age 11)

On 5th October 2012, 7:00-8:00pm, I went to see Johan Harstad at the Guildhall. He comes from Oslo, Norway.  He was interviewed about his new book for teenagers, 172 hours on the Moon. It’s his first go at writing for young adults/children, he usually writes for adults. For his first go at it, it’s a brilliant book and he said it might be made into a film. It was very interesting because of how he said he wrote this book. He said he wrote the chapters before the actual book and listened to music whilst writing. He also read a bit out which was very good. He won an award in Norway for his books. Johan and the interviewer were very funny. I have never read any of Johan’s books, but I am reading this new one which is excellent. I know they say don’t judge a book by its cover but it looked as excellent as it really is. I couldn’t wait to start and now I can’t put it down.  I would recommend it to children and adults 10+.  Having been to quite a few events I think that this was one of the best. It was a great success and everyone enjoyed it. (Or at least I did!) If I could go again I definitely would. If I had to rate it, it would probably be 10/10.

Achilles review by Maisie (age 7)

When I visited the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature, I entered a small room and sat down, the room was nearly full. Daniel Morden couldn’t speak! So Hugh -Lupton had to do everything! Hugh told the story of Achilles. I thought it was funny, interesting, mystical and magical. Achilles was protected everywhere except his heel because he was put under the water at the edge of the world by his heel.

Overall, I thought it was fantastic because everyone was staring, interested at what Hugh was saying!

 

That’s All Folks

So another fabulous Bath Festival of Children’s Literature comes to a close. And what a close. From Korky Paul to Michelle Paver to Frank Cottrell Boyce the last Sunday was packed (as usual) with the most wonderful events. There were Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and Vincent Van Gogh – fairies, gods and aliens – and even the toothy skull of a grey seal. It was brilliant!

And just like every day of the festival the venues were packed with stars. Hundreds of them. Because at the Bath Kids Lit Fest, the star is you!

I’ve had such an enjoyable few weeks as illustrator in residence – blogging about this and that, talking about drawing and looking towards the events. But the best bit about my job was meeting you guys – because you guys are what it’s all about. Without you and your love of books and fun and illustration and laughter and stories, none of us would be here. Not Michael Morpurgo, not Julia Donaldson not Anthony Horowitz and not me. None of us.

The most important people at the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature have always been the children (and I’m sure they always will be). It might be the writer up on stage but it’s the reader who’s the real star of the show.

So thank you. Thanks to you I’ve had a super duper, star studded, simply terrific time.

See you again soon.

Very best wishes,
Martin Brown

More great reviews by our Young Reviewers!

Michael Morpurgo Review by Amelia

Michael Morpurgo was interviewed by James Naughtie and then answered questions from the audience. He was very funny, which I had not expected because his books tend to be serious and a little sad. The best moment was when he read a passage from ‘Medal for Leroy’, his new book.  It really made me want to read it.

The audience loved the event; they laughed, cheered and clapped.  He was very good at making everyone feel involved.  We learnt that as a boy he wanted to become a rugby player, and luckily for us he became a fantastic author instead!

Michaela Strachan’s Really Wild Adventures Review, by Helena, age 6

It was the most fun book talk I ever saw! She made it something like a show! There was music playing while she told us her animal poems. The stage made it look like a theatre in a fancy room. My favourite part was when she called my Dad up on stage! She had a poem about taking a polar bear’s tooth out, and she had to be like a dentist.

She dressed my Dad up like a polar bear and pretended to put him to sleep by giving him a shot in his backside. Then she pretended to pull out his tooth! She also told us one about a spitting cobra. Then she let children use water guns and pretend to be spitting cobras. They made the audience all wet! I didn’t want them to make me wet with the water guns.

She went through the whole alphabet of animal names. Her favourite animals are orangutans and sharks. Everyone was really excited for it to start and they looked happy during the show! It was fun.

Simon Mayo Review, by Llewy from The Paragon School.

The Radio Dj’s talk started in a peculiar and funny way when he handed out sherbert lemons! He introduced his new book – Itch- and told us that it was about a boy element hunter. Itch has been trying to collect all 118 elements of the periodic table. He then finds a new element and the government start hunting him,his sister Chloe and his cousin Jack down. It sounds like a great book and to show how fun science is Simon got his scientist friend to do a few experiments like blowing up a jelly baby! Then he made fire out of water! I loved it and so did everyone else!

Meet Duncan Titmarsh Review, by Yves

Duncan Titmarsh is the UK’s only LEGO certified Professional. He talked about all the things that he’s made out of lego. When he was a child he made lego kits and got back into it when he grew up. Now he makes lego sculptures for a job!

His biggest one was a Christmas tree 12.2 meters tall!

There were lots of boxes of lego and we had to take a handful each and try to make a circle. It was difficult because the lego only had square pieces. Everyone had a great time though and Duncan came round checking what everyone had done and offering us advice. I was inspired, and I kept on making more Lego models and have been ever since the talk. Give it a try yourself!

Gwyneth Rees Review by Annabel, age 9 

Gwyneth Rees came to the central library to tell the audience about her new book “Super Sister” which is all about 2 sisters with super powers.  She told us about how a book is made and she also showed us some illustrations. She got some of her ideas from her favourite TV programmes when she was little and she also got some ideas from her own children, and of course some of her own imagination!  All of the other people liked it as they were putting their hands up all the time.  I also loved it too!  I have read several of her books and have enjoyed them all.  The thing that inspired her to write was because she always loved reading and she just wanted to write great books too. It takes Gwyneth a long time to write a book… beginning to end it takes about 6 months.

If you have not read any Gwyneth Rees books yet, I recommend them to you.

 

Great reviews by our Young Reviewers

Horrible Histories event with Martin Brown Review by Marianne, age 8

I went to a talk by Martin Brown, the illustrator of the Horrible Histories. The first thing he did was a timeline showing the first Pharoah and today, and he asked where Cleopatra went. I enjoyed it when he did silly faces and showed us how to draw them. Everyone loved it laughed a lot. The most memorable moment was the timeline and also the drawing of a Georgian and a horse cartoon. He showed us how to start off basically and then add more detail. It was a great success and everyone enjoyed it lots.

Michael Rosen Review by Joe, age 6

I went to see Michael Rosen. He told us poems like ‘No breathing in class’ and we joined in with the words and the actions. It was very good fun and I approved of the bit where he told us about the funny titles of his books like ‘Mind Your Own Business’. He was very excitable because he moved around a lot and that made it interesting. Michael Rosen is very good at poems and is VERY funny and I think everyone enjoyed it a lot.

Happy Birthday Bob Review by Maddy, age 6
I’m going to tell everyone “it was brilliant” when I met Simon Bartram, author of Bob Man on the Moon at the Bath Literature Festival on Sunday, 30^th September.   He was very friendly and I learnt how he works from a shed in his garden, writing stories and drawing the pictures.   He did say it was a bit lonely writing, but he loves it very much.  At the start he was pouring a glass of water when his name was said and it made him ‘jump’ which was very funny.  There were lots of pictures of alien friends, although aliens don’t exist!
My Hamster is a Genius Review by Elliot, age 6

The event that I went to was on Sunday in the Central Library. The author was Dave Lowe and he was from Australia.  He wrote a book called “My Hamster is a genius.”  He told us how when he was 6 or 7 he had begged his mum and dad for a pet, and all he got was a little brother!  Then they begged their mum and dad to get a pet.  They got two guinea pigs and then later on he got a hamster, which is where got the story ideas from.  The hamster in the book is called Jasper Stinkybottom, and he had a family.  They were Ben’s mum and dad, Ben’s sister and Ben. The best part of the event was when he did a quiz about animals on a big screen to see if we were cleverer than Jasper.  I think that everyone enjoyed it because it was quite funny.  I can remember that lots of people laughed mostly through all of it. I had not read the book before but when Dave read a chapter of the book to us, it made me ask Daddy to buy a copy.  We got it signed and I can’t wait to read the rest of it!

Gill Lewis: Author of Sky Hawk and White Dolphin Review by Hannah

There was a buzz of excitement in the room. Using an old suitcase full of props including a bird costume, books, a sea osprey, and photographs, Gill Lewis (half lady, half bird) spoke about the Para-Olympics; super human powers; her childhood (and adult) dream  and attempts to fly, which was funny. She talked about Vet school and her passion for animals and nature and gave brilliant advice about writing:

• Always carry a notebook.
• Jot down ideas in any way.
• DRAW PICTURES IF THIS HELPS.
• Write about something you feel passionate about.
• Ask questions, make connections and do LOTS of research!

This event was amazing!

Andy Stanton Review by Eve from the Paragon School Bath

I was lucky enough to see Andy Stanton perform at the Forum in Bath for the Children’s Literature Festival. The funny thing was, although he was reading his new story ‘Brian 6’, there was no book in sight! He read it all from his i-phone. I knew he was a funny author but that was very funny indeed. He also revealed he wrote his first story ever when he was at school because the fancied his old teacher Miss Yates. She helped him create settings for his characters to get themselves out of trouble. Miss Yates helped the author improve his writing. In fact, he wanted to marry her! That afternoon was a real pleasure as I got to know a bit more about Andy Stanton.

 

 

We’re off!

My good golly gosh! The Bath Festival Of Children’s Literature is up and running – and running is the right word. It’s flat out. It’s been the most marvellously buzzy brilliant weekend I’ve had in ages. I just got home. I need a rest – before heading back for more marvellousness.

Every minute of the last few days has been blitheringly brilliant. It started with a parade of Where’s Wallies on Friday evening when more than a hundred stripy types of all ages promenaded through central Bath to celebrate 25 years of Martin Hanford’s best selling books. For once, finding Wally was really, really easy.

Next it was off to the first event of the festival – Axel Sheffler and Julia Donaldson in conversation with Artistic Director John McLay. (I say conversation – there was a fair bit of singing as well.) Then afterwards to the opening night party to catch up with old friends and chat about the fun to come.

And what fun. I saw Axel bring Pip and Posy to life for a whole tottering tumble of toddlers, screaming with delight at every new drawing. They even got the chance to go home with the new Pip and Posy book – before it actually goes on sale!

I saw Michael Rosen talk about Roald Dahl. (How’s that for a double-act?) There were tongue twisters, Twits, BFGs, Pigs, Riding Hoods and lovely new stories from Michael’s marvellous new book on Dahl. True stories all… perhaps.

Hot foot from one packed room to another, it was then my great privilege to introduce Oliver Jeffers. Apart from being a totally amazing artist he was also one of the most charming speakers I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.

Then a skip and a jump to the Bath Central Library for Emma Dodd and Kelly Gerrard’s Graphic Novel Workshop. Great tips for the lucky young artists who managed to get tickets (and me). Trouble was, with all that going on I couldn’t get to see Liz Pichon talk about her amazing Tom Gates books. And I missed Andy Stanton entirely. Just as well perhaps. People were laughing so much they had to carried out on stretchers, clutching their sides..

Sunday had Kristina Stephenson and family enthral a bulging Guildhall with the most entertainingly lavish production at a literary I have ever seen. ‘Wow’ is a small word but if you say it loud enough it nearly describes their fabulous show. Wow! Then off I popped to the Holburne Museum to see how the exhibition of some of my drawings was coming along and to meet Grahame Baker Smith who was doing his event there – another chance to draw along with a master artist in Bath.

I saw Ben Cort and Simon Bartam, Laurence Anholt and Anthony Browne who were all not to be missed. Then I did my own event. And what a brilliant bunch the book-loving bods of Bath were. I couldn’t have felt more welcome.

I finally left the Guildhall as they were locking the doors and turning off the lights.

It was THE BEST WEEKEND IN BATH EVER! That is, until NEXT WEEKEND! There are so many more great events to go to. Don’t miss out on all the marvellousness and fabulosity.

It might be flat out but you can rest at school.

Martin Brown

A Quick Visit to the Library

I went to the library today. I needed to go into town for a few things and to pick up some dry cleaning – so I took the opportunity to visit the local lender to check out some of the latest books by the authors and illustrators coming to Bath this week. (This week!)

I don’t know about all that guff and garbage the politicians sprout about libraries being under-used – I could barely get in. Firstly, there was a school group of teenagers and teachers all trying to get through the door at the same time, then, inside, there was the weekly toddler group sitting on the floor in the children’s book area, listening to stories surrounded by their push-chairs like a circle of pioneer wagons. There was a queue at the desk, all the computers were being used and the aisles of the adult section needed traffic lights. Under-used? It was heaving!

However, undaunted by the masses, I hung my dry cleaning on the end of a shelf and pushed on towards the picture books, picking my way gingerly through the corral of buggies.

Then the mums on the floor began to sing. It was nearly the end of the session and after the poems and stories and nursery rhymes the group always finish with a song or two. What could I do? I was now in the circle, trying to find my Jez Alboroughs, my Ben Corts and my Penny Dales. I was the only one there without a two-year-old – and not singing. Do I join in? Do I keep flicking through the books pretending everything is perfectly normal? I did neither. I sort of smiled an embarrassed smile and backed out into the safety of the shelves, quietly humming ‘The Wheels on the Bus’.

 

Eventually, the library staff and the mums wound up their hour, packed their push-chairs with babies and headed for the grown up regions of the library to find books with bigger words, leaving me peruse the children’s books on my own. Well, nearly. One mum had stayed behind and her wobbly legged littlie stood holding onto the book box, watching my every move. So as picked out a Michael Terry here or a Giles Andreae there I had the strangest feeling that a cute, two foot tall, bald person with big eyes was judging my choices. I think I did OK. I’m sure the happy, bubbling sort of noise she made was approval.

So laden with my pick of picture books I finally made my way to the computerised lending counter only distracted for twenty minutes or so by the teen novels and the children’s non-fiction. The place was still buzzing with a cross-section of society that would be the envy of any civic building anywhere. It seemed to me to be the most non-under used place around. And all those people absolutely absorbed with books.

In fact it was so absorbing I left my dry cleaning behind!

Martin Brown

Gods and Warriors Review

Gods and Warriors is one of the best historical fiction books I have read this year because of the clearly researched themes and contrasting characters. The book is about a goat herder named Hylas living in ancient Greece. Hylas is forced out of his home by an evil force and meets several new characters, each from a different background. This means that he is able to learn more about the world that he resides in. Mainly written in the historical fiction genre, Gods and Warriors could be classed as an adventure book and possibly fantasy, though most of the ideas are very believable. It is written for older children right up to teens though it does have some adult themes like betrayal, honour and some death.

The reader’s attention is caught from the first line and from then on the book is spellbinding; a magical storyline from the author of the critically acclaimed Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. It is about how people from different backgrounds can become friends despite any superficial differences that they have.

I particularly liked the level of historical accuracy that the book contains and the detailed characterisation that is used to help the reader empathise with the situations Hylas faces. The reader can clearly understand what is happening and the book is very easy to understand, this makes for a much better reading experience.

I would recommend this book to others because it will give you a greater knowledge of ancient Greece whilst being thoroughly enjoyable. In my opinion this is one of the best books on Greek history around because it remains believable throughout. If you have read the Percy Jackson series then I recommend that you try this book to extend your understanding of life at that time.

Oscar KLF

Here’s a great video of Michelle Paver introducing the characters of Gods and Warriors:

Perfect Picture Books

Picture books are utterly marvellous things – story and illustration together on the page – a perfect combination of two creative arts. And at the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature in just a couple of weeks, there will be heaps of utterly marvellous picture books – story and illustration together on the stage.

I have always loved picture books – I don’t think I’ve ever ‘grown out’ of them, Sure, as I grew up, I started to read books with fewer pictures, until, eventually, I was reading books with no pictures in them at all. (The novel I’m reading now hasn’t got a drawing in sight – not so much as a doodle. Such a shame.) But that doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy picture books. The stories are just as delightful and the artwork just as inspiring no matter what age you are.

Of course, being an illustrator myself, I am particularly interested in the pictures. And apart from how gorgeous they are and my admiration for how they are done what really interests me is how different they are. Every artist has their own way of using line or colour or tone – their own style. Some are very realistic, others are very cartoony; some are wildly colourful, others are more subtle and quiet; some are bold and some are fine and delicate. There are big complicated pictures full movement and detail and there are pictures that are simple and still. There is no right or wrong method, mode or fashion – they are all amazing. And you can compare those amazingly varied styles for yourself soon in Bath.

One of the things I am definitely looking forward to at this years’ festival is the chance to see some of the artists I most admire drawing live on stage. So I won’t just be seeing them, I’ll be seeing how they work too – seeing their styles in action. It’s a fabulous opportunity to discover how Graham Baker-Smith’s beautifully intricate paintings are done or see how Korky Paul controls his extraordinarily exuberant pen. I will be at Axel Scheffler and Polly Dunbar’s events, taking notes. And I’ll be studying Anthony Browne’s every move. (Simon James, Debi Gliori, David Melling and about twenty others are on my list too)

However, one I’m positively certain not to miss is Tony Ross’s show in the morning of the second Saturday. I have always loved his style – its sense of humour, its freshness and spontaneity. His artwork is fun and alive and simply brilliant A dash of pen and a touch of colour and the drawing doesn’t merely illustrate the picture book page – it leaps off.

And I don’t know about you, but I want to find out how he does it.

Martin Brown

Back to School

Back to school. A phrase that says so much. It says no more sleeping in, it says homework, it says the last days of summer, it says school dinners, uniforms, buses, English, Maths and Science. And it always makes me a little bit sad. To me it feels like the end of something. Something you can’t get back.

Summer holidays have always had a special place in my heart. Maybe it’s because I’m from Australia where the summers tend to be… well, summery. We also had the double whammy of Christmas followed by the summer six weeks off. You’d finish the school year – exams over, books in a box – then Christmas would arrive with all the trimmings and long daylight days to enjoy all your new stuff. Then you’d have weeks and weeks of… whatever – beach, family trips, hangin’ out with friends or playing in the back-yard. The sun wasn’t always shining, but it didn’t matter because you knew it would be along at some point. There seemed to be more than enough of it to go around.

Then you had to go back to school. This meant unavoidable shopping trips with Mum, fitting brown, summer-worn feet into rock-hard, new leather shoes before, finally, clothing ourselves in baggy new uniforms and traipsing off up the street to the local primary or down the road to the high school. All at the beginning of February, which was often the hottest part of the Melbourne year. I liked school – but I liked the summer holidays more.

But the new term is not all doom and gloom. Here, the summer’s nearly over anyway. You’ve probably watched as much telly as your brain can take. You’re bound to be sick of your big sister/little brother/parents. Never-ending holidays would be boring. And there are definitely some great things about going back to school. Emma, here at Bath Kids Lit Fest Headquarters, loved all the cool new stationery you had to get. For me it was what was new in the playground – marbles, yo-yos and cheering the local-hero dog that was always three yards ahead of the council dog-catcher.

But don’t just take it from me – I stopped going back to school several eons ago. Here are a couple of thoughts from people who are going back to school now…

Emily 15…

      Going back to school is always fun. Well… for the first few days, then it goes back to mountains of homework and anticipating the weekends. That said, I do have the best group of friends in the world, and when it comes to the intense revising for GCSEs in June, I know we’ll try to make it as fun as possible (if making revising fun is possible). Overall I’ve got mixed feelings about going back to school. I’m not looking forward to the stress of GCSEs but ,after six weeks holiday, I’m am looking forward to catching up with my friends.

Bella 13…

Hello I’m Bella, I’m starting a new school In September so as any normal 13 year old starting a new school, I’m a tad nervous…! Although nervous and slightly worried, I am also really excited. The reasons why: well, new experiences, not all that boring stuff! No, I’m more excited about just generally having a load of fun and meeting new friends along the way!!!

So, there you are, advice from the experts. Even though it might be sad to see the summer slip away there is something to be said about school that makes the end of the holidays seem not so bad.

 Martin Brown