AUTHOR VISIT

PAMELA BUTCHART

Award-winning Scottish children’s author, Pamela Butchart, came to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School on Friday 27^th September.

 

Pamela, best known for her books, ‘The Spy who loved School Dinners!’ and ‘My Teacher is a Vampire Rat’, arrived dressed in a fabulous ‘Alice in Wonderland’ style dress and an alien bobble headband. She treated our children to an extremely funny, interactive and energetic presentation about her life as a writer and about the different people she needs to publish a book; the illustrator, the editor, the designer, the printer.

Pamela shared with the children some of the stories from her latest book ‘Icarus was Ridiculous’ based on the Ancient Greek myths explaining in an hilarious way how King Midas had made a very bad decision when he wished for everything he touched to turn to gold. Pamela, who constantly included the children, asked what they would wish for with one child cleverly replying “more wishes”!

The children were mesmerized throughout and inspired by her words that they can achieve their wishes by having “a big imagination, a big heart and a dose of confidence”.

Afterwards, Pamela spent time meeting children and signing books in our school library. She was really impressed with our library remarking that it was a beautiful and inspiring place.

Thank you so much Pamela.

Thanks to the publisher, Nosy Crow and local bookseller, Pickled Pepper Books

The author

PAMELA BUTCHART

Will be visiting 

St Joseph's

on 

Friday 27th September

We are soooo excited!!