DAVID WALLIAMS
Children from Year 5 went to Highgate School to meet one of the
most successful and popular children’s authors of our time: David Walliams.
It was with great excitement that we walked up Highgate Hill
on the morning of Wednesday 17th May. Five local schools were
invited to this momentous event which took place in Highgate Junior School
hall. One child from each school was chosen to make up an interview panel and
Agatha (Indigo) represented St Josephs. David Walliams not only entertained us
with dynamic readings from his books ‘Awful Auntie’ and ‘Ratburger’ but, told the
children how he became an author and gave them lots of tips on how to create
exciting stories.
He told them that as a young boy he had been reluctant to read,
preferring to spend time on his bike or watching television. However, one day
in the library he picked up a book that changed his life – ‘Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory’ by Roald Dahl. Just like for him “there is a book out there for
everyone” he told the children, stressing the importance of reading, especially
if you want to be an author one day. He was so engaging and the children were
enthralled by him. Two lucky children from each school got a chance to ask him
further questions and were rewarded with a signed copy of ‘The Midnight Gang’.
So Lucky!
David Walliams showed us a clip from his forthcoming film ‘Ratburger’
which will be released later this year. He came and posed for a photograph with
our children and we extended him an open invitation to visit us.
What a brilliant morning for Year 5!
A huge thank you to David Walliams and Highgate School for inviting
us to share in such an exciting visit!
