Goodbye 2013, hello 2014!

Opening a brand new library at Hemlington Hall Primary, Middlesbrough
Opening a brand new library at Hemlington Hall Primary, Middlesbrough

We had an incredibly busy time in the latter part of 2013, visiting lots of schools, libraries and literary festivals and seeing thousands of students and teachers.

During the Autumn term we students from the following schools and appeared at several festivals… (take a deep breath!)

 

 

 

 

 

With fellow author's Tommy Donbavand and Alan Gibbons at the Bootle Literary Festival
With fellow author’s Tommy Donbavand and Alan Gibbons at the Bootle Literary Festival

Greenfield Primary, Leicester

Grace Academy, Solihull

Fordbridge, Solihull

Kingshurst, Solihull

Marston Green, Solihull

Bishop Wilson, Solihull

Steve S supporting independent bookshop day by riding a horse!
Steve S supporting independent bookshop day by riding a horse!

St Mary’s Loughborough

Ysgol Melyd, Meliden, Denbighshire

Cystennin Junior School, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay.

Pembrokeshire Boys Writing Workshops

Ivybridge Community College

Bodnant School

Tanfield Lea School, Durham

Kitchener Primary School, Cardiff

Cardiff Library

The posters for us at hamble Sports College were AMAZING! Thanks...
The posters for us at hamble Sports College were AMAZING! Thanks…

Ysgol Pen y Bryn, Colwyn Bay

Ysgol Sant Joseff, Colwyn Bay

Ysgol Pendorlan, Colwyn Bay

Blessed William Davies Catholic Primary School, Llandudno

Swindon Literary Festival

Dorcan Academy, Swindon

Kingsdown School, Swindon

Bootle Youth Literary Festival

St Philips, Bootle

Thomas Grey, Bootle

Bedford, Bootle

Steve S not impressed with Steve B's "huge rocks"!
Steve S not impressed with Steve B’s “huge rocks”!

Netherton Moss, Bootle

NCBF Gala Day at Woodhorn

Spennymoor Library

Evenwood School

Middlestone Moor School

Ferryhill Library

St Michael’s C of E

Prince Bishop’s School

Eppleton Primary

Blackfell Primary

Steve S looking a little strange in the Isle of Wight.
Steve S looking a little strange in the Isle of Wight.

Our Lady and St Anne’s School, Newcastle

St Hild’s School, Hartlepool

Hemlington Hall Primary

Hipswell CE Primary School

Le Cateau School, Catterick

St Joseph’s RC Primary, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Literary Festival

Acklam Grange School

Newchurch Primary School, Isle of Wight

Hamble Community Sports College, Southampton

Bryn Coch School, Flint

With the brilliant Jeremy Strong at the Middlesborough Literary Festival
With the brilliant Jeremy Strong at the Middlesborough Literary Festival

 

Phew! No wonder we needed a holiday!

 

We are now heading back to North Wales before a visit in Leicester. Then we have a week in Ipswich and Norfolk before back to our friends in Wales and then we head off to China where we will be in Beijing for 3 weeks!

 

(Oh yes and we are also writing some new books…)

 

 

We look forward to telling you all about it!