Lou Treleaven

We really enjoyed our visit from Lou. She was incredibly accommodating and agreed to work with all of our year groups. Teachers reported that the children really enjoyed the workshops, and many were so excited about the ideas that she gave them that they wanted to continue writing their stories at home! It was a great day and she inspired us all.

Lou was fantastic. She had lovely props to help her to tell her story. It was interactive for the children and they were totally engaged in the story. She was mindful if their age and got them involved by teaching them a song. The children loved it. I would highly recommend Lou.

It was fantastic to have Lou in school - she went to all classes from Early Years to Year 4 and engaged with all of the students in a calm and lovely manner. The children loved listening to her stories and joining in with the activities and were excited and inspired to meet a real author!

We were delighted to welcome author Lou Treleaven to Codicote Primary School on Monday 9th March. She spent the morning working with our Early Years and Key Stage 1 children, starting with an assembly and then a series of workshops for classes, based on a number of her books. In the afternoon she read from 'Turns out I'm an Alien' to years 4, 5 and 6 and explained the process of writing a book from the initial idea to publication. The children were totally enthralled and all keen to continue reading the story to find out what happens. Lou was friendly, approachable and engaging - the children loved her and so did all the staff.

Thank you Lou for a fantastic visit. The communication beforehand was very efficient and we loved receiving books to read before your visit. You were very adaptable and the children (and staff) loved the sessions. Thank you so much for making our book week so special!

Lou attended Pulloxhill School on Monday 27th February. Each of the three sessions were engaging and interactive, and all of the children (and adults) enjoyed Lou's visit.

Thank you so much for such an interactive and engaging session. The children from Year 1 - 4 took part and thoroughly enjoyed your Q&A, story reading and workshops. Your props brought the experience to life and the children were talking about their visit the next day to members of staff.

The communication between Lou and the school was fantastic, and the resources provided were amazing. All the children engaged in the workshops and the fact she would do larger numbers meant all the school were able to access her sessions.

We had a really positive experience with Lou visiting us at school. She held an assembly with both KS1 and KS2 and then did a variety of age-appropriate workshops with Years 2 - 6. All of our children were engaged and enthused by Lou's visit and really enjoyed the activities that she did with them. Lou herself was great in the build up to the visit, keeping in constant contact with us, being very flexible around the school day timings and even provided us with some of her books to add to our school library! Lou also held a small book sale after school so parents and children could purchase her fantastic texts afterwards which was well received. We would 100% have Lou back to visit our school, she provided us with an excellent enrichment day for our English curriculum!