Feedback from events

What can we say? Amazing. Not only were Paul's workshops fantastic, with overwhelmingly positive feedback, he was also such a nice presence to have at our lit fest. He attended other workshops and took part and was a joy to have around. We'd book Paul again in a heartbeat.

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!

Year 2 Teacher My feedback for the author: Thank you so much for attending our school. Your story was beautiful and inspiring to the children, but also myself. Your presentation was engaging and has left a lasting impact on the children who have been asking when we can write a book in school! Your workshop allowed the children to express creatively, and you accommodated to all learning needs and abilities. The extra resources you brought in allowed the children to support their learning which was fantastic.

We would like to say thank you to Tim for all his hard work at Storyfest! He was brilliant at the schools and very obliging when we asked him to visit 2 different schools and cover a large audience, plus hosting a session and meeting children in the library the following day. He was very adaptable and the children loved his puzzles. Tim fully participated in the Storyfest day at the Library and we would love to have him back sometime if he was willing!

Thank you so much for visiting our school. The children have been really inspired by your visit and two of them even sent their stories to me via email the very next day after your visit. The children enjoyed the workshops and assembly and staff were positive about the experience too. We all wish you look with sales of The night whale and are all looking forward to hearing about any more new releases of yours as they come up. You now hold a special place in our reading culture across the school. Thank you once again for your visit and inspiration. x

Fantastic event and would definitely recommend.

Ray is such a lovely author to meet and the children loved her workshops. I really enjoyed how Ray started the workshops by talking about she invented her book characters and what made them special. Ray created resources which were appropriate for the children and she shared how important it is to visualise the settings in a story. Thank you for enriching the children with a love of reading and I would love for Ray come back to us soon!

Dan visited our school on 4 June 2024. He was dynamic, engaging and captivating. The students were enthusiastic about listening to him speak and asking him questions. Afterwards, several of the students talked about how, after listening to Dan speak, they felt like they had more options in terms of careers they could pursue related to football and other sports. Several of my reluctant readers were also keen to read Dan's book 'Unstoppable' after hearing Dan talk about it and read some passages from it. All in all, Dan's visit achieved everything we hoped it would and we will definitely be inviting Dan back to our school.

The talk on Henry the Vlll and the palaces he visited throughout his life, was very interesting. Andrew engaged the audience, they seemed fascinated with all the places and his life. The audience had a kind of history lesson and were intrigued by new facts that they never knew. Andrew was very chilled and made the talk relaxing and interesting. He was also very open to questions and answered them in away that made you want to ask more questions and for it not to end. It was fantastic and the audience loved it.

Eva Wong Nava was amazing. She told the story of her family, grandparents and great grandparents and the history of where she was born which was connected to her book The House of Sisters, where she spoke about the Mui Tsai problem in the crown colonies, and the story of 16 year old Lim Mei Mei and how she had been sold to a family as a servant girl and the journey of secrets in the house of Mister Lee in British Malaya. She falls in love and breaks all the rules in 1930's British Malaysia but has to find away for them to be together. Eva brought it alive for the audience with the history of buildings, and art and superstition and costumes that were worn back then in British Malaysia. Eva spoke about Lim's encounters with spirits and the plight of the Mui Tsai and how she falls in love with Hassan who are from two different backgrounds but fight to be together. Eva brought it alive with magic and held the audience until the end. Eva was a pleasure to have and knows how to tell a story with ease. Charming lady.