7 Apr 2011

Parent review of Kernowland - Laura Cheek

Parent review of Kernowland series - Laura Cheek - 'thank you for inspiring my 8-year-old son to read'...
Letter from parent - Laura Cheek - page 1 -  click to enlarge
On 17 February 2011, I visited Barling Magna Primary School in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and gave a slideshow presentation and talk followed by a 'Meet the Author' booksigning event. 
Letter from parent - Laura Cheek - page 2 - click to enlarge
Afterwards, a parent, Laura Cheek, kindly sent me a letter outlining how the visit had sparked an interest in reading in her 8-year-old son, Evan. Feedback like this gives other parents and schools an idea of how the school visits can inspire children and helps them to decide if they would like a FREE Jack Trelawny author visit to their school. 

Evan, 8, sent me the letter below after he had finished the last book in the Kernowland in Erthwurld series, Kernowland 6 Colosseum of Dread (see below).
Letter from Kernowland reader - Evan Cheek - click to enlarge
Thank you very much, Laura and Evan, for your kind letters.

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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Barling Magna Primary School, Barling, Essex SS3 0LN, UK

30 Mar 2011

Wix and Wrabness Primary School CO11 2RS

YOUNGSTERS in Wix stepped into their very own adventure world this week.
Children at Wix and Wrabness Primary activated their imaginations to write their own stories as part of the school’s book week. On Wednesday author, Jack Trelawny, spoke to the pupils about how he was inspired to write. Catherine Graham, literacy leader at the school, said:
“It has been book week this week and as part of that an author came to the school.
“He told the children what inspired him and how he gets his ideas, which is why we chose him to come in.
“We wanted the children to think what would inspire them to write.
“The children were really excited and they asked him lots questions.
“Some of them have already started planning their own stories.”


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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Wix and Wrabness Primary School, Wix, Essex CO11 2RS, UK

22 Mar 2011

The Abbey Primary School AL1 1DQ

'There was a real buzz around the school!'
I gave a talk and slideshow to the children in KS2 about using imagination for creative writing and my Kernowland in Erthwurld series.

In the school newsletter, Headteacher, Emma Fenn, reviewed the visit: 'Jack Trelawny... inspired the whole school to produce imaginative and creative writing. There was a real buzz around the school! Our thanks go to Mrs Tumber for all her hard work in promoting reading throughout the school and for organising such an enriched week.'

Source: School website

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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Grove Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 1DQ, UK

11 Mar 2011

Sprowston Junior School NR7 8EW

'A very enjoyable assembly'
All the children really enjoyed Jack's visit to our school. He led a very enjoyable assembly about how he creates exciting characters and ideas for stories.
Jack stayed with us for a little while longer to speak to the children and to sign copies of books from his Kernowland series.

Source: Sprowston Junior School

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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Sprowston Junior School, Recreation Ground Road, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk NR7 8EW, UK

4 Mar 2011

Hawley Primary School GU17 9BH - Visit

Visit to Hawley Primary School
I visited Hawley Primary School in Camberley, Surrey, and gave a slideshow presentation and talk followed by a 'Meet the Author' booksigning event.

Afterwards, the school kindly reviewed the visit on their website. This helps other schools to know what happens so they can decide if they would like a FREE Jack Trelawny author visit to their school...

Author Visits Hawley
To mark World Book Day the children’s author Jack Trelawny visited Hawley Primary School to inspire children to become even better writers. 
Children in year 3 and 4 have been studying Jacks book “The Crystal Pool” and will be writing to him to ask even more questions about why he became a writer and how he uses his imagination to create his characters.
All the children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and a number of pupils purchased copies of his books, which Jack signed for them at the end of the afternoon.

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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Hawley Primary School, Blackwater, Camberley, Hampshire GU17 9BH, UK

2 Feb 2011

Chesswood Middle School BN11 2AA

'We all made lots of noise for the cute kittens and dogs'
By Amber Mullins, 4GC
Jack Trelawny is an author of children's books. He wanted to become an author when he was a child. Jack talked about some pictures of baby animals and some of them were quite strange! We all made lots of noise for the cute kittens and dogs. He told us that you can ask lots of questions of pictures to give you ideas for your story. He also said that you can mix 2, 3 or 4 pictures together to make a story. Jack read us 2 pages of his book 'The Crystal Pool'; he didn't even look at it as he read because he wrote it!
After his presentation he signed books for us, most people chose to buy Book 1, The Crystal Pool.

Source: Chesswood Middle School

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See you next time in the Story House.

Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Chesswood Middle School, Chesswood Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2AA, UK

18 Nov 2010

Delabole Primary School PL33 9AL

Arrrghhh! Pirates!
Delabole Primary School receives visit from author
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The children in Years 2 to Years 6 at Delabole Primary School dressed up as pirates in preparation for a visit by Jack Trelawny, the author of the Kernowland series of books. He treated them to an interactive powerpoint slideshow and told them where he gets his ideas and how a story is written. He read extracts from his first book ‘The Crystal Pool’ and signed books for the children to purchase. It is hoped his visit will inspire the children to become authors themselves.

Source: Post Series Newspapers

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Happy writing... and reading!

Jack
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Location: Delabole Primary School, Saint Teath, Delabole, Cornwall PL33 9AL, UK
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