Our guest blog this week is about the famous Dutch writer Annie M. G. Schmidt – the ‘queen of Dutch children’s literature.’ In 1988 she received the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Medal for her lasting contribution as a children’s writer. Annie died in 1995 but her work lives on. Stephanie Seegmuller, Associate Publisher at … Continue reading
Daily Archives: August 10, 2014
Piggies’ Day Out – Ruth Symes / Megan Rix
On Tuesday I helped out (mainly did a lot of ooohing and aaahing) at an event called Piggies’ Day Out. It was organised by Project 229 and Booktastic and it was brilliant. There were piggy stories – The Three Little Pigs for under 7’s (the group that I was with) and Pig Sticks and Harold for over 7’s. Under … Continue reading