Pages and Smiles

Stories read and stories told

Until throats are horse

The young hear tales of old

Content and tired no words I say

After a very happy

World Book Day

Our costumes, because you asked so nicely ;-)

Happy Weekend Folks!

WORLD BOOK DAY :-D

IT'S WORLD BOOK DAY AND I AM SOOOOO HAPPY.

Ok, I know I am a book geek, even so that reaction could be a little exaggerated. But I love it; a day dedicated to books and kids and all things booky fun. I have be green with envy for the last few years; dressing the girls up as their favourite book characters and dropping them off at school or nursery with staff dressed as their favourite characters. I would sulk off to work to be grumpy until home time because I couldn't join in the fun.

This year is different, this year there has been 3 costumes to organise and I am even more excited because the theme at work and school is fairy tales. Could life get more perfect? (well actually yes it could....such a fabulous topic has way too many choices it took me ages to pick one!!)

The red cape is complete (made from a fleece jumper and bloomin good, if I do say so myself!). Gretel has stones in her pocket and Cinders has her rags ready. I just wonder if her Fairy Godmother will show up and turn her into a princess before the day is done?

So Happy World Book Day everyone. What story you will be sharing today?

Oh and to continue the 'keep smiling' fun this week, lets have a little bit of The Hip Hop Librarians

World Book Day

This is one of my favourite times of the literary year. A time when books are celebrated and there are book related events going on all over the place.

Children's books are the focus of much of the hype and so they should. A trend on twitter today was 'growing up I read' and some of the responses made me wish I had been more into reading as a child. There are books that I wish I had read growing up that are mounting up on my catch up list. Classics like Alice in Wonderland, Narnia and many more should be required reading, it seems I missed the boat and am doomed to have to paddle, or read, twice as fast as an adult! If just a few children every year get the reading bug at a young enough age then the campaign is a success!!

I can't wait for Thursday 1st March when both of my girls will be attending school / nursery dressed as their favourite book characters. My eldest, who has recently discovered the Potter series, will become Hermione Granger for the day and my youngest is insisting on being Alice in Wonderland for the day. Is it wrong to get so excited about dressing my kids up as two of my favourite characters?!? Oh well, I think I will embrace the philosophy of living vicariously thorough them and continue to foster the reading bug in them!

Who was your favourite character as a child? Are you doing anything for World Book Day?