I will be slap bang in the middle of a real literature fest, my tent, pitched between two towering colossi of children’s literature. A minnow swimming with sharks, much as I am here, in amongst brilliant stars, old and new.
On the 9th I am taking part in Pop Up, a festival even newer than the ABBA blog fest, and with luck my tent will be dressed as an early 18th century Inn, blazing fire, candle light, straw on the floor, and a surly Innkeeper and some of the Nest of Vipers crew.
On one side, The Moomins; I grew up with them, I loved them, my whole family loves them. Who can resist the Groke or the Hattifatteners or Snufkin? And on the other side, that powerhouse of reggae fantasticness Rastamouse! I defy anyone to hate a character who always endeavours to ‘make a bad ting good’.
So hurry up, drink your coffee, come down to Coram’s Fields and cheer me up.
Catherine Johnson
7 comments:
If I wasn't glued to the ABBA LITFEST I would definitely be in your tent this afternoon Catherine - it sounds absolutely wonderful. Good luck with it.
Oh the Nest of Vipers tent sounds fantastic Catherine! I've only just been introduced to Rastamouse by my 3 year old niece so in my book the Vipers have precedence.
Have a wonderful time.
Sounds like a lot of fun, I hope you have/had a fabulous time.
Am sooooo----ooo tired....The lying competitions went particularly well!
Saw Philip Ardagh AND Geraldine McCaughrean and a Moomin in the distance.
You saw a Moomin???? I am so jealous!
What a cool festival to be in! I love Rastamouse; showed an episode to my sixth form students (English Lang for the 'accent and dialect' topic) and they all adore it.
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