Today, trains and buses and cars are taking - or have already taken - hundreds of authors, illustrators, storytellers and other 'book people' into schools and libraries and bookshops - and more - to celebrate this year's WORLD BOOK DAY UK.
I do hope that everyone is having a very happy time, no matter the troubles of those journeys. There's nothing like the feeling of sharing the enjoyment of your book with a host of young readers. Their enthusiasm and the things they say can really boost an author or illustrator on the day of the visit. And its wonderful when teachers and staff join in with the fun too, an dhelp the day along.
But - big secret - those Book Day visit memories can also feel magical afterwards. Those days can help and inspire the authors and artists and others during the quiet and sometimes less than cheerful day when they are working all alone and stuck in a difficult patch. So a big thank you to all those hosting or sharing in book events this week - or anytime,
I loved school visits, although now I rarely do them. However, I was totally delighted an email this morning. Rhian, a generous mum, shared her daughter's Book Day Dressing Up choice.
There was this lovely girl, beautifully dressed as one of my long-ago-characters, and on that I had loved creating. It was such a joy to see the amazing trapeze artist Lola Fanola, gold dress and velvet cape, there before my eyes this book day.
Thank you so much, both of you, for making my own WBD a happy one, and hope the doughnuts were simply delicious!
Penny Dolan
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