October 2015 update
David Melling and Hugless Douglas give Living Paintings a bear hug!
David has been author-in-residence, since June, for our online picture book Hub Wigwam. To celebrate this we’re working hard to publish Hugless Douglas for the library in time for Christmas. The adaptation has been funded by Lifeline 4 Kids.
Be a fundraising hero
It’s that time of year – when our heroes at BBC Children in Need gear up to get everyone fundraising! This year the theme is to dress as your childhood hero… we were delighted to see our old friend Terry Wogan, who created a great description of our tactile image of Pudsey, in his cowboy kit as Gene Autry. And remember that anything you raise for Children in Need could help one of our young library members benefit from our Touch to See books.
Reading for pleasure
Our recent survey of young library members showed that 84% of them are more interested in reading for pleasure since they started borrowing from our library.
Touch to See Book Club news
Gravesend Art Group gets inspiration from Touch to See book club title Monet and van Gogh’s Love of Flowers. This art group was set up in March by Wendy Daws. This is her story…
