We were off early this morning into Oxford as we had tickets for the launch of the Oxford Literary Festival. Four children's laureates were there to talk to us all about their inspirations and what its like being a laureate. Obviously the main draw for us was that Jacqueline Wilson would be there, who is one of N's most favourite writers. Also there were Anne Fine, Michael Rosen and Anthony Browne.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of them (so did N!) but I particularly liked something that Michael Rosen mentioned about a study that has been carried out worldwide for 20 years and the results showed that living and growing up in a home surrounded by books, regardless of your wealth or social status, had a significantly measurable benefit compared to those who had not. Jacqueline Wilson was championing the benefits of reading aloud to your children, the sharing of a story, which she feels is being lost in family lives.
Here is N getting one of her JW books - Lola Rose signed by Jacqueline Wilson
N really pleased that she had not only been in the same room as JW but also got her autograph. Priceless.
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