We saw lots of fairies, superheroes and pirates on a recent school visit to celebrate book week and read ‘Oh, No, Monster Tomato!’ to get everyone into the Halloween spirit.
Last night there were lots of pumpkin lanterns on our street (like the one above) so Happy Halloween and hello to everyone at St Joseph’s School in Camberwell, it was lovely to meet you all!
A big HELLO to everyone at Grove Park School in York! We had a fantastic time when we visited a few weeks ago. Take a look at some of the children’s handiwork below – so many beautiful Stripy Horses!…
Thanks to Mike Tipping at York Press for this picture of us all too…
And we mustn’t forget to mention Tim, Philippa and Sam of the Little Apple Bookshop (just by the Minster – pop in pay them a visit!). They organised our visit to Grove Park and treated us to a very tasty Turlu Turlu – YUM!
Spring was just beginning then, but now its in full swing so next time we’ll have some news on a special new Stripy baby book due to be published in May…
We visited St Monica Infant school in Southampton a few weeks ago and were amazed to see so many superbly stripy flower pot horses lined up to greet us!
The children had all been making their own versions of Hermann, Muriel and Roly and Pitch too. Many thanks to Louise Ripley and all at St Monica’s for a wonderful day and for showing us all their fantastic creations.
We’ll be adding some more Stripy craft idea and projects to the fun stuff section of our website very soon, so keep checking here if you’re feeling creative…
A big hello to everyone at Godstowe School in High Wycombe – thanks so much for making us so welcome the other week (we love our mugs!)
Here’s Karen reading and drawing some of the class as their favourite vegetables. One day somebody may pick an aubergine, but until then its good to know that everyone loves broccoli…
Brr! – its been a chilly January, but we’ve been keeping warm and busy. On Thursday, we went along to the latest Lewisham school to be visited by Stripy Horse’s Bric-a-Brac Shop, and talked about our stories and illustrations.
The Punchdrunk Enrichment theatre company have been working closely with schools to re-create fabulous versions of the shop from the book, inside previously empty classrooms. Their project weaves together drama workshops, story telling and a large helping of magic to inspire reading for enjoyment and encourage children to create their own writing and art.
We all crowded into the shop at Kelvin Grove School in Sydenham to hear Mr Weevil’s special story, complete with spooky lighting and sound effects – it was a truly magical experience. As it’s almost impossible to describe exactly how it feels to be there, here are some photos so you can see for yourselves. But the real thing is so much better!…
You can find out more details about the shop installation and Punchdrunk’s incredible work here and on our website here.
