World Book Day 2013 St Matthew's School

I had a most excellent reading and drawing session with the children of year 4 in St Mathews in Cambridge on March 7th. I read from my new book project Mr Dodd'd Odd Day and talked a little bit about the book making process and I was so delighted to hear the children't comments and suggestions on how to make the book better. Their input and their reactions to the book were amazing, and as it is work in progress it was great to see what their response to it was.

After reading they began to work on enormous pieces of paper in small groups to create their own cities, inspired by Mr Dodd's urban setting.

And here are their amazing cities: