At the book fair

Thursday opened with a bang. Classes from 7 schools, all in uniform, passed through the tent. Library staff and our reading volunteers were in attendance. Here are some pictures from Chipo Nzonzo.

Levina under the HCL main banner in the Children's reading tent

Takwana HCL staff in charge of the tent and volunteer reader Melissa Chaora beside a display

Thuthani Moyo in between telling stories of Africa

The children read quietly in between story and discussion sessions

I made it across today around 1pm. The break for lunch and some activities at the publishers stands gave myself, Deirdre and volunteer reader Deborah Makoni time to put up the Irish bunting, rearrange the chairs and get my Scottish flag hanging up.

When the children returned we competed with the live literature people, cleverly located back to back just so as to drown out the reading to the children (sigh) to tell several Celtic stories. The Star Apple and What a Haggis Looks like from me (and wee Jimmy) and an Irish tale of a wicked step mother who turned her step children into swans. Here are some of my pictures. Others with better camera work will follow and I will gallery them in another blog. In the meantime enjoy these and I am off to bed as we are up and reading again from 10am tomorrow.

Deborah reading to a full house of youngsters

Talking about the stories told

Children telling their own stories

Children re telling the Celtic tales..there is the St Andrews cross , borrowed from my sons bedroom door 

A shy young lady telling her version of the Irish tale

After What does a Haggis look like the children get busy drawing 

Deborah sorting through the picture competition of the Haggis where the children short list the best ones