Children's author Nicholas Allen visits Grafton School
Children’s author and magician Nicholas Allen visited Grafton School last week
and spent the day encouraging children under 4-years-old to explore books and
improve their reading skills.
The children were particularly impressed with Mr Allen’s story about ‘The
Queen’s Knickers’, which was accompanied by a series of brightly coloured
garments that magically changed shape and colour as the story progressed.
Mr Allen gave a special performance in front of the children and their
parents/carers and presented every reception age child with a ‘treasure chest’
box, provided through Islington SureStart. The packs contain reading materials
and activities and are designed to encourage children to read books and
collect their favourite stories.
The packs are part of a national literacy campaign called Bookstart, aimed at
children aged 36-48 months and contain:
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Treasure Box with a secret compartment
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A colourful plastic carrier bag
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Two picture books
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'Treasure' - a book of ideas. A guidance leaflet which focuses on early
language and listening skills.
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A fiction and non-fiction book list for children and their parents, including
information on how to access books on specific subjects, such as divorce and
bereavement
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A set of 'Bookplates' – colourfully illustrated stickers for children to place
in their books, saying 'This book belongs to … ' encouraging children to build
their own book collection
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A pack of coloured pencils
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Barrel pencil sharpener
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An A4 colouring pad
For more information, please contact CEA@Islington's Communications Department: