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School Visits
Primary: storytelling and workshops Upper Primary and Secondary: Click for: Children's Bookseller Review Primary & nursery school visitsPrimary workshops involve drawing, writing, magic and storytelling. The Queen’s Knickers workshops are a favourite. The children enjoy an hour of magic and drawing and a competition to decorate a pair of paper knickers for the Queen, with edible prizes. They also discover what the Queen revealed to Nicholas when he visited her at Buckingham Palace, and the Prime Minister’s reaction when Nicholas gave him a copy at No 10! Up to four sessions can be accommodated in a day, up to sixty children a session. For Nursery there is The Hefty Fairy, the story of a fairy too plump to collect a tooth. During this reading children witness the flight of a real fairy. Other favourite workshops include Cinderella’s Bum, about diet and body image, and Hilltop Hospital, in which a teacher’s arm is painlessly removed and restored! Upper primary and secondary visits:
The story writing workshops use Nicholas’s own best-selling books. The different stages of book production are described with examples. From thinking up ideas, characters, and storylines, the children embark together on producing a finished picture book. If it is good enough, Nicholas will forward it to his editor. One school had a book accepted – and the royalties went to the school! Also offers workshops in the making of picturebooks, creative writing, and scriptwriting for children’s television. Fees negotiable – distance no obstacle.
Nicholas also presents workshops and creative writing classes for adults
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