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This week is turning out to be an excellent week at Coleridge for author visits. Yesterday, Steven Lenton worked with Year 1 and Year 2 children, and today it was the turn of the juniors, with a visit from the award winning author and illustrator, Jim Smith. Jim talked to the children about his Barry Loser series of books and the inspirations he drew on to write them. The children (and indeed some staff) drew along with Jim, and he gave them loads of useful tips on how to create a sense of character in illustrations. Jim finished by drawing a child from each year group, complete with the classic Barry Loser nose!
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Jim has kindly signed some extra copies of ‘Barry Loser and the Birthday Billions’. These will be available to buy from the office on West until Friday, priced at £6.99.