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Tonies has gifted a number of Toniebox storytelling audio devices to the Life-changing Libraries project, launched by the Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Cressida Cowell MBE, the author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon series.
Life-changing Libraries is set to showcase the transformative impact that a well-resourced primary school library has on a child’s opportunities in life, alongside the vast inequality currently facing children across England.
The project was announced in April, alongside the publication of an open letter from Cowell to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for the Government to help reverse the inequality in education by putting primary school libraries at the heart of the country’s long-term response to the pandemic.
A SCHOOL in Battersea has been chosen by the Children’s Laureate in a push to support English libraries. Griffin Primary School will become one of the first institutions supported by bestselling author, Cressida Cowell’s, new initiative to reduce educational inequality in young children. ‘Life-changing Libraries’ is Ms Cowell’s flagship project as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate, which seeks to support “a reading for pleasure culture” in six primary schools across the UK. Cressida Cowell has partnered with six schools across England In an open letter today (April 13) the author of the bestselling series,
How to Train Your Dragon, asked the government to “help children whose future now lies in the balance”.
#Chances4Children: Children s laureate joins authors in call for library funding Eloise Feilden Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Waterstones children’s laureate has launched a flagship ‘Life-Changing Libraries’ project to encourage reading for pleasure across primary schools in England.
Cressida Cowell has written an open letter to Boris Johnson. Picture: BookTrust Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting
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