tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41714894502698588092024-03-20T16:24:28.958+09:00Mei MatsuokaMei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-27929997145761733982018-09-18T04:40:00.000+09:002018-09-18T04:45:52.671+09:00'Footprints in the Snow' Hat-Making at Seven Hills SchoolLast month, I received an exciting email regarding certain second and third grade students at Seven Hills School (A private academy in Cincinnati, Ohio) who began the school year by celebrating Wolf Week in the Doherty Library. As part of their celebrations, they read 'Footprints in the Snow' and designed hats for Mr. Wolfe, their resident library wolf.<br />
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To my delight - and no doubt Mr. Wolfe's detriment - all these wonderful creations arrived at my door the following week. Thank you to all the highly talented hat-makers and milliners. I'm sure Mr. Nice Wolf from 'Footprints in the Snow' would love them, especially the tasty-looking duck ones! My niece has kindly modelled those that were not photographed as well. </div>
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Also, I would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs. Linda Wolfe for her inspirational role as teacher and librarian in this - her 47th year - at the school (Amazing!)</div>
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I am really sorry about the two pictures that can not be seen here... Unfortunately some of the files were damaged and couldn't be recovered. Maybe the flash drive was chewed up by a disgruntled Mr. Wolfe...! ;)<br />
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Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-19681744763334152782018-08-19T18:49:00.001+09:002018-08-19T18:49:58.040+09:00Arvon 2018Last week, I had a wonderful time teaching a 5-day Picture Book course together with the brilliant author/illustrator Alexis Deacon ("Slow Loris","Beegu","I am Henry Finch") at the Arvon writers retreat in Totleigh Barton, Devon.<br />
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It is my third time returning to the beautiful 16-century thatched manor house and every time, I come back feeling impassioned and newly inspired. There was a brilliant mix of talented participants and my co-tutor Alexis is an extremely gifted, wise, thoughtful and knowledgeable teacher.<br />
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The week involved a lot of creative exercises, sharing of work, discussions, idea development, delicious food and bonding over some wine or star-gazing. On the third night, the wonderful author/illustrator Katherina Manolessou joined us to talk about her work.<br />
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You can find out more about both Alexis and Katherina's work here:<br />
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All in all, it really was a fantastic week and the centre staff were brilliant from start to finish. I am looking forward to seeing what exciting work/publications may come from those who participated. Thank you to everyone and I hope to go back again in future!<br />
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<br />Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-37019601997876569702018-08-17T21:12:00.002+09:002018-09-18T04:44:07.597+09:00NEW! Activity Books・アクティビティブックNew English Language Learning activity books are now available in Japan!<br />
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Published by MPI, they are based on my previous books "Goody Goody Gumdrops" and "Jack and Zak". There are lots of fun activities inside (Stickers too!) and these books provide a good base for English language learning for young children.<br />
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子供の英語力を伸ばす、アクティビティブックが出版されました!<br />
mpiさん出版、Goody Goody GumdropsとJack and Zakの絵本をベースに作られ、楽しく勉強になるアクティビティが盛りだくさんです。たくさんのシールも入っていますよ。<br />
是非、本屋さんで探してみて下さいね!<br />
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<br />Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-39813002262682318692017-06-25T22:05:00.002+09:002017-06-25T22:05:36.604+09:00Open the Window"Open the Window" is published by Froebel House, South Korea. Part 2 of the Think in English series. Here <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="18ba6a70-8e6f-4bcf-aee1-291ad2857e96" id="79cd6d6e-c37e-4345-a055-95123b83a4c2">is</gs> a few spreads from the book:<br />
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<br />Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-47165064757721344032017-06-25T21:55:00.001+09:002017-06-25T21:55:06.130+09:00Belated AnnouncementMy first child, Cal was born in April 2015. Since then, I <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4b8734dc-0784-4396-96a1-20a3d5218202" id="3ed21eee-24cd-4bc7-a538-833d713f0a60">realise</gs> that I have completely neglected my blog and any updating of news. Understandably, there has not been as much to <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="043126c1-7840-431f-9b5d-5a31893b4f13" id="ae1e1e94-fe45-45dc-8803-b983665bc5f3">report but</gs> I was shocked to discover that my last entry was over 2 years ago!<br />
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Huge apologies to anybody that has been kind enough to visit my site and I promise to get back to posting regular updates again. In the meantime, here is a picture of Cal (Now two-years-old).<br />
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<br />Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-69513692122172049342014-09-01T17:30:00.001+09:002014-09-01T17:30:35.592+09:00Illustrators For War ChildI am donating an original spread from THE GREAT SHEEP SHENANIGANS to be auctioned for "Illustrators for War Child" - a charity auction set up and put together by the wonderful Illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson. The auction will run until Sunday 7 September 2014 on ebay and includes the following brilliant artists:<br />
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Alison Murrey, Axel Scheffler, Babette Cole, Cally Johnson-Isaacs, Chris
Haughton, Christine Pym, Clara Vulliamy, Clayton Junior, Clive
Mcfarland, Daisy Hirst, David Melling, David Roberts, Ed Vere, Elys
Dolan, Gabriel Alborozo, Guy Parker Rees, Gwen Millward, Helen
Hancock,Holly SurpliceHolly Swain, Jane Porter, Janis Goodman, Jenny
Bowers, Jim Field, Jo Lodge, Joe Berger, Jonathan Woodward, Katharine
McEwen, Katherina Manolessou, Kevin Waldron, Leigh Hodgkinson, Louise
Yates, Mark Chambers, Marta Altes, Mia Nilsson, Monika
Forsberg, Nadia Shireen, Nicky O'Byrne, Nicola Killen, Nicola
Pontin, Nikki Dyson, Paul Thurlby, Penny Dale, Rebecca Cobb, Sharon
King-Chai, Sophie Allsopp, Steve May, Steven Lenton, Tim Hopgood, Tom
McLaughlin, Tor Freeman, Viviane Schwarz, Yasmeen Ismail,Yokococo<br />
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A new version of <b>The Three Little Pigs</b> (For First Readers) is now available from <b>Marks and Spencer.</b><br />
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It was originally published as part of eight classic fairy tales collection (Below) by Parragon.<br />
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It's nice to see it as a separate book of it's own with the original front cover - I hope you will take a look next time you're in M&S!Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-90166360842480240682013-08-01T16:42:00.000+09:002013-08-01T16:56:20.984+09:00TGBH launches today!!!Our new book THE GREAT BALLOON HULLABALLOO is published today!<br />
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Please do check it out if you are near a bookshop and I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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Children at a school in Izmir, Turkey have put together and performed a play based on "Karda Ayak Izleri" - the Turkish translation of my book "Footprints in the Snow"; published by Andersen Press UK (and by Kir Cicegi in Turkey).<br />
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The book has been really well received in the country; with 400 copies being bought by the Turkish Ministry of Culture for public libraries. I am overwhelmed by the fact that "Footprints..." was chosen as the story that they wanted to perform for their end-of-year play - they even printed and made all of their costumes by themselves!<br />
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Thank you so much to fellow author Arslan Sayman for directing their performance (And for the pictures) and of course a huge thanks to the children themselves!<br />
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THE GREAT BALLOON HULLABALLOO has been listed as one of Booktrust's "Books We Like: July 2013"!<br />
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It is due to be published on: 1 AUGUST 2013Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-35318619451744875872013-06-05T20:36:00.001+09:002013-07-03T20:05:14.903+09:00Vom Wolf, der lieb sein wollte<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I am VERY excited to announce that "<b>Footprints in the Snow</b>" is about to be published in <b>Germany</b> this August!</span><br />
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Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-80190943385979519342013-03-20T22:40:00.001+09:002013-03-20T23:14:32.386+09:00ARVON - with Tessa Strickland & David Roberts!<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-64700085464660710302013-03-13T00:41:00.001+09:002013-03-13T00:41:49.392+09:00BOOKABOO is back!...and THE GREAT SHEEP SHENANIGANS will be aired on Sunday 24 MARCH 2013 at 7:25am!<br />
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The new series sees Bookaboo on his first international tour in Canada and the reader for this episode is Canadian comedian and author Sean Cullen.<br />
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Our new book<strong> 'The Great Balloon Hullaballoo'</strong> is finally finished!<strong>
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The third in a series of 'The Great...' book collaborations between Peter and I, Hullaballoo is set in outer space with lots of animal and alien characters.
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<strong>The Great Dog Bottom Swap</strong></div>
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Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-88289180360087941432012-10-09T18:43:00.001+09:002012-10-09T18:46:02.626+09:00犬のおしりの大事件<b>The Great Dog Bottom Swap</b> has been published in Japan!
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<b>「いぬのおしりのだいじけん」</b>
ほるぷ出版さんから出版されました!
日本語訳は、とてもすてきな灰島かりさんが翻訳して下さいました。
良かったら是非ご覧になってくださいね:
http://www.holp-pub.co.jp/
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Despite the rainy weather, lots of enthusiastic youngsters came along to our Family Fun Day at the Stratford Literary Festival - and made some fantastic, creative & colourful woolly sheep.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was lovely to see Sarah McIntyre (Thank you to her, Annie and Zoe for the pictures) and to meet lots of new people.
Thank you to everybody who came along and a special thank you to the really kind person who helped me by cutting out all the cardboard rings, which must have taken him absolutely ages!Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-39660854482573835832012-04-03T18:50:00.004+09:002012-04-03T18:58:40.761+09:00Oxford Literary Festival<div>Sunday 25th March 2012<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4u4vXGuYBfxEW8Jxyk3pk6BljRcLoJvJ71PHpwr66g43RdxhBdtj61GMGjixd1z8UgyyDuUXR16NuKmqzm8AeEX5Cmv4OqTfzaAKwZyg5coMz_yaVxyjZB4hjvPUU-So5HowuZgAU4w/s1600/IMG_3533.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727110054177938514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4u4vXGuYBfxEW8Jxyk3pk6BljRcLoJvJ71PHpwr66g43RdxhBdtj61GMGjixd1z8UgyyDuUXR16NuKmqzm8AeEX5Cmv4OqTfzaAKwZyg5coMz_yaVxyjZB4hjvPUU-So5HowuZgAU4w/s320/IMG_3533.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjM9ZJ63y0DGvW8UksP8B3vlERcyCxKO-NlLhfvpu6WPyz9GSIOgaW5-1qgotqLaDCh2ThRXLQkalBKIGO2C6nuPmFDXo43kDIJwhlAQ3TtHo6a1UmcTe4R2wT6A11LxdFFlA4PeAALo/s1600/IMG_3541.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727110084400273314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj33USXAESM2H2-3p_3L-M57vPxS6NKDwsuNll_3SINUGdOTVzGOqJZh2blcxGm9cU0rude9Mg0MNEEUWRw3tgRMTFTTvsgVz42bUtUGWYssrsBC5GTBcftul_6CBOsjXhi_4rXB-Bl8/s320/IMG_3547.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-39653365150837562522012-04-03T18:23:00.004+09:002012-04-03T19:01:09.517+09:00Oxford Literary Festival - Drawathon<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf9u04fjAckBvhdXSeSQlheOrSVl9gshyiPaneRoW3yjrfil8JvV4TOHpJrZ4X6UrtN6AXX_WraompLj6Py5ggDkpmJlnVuCQhq3IjsMcjRHXmaEhR9FUDYo5ZbIWLAlDjqhVeA8FTEk/s1600/IMG_3550.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727103995333694642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf9u04fjAckBvhdXSeSQlheOrSVl9gshyiPaneRoW3yjrfil8JvV4TOHpJrZ4X6UrtN6AXX_WraompLj6Py5ggDkpmJlnVuCQhq3IjsMcjRHXmaEhR9FUDYo5ZbIWLAlDjqhVeA8FTEk/s320/IMG_3550.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxwl3bxLDFy1OcFK3Lz696UOGifSmMqKSeIP-aggVnFg8A1aM46NIDfExQkdYqEUWIHK9uyeLe1sLNq61CLEf5eFxJv4Q5pWZyAiKogRLuKuVnhgzpp7YBOSKGLL6aY3tMJ7zMCZDLB0/s1600/IMG_3557.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727104031439025522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ9w-MdXosqhsfl_-fcnioCpaQiyANooBU7tDuov0xZmVxgqpzmRL4OMzkEXcE52UdehwHe8EgSOx5pAY5LZw-AXPeNadPgLc-WTBxlFjfVc29jgvF1ScGBaXFnVj6-zwst1ObDMejmo/s320/IMG_3573.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-58185236561181947842011-12-19T20:48:00.003+09:002011-12-19T21:02:41.405+09:00Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBRUsk9OZpwh53l3F-pfGafp5-6SvUWfyFR8kriKGvkp0qytE_8J-0qvC63HU6l8X75-vE6Wg9HoaHcU44HYPxTlly3_RSG6S_ri1_maF_H-G3yEFms7D15K92IGVNSooLryqeVcZF8/s1600/IMG_3050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687805373298750738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaBRUsk9OZpwh53l3F-pfGafp5-6SvUWfyFR8kriKGvkp0qytE_8J-0qvC63HU6l8X75-vE6Wg9HoaHcU44HYPxTlly3_RSG6S_ri1_maF_H-G3yEFms7D15K92IGVNSooLryqeVcZF8/s320/IMG_3050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Hope you all have a brilliant Christmas and a great year in 2012!</div><br /><br /><div></div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-57913727275449685442011-12-05T17:54:00.007+09:002011-12-05T18:27:39.990+09:00Arvon 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck0Sqm4cO2kerIRlVZFgHRHfw3i8Bx4XBnpyDHz3NUokzPCVHzjHCBNlQ0ECh0GKhceh8EFr4NIkm5TCFYcj_onti57YYgTvp7E16zjDU3ak_fVqhiyQThJNB1ZUdNXh0N17ICr9mpXs/s1600/IMG_3012_s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682570319673496530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck0Sqm4cO2kerIRlVZFgHRHfw3i8Bx4XBnpyDHz3NUokzPCVHzjHCBNlQ0ECh0GKhceh8EFr4NIkm5TCFYcj_onti57YYgTvp7E16zjDU3ak_fVqhiyQThJNB1ZUdNXh0N17ICr9mpXs/s320/IMG_3012_s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD3muEbi28b6BwSQEAAsGOvyBBApLk_xgjBInzD9VAYWXaFFROSqUpfG-bLXc9MTNE4VEgKr7ANeGYDxRHDp2cWhAkLBDd-_h5XORVD24YxXmVMRET37mPRsIcDpxvd6injwe_MZok5o/s1600/IMG_2989_s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682570327446729730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD3muEbi28b6BwSQEAAsGOvyBBApLk_xgjBInzD9VAYWXaFFROSqUpfG-bLXc9MTNE4VEgKr7ANeGYDxRHDp2cWhAkLBDd-_h5XORVD24YxXmVMRET37mPRsIcDpxvd6injwe_MZok5o/s320/IMG_2989_s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbErJKoH8-d_iomGfLQzJDP-ugvDbiPVENuov3KWvc_GhM9TAnQyjzZIELZSxWlYn01y9KXMYtPl4ASQEdcLtJj4ERYpVHyK39gKHrh3ifVX9X-D_z4L7njHGiHemk_MkAMSKdvLq6c0/s1600/IMG_3041_S.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682570334320512258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbErJKoH8-d_iomGfLQzJDP-ugvDbiPVENuov3KWvc_GhM9TAnQyjzZIELZSxWlYn01y9KXMYtPl4ASQEdcLtJj4ERYpVHyK39gKHrh3ifVX9X-D_z4L7njHGiHemk_MkAMSKdvLq6c0/s320/IMG_3041_S.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I've just come back from teaching for a week on an Arvon course, which was brilliant!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.arvonfoundation.org/">http://www.arvonfoundation.org/</a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>The course was entitled "Writing and Illustrating" and was focussed on the ins and outs of the creation process that is involved in the making of a picture book.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>My co-tutor was Peter Bently and the house was set in the midst of the beautiful countryside of Devon. It was great working with Peter and all those who signed up - who were a mixture of wonderfully diverse backgrounds, talents and full of interesting/exciting ideas.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Tessa Strickland from Barefoot Books was our mid-week guest and Claire and Ollie - the Centre Directors - did a wonderful job organising everything and making us feel at home.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Thanks everyone! The work that came out of the week was amazing and I hope that everybody will go on to do really well. Also, if anybody is interested in doing an Arvon course, I definitely recommend it!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-4992650120921481662011-11-13T19:31:00.002+09:002011-11-13T19:34:15.503+09:00Sheep Pom Poms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUusdVeaK6zrwBaT0LeiSqL0Wa-UfoSamCZTlYOAWPEDR8GVpYlvHuhfMznFXFNO9KyQvYqERJck-_lRdyUtzIWdzqnsnBWg8L_iNS7wS_vFoPDIPzvjmgBdZ_vsMIgmBdXc2VoqYcusg/s1600/Website_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674426439525111474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUusdVeaK6zrwBaT0LeiSqL0Wa-UfoSamCZTlYOAWPEDR8GVpYlvHuhfMznFXFNO9KyQvYqERJck-_lRdyUtzIWdzqnsnBWg8L_iNS7wS_vFoPDIPzvjmgBdZ_vsMIgmBdXc2VoqYcusg/s320/Website_1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhS9mnj6qwX4kk39KfTHvNiajeS7LH4R02OmXsuKLrwlj3pP4WfKm9bpJhep2-NzR3N6caFR12jWRfopjyiEzFFGLXndz_GRmFJW6FeToyzDLeHe0CeMvEGRIY_Etob9HHyze_YA3LdM/s1600/Website_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674426424618170946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhS9mnj6qwX4kk39KfTHvNiajeS7LH4R02OmXsuKLrwlj3pP4WfKm9bpJhep2-NzR3N6caFR12jWRfopjyiEzFFGLXndz_GRmFJW6FeToyzDLeHe0CeMvEGRIY_Etob9HHyze_YA3LdM/s320/Website_2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrLINZV1pneJwJtuwMpl3x_r8f_Xzl-kdR1einu4xUUCKsIkYoajxUF-8yow29Tt8OmkNwpjmO2xxjAfizIb1wrzCbpYbe34YAqvyr0PLEIe9sy7tcFaKyj7BvSvV2Woq3Vzts5Oyg7E/s1600/Website_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674426422224892562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrLINZV1pneJwJtuwMpl3x_r8f_Xzl-kdR1einu4xUUCKsIkYoajxUF-8yow29Tt8OmkNwpjmO2xxjAfizIb1wrzCbpYbe34YAqvyr0PLEIe9sy7tcFaKyj7BvSvV2Woq3Vzts5Oyg7E/s320/Website_3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnPJSN9A1iEl019vA1EnQPFH0CYuHClsSeKeuUJ0TzslgDIgcGWayqLCBkjFz2dVIkzza237T2vAu5xSmuLFYEKlADBk6TYWO-mAtuiJQvG1_CnhPendgIrBMnh4X70NxRt5N0v8UkcA/s1600/Website_4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674426415432471138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnPJSN9A1iEl019vA1EnQPFH0CYuHClsSeKeuUJ0TzslgDIgcGWayqLCBkjFz2dVIkzza237T2vAu5xSmuLFYEKlADBk6TYWO-mAtuiJQvG1_CnhPendgIrBMnh4X70NxRt5N0v8UkcA/s320/Website_4.jpg" /></a><br />Here are some sheep that I've made as part of THE GREAT SHEEP SHENANIGANS events!Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-41809699788445138922011-11-08T19:39:00.009+09:002011-11-08T21:11:45.005+09:00THE CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiabkzav_6zgFOsH9RXrwccKtKAMWWQaCACv3ehyphenhyphenf_NhSZyLVeSTcCwdY2B9eNxJF8CPe16ei7xgl8Avm2e8AuPNCruFc13EAD65im9FHKU28UPqNSQECMc-0456LomroO7oTInqiVTo/s1600/SHEEP_COVER_sml.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672576291459619874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiabkzav_6zgFOsH9RXrwccKtKAMWWQaCACv3ehyphenhyphenf_NhSZyLVeSTcCwdY2B9eNxJF8CPe16ei7xgl8Avm2e8AuPNCruFc13EAD65im9FHKU28UPqNSQECMc-0456LomroO7oTInqiVTo/s320/SHEEP_COVER_sml.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>The Great Sheep Shenanigans has been nominated for the 2012 Kate Greenaway Award!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_nom_green_2012.html">http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_nom_green_2012.html</a><br /><br /><br />The winning titles will be announced at an awards ceremony in June 2012<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIyychrbFKhm99F8wriUf-7cI2xJ3E5EQRu83BwG3uWVgO6tSy7LComUhS0N413dXjMkt0JwScg56YlQR-78X5JXRmiDBB9MS_7VSPGLc930yT0SrvlM967UCNyDe2oKvLJa6Ddz3iv4/s1600/Kate_Greenaway_Blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672576300045489042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIyychrbFKhm99F8wriUf-7cI2xJ3E5EQRu83BwG3uWVgO6tSy7LComUhS0N413dXjMkt0JwScg56YlQR-78X5JXRmiDBB9MS_7VSPGLc930yT0SrvlM967UCNyDe2oKvLJa6Ddz3iv4/s320/Kate_Greenaway_Blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><em>The </em><a href="http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/"><em>Greenaway Medal</em></a><em> is a very prestigious annual award for children's picture books, which specifically awards excellent illustration. It has been going since 1955 and is named after the popular 19th century illustrator Kate Greenaway.</em></div><br /><br /><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmoFZdUMF9-er9O65QR8xJJrS5Vvtcpfkt4rgARSNU0n-FiOaP-ocYndwxhymdJn9Oyh2fowe8V8pVlBUaV4l0MlEWxA5mqxxzVprzz5GE1ibSqhCWZYXS_ltg9xh0tgyUh6DLwQXj04/s1600/Guardian_Reading_with_Kids_Supplement_Blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672576302342104258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmoFZdUMF9-er9O65QR8xJJrS5Vvtcpfkt4rgARSNU0n-FiOaP-ocYndwxhymdJn9Oyh2fowe8V8pVlBUaV4l0MlEWxA5mqxxzVprzz5GE1ibSqhCWZYXS_ltg9xh0tgyUh6DLwQXj04/s320/Guardian_Reading_with_Kids_Supplement_Blog.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>It was also featured in the Guardian's 'Reading With Kids' suppliment published a couple of weeks ago. The suppliment is full of brilliant recommended reads for children aged 0 - 7, both classics and new. It also gives you tips on how to get your children into reading and a helpful Q&A by Julia Eccleshare.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171489450269858809.post-60720375754508180312011-09-29T17:24:00.003+09:002011-11-08T21:12:09.597+09:00Bath Literary Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21whbkNReiRO9NH3MLJHtzJPCVhmql_7r5fTbYcvk9ZmMftdTI6bBcYLwLDRvwdLhBVuyA10J23mQ2ApdZl0GB3siDISTzFwYpAj2EkvVhY4yiv4AKI4j0zP-SKfJVTUL5DLkQUG0MfU/s1600/IMG_3775_new.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657697240171614242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21whbkNReiRO9NH3MLJHtzJPCVhmql_7r5fTbYcvk9ZmMftdTI6bBcYLwLDRvwdLhBVuyA10J23mQ2ApdZl0GB3siDISTzFwYpAj2EkvVhY4yiv4AKI4j0zP-SKfJVTUL5DLkQUG0MfU/s320/IMG_3775_new.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Peter Bently (Pictured) and I did a THE GREAT SHEEP SHENANIGANS event at the Bath Literary Festival on Saturday 24 September. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>It was a brilliant workshop with lots of enthusiastic and creative children (and adults!) They made some amazing fluffy sheep! Thanks to everyone who came to the event and looking forward to more fun sheep-making at the Cheltenham Festival next month.</div>Mei Matsuokahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05472167930650943214noreply@blogger.com0