#BookSelfies for ReadWell

We asked for your support with the ReadWell #BookSelfie campaign and you did not disappoint! Take a look at some of our favourite pictures.

ReadWell is a registered charity that enriches the lives of seriously ill children in hospital by bringing them free books and professional storytellers. To donate text Read 98 £2 to 70070. To find out more about this charity and their projects visit the ReadWell website.

Oliver, Neil, Teddy and Rose Harrison reading their favourite bedtime stories.

Rachel Bruce reading Cakes in Space.

Natalie Carragher and Lisa Bach reading The Smartest Giant in Town and Some Dogs Do.

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Kaye Tew enjoying Carol Ann Duffy's Underwater Farmyard.

  Sián Olivia with her favourite children's book The Bedtime Bear.

Why not share your book selfies, stories and photos on our Reading and Writing Relay blog? The MCBF2015 team are looking for your stories, book reviews, photos, poems - simply anything and everything to do with your favourite children’s books! Email mcbf@mmu.ac.uk to get involved.

Seawigs Parade at Manchester Children's Hospital

On Friday 27th June the Manchester Children's Hospital School will be hosting their very own Seawigs Parade to celebrate Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre's children's book Oliver and the Seawigs. 

Children at the hospital school will be donning Seawigs they have crafted themselves as part of the lead up to Manchester Children's Book Festival.

Tracy Gallier, Assistant Head Teacher of the school, is very excited about the day, and told us: "We started the preliminary work based around the book, and the response we had was phenomenal! The impact it's had on the staff and the children is indescribable - everybody here is on such a high! We've seen it all here; creativity, discussion, experimenting, socialising and lots of laughter!"

Another teacher commented on Philip and Sarah's book, adding, "I don't know what it is, but something with this hits a nerve with everyone who reads it."