Northfield Academy are delighted to have our Patrons of Reading Metaphrog back in school running workshops to S1 pupils.  We are so pleased they could take time out of their busy schedule to visit us – particularly as they are currently writers in residence for the Edinburgh Book Festival.

Metaphrog have built a reputation for inspiring and encouraging young people through their distinctive graphic novel work and their visits this week have proved no different.  Pupils have enjoyed workshop sessions looking at graphic novels – particularly those that originated as fairy tales before getting time to create their own characters.  On Tuesday staff and senior pupils enjoyed a lunchtime session with metaphrog which was well received.

Pupils and staff were lucky to hear all about Metaphrog’s much anticipated new book “Red Shoes and other Tales” which includes modern day interpretations of two of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tales. This will be published in the UK in November.

Metaphrog will be back with us in November to visit several more S1 classes before a special Northfield Academy book launch of “Red Shoes”.