Primary 1-4 from Leswalt Primary were recently delighted to have an afternoon with Julia Donaldson, author of “The Gruffalo” and other stories.
The pupils from Leswalt travelled to Newton Stewart Library to meet Julia, in an event organised by the Scottish book trust. Julia asked pupils to act out one of their favourite stories for her. Leswalt pupils told the story of Elmer the elephant, with pupils taking on the roles of elephants, jungles animals, trees and narrators.
It was a fun packed afternoon which had all actively engaged in listening to Julia, singing songs with her, and acting out different parts of some of her stories. The pupils even enjoyed a performance of “The Gruffalo” in Scots language.
The session finished with pupils getting their Julia Donaldson books signed by Julia Donaldson, the Children’s Laureate.
As Children’s laureate, Julia visited Newton Stewart Library as part of a 6 week library tour which will take in 35 libraries across the country from Land’s end to John O Groats.
