{"id":9312,"date":"2022-11-14T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2022-11-14T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:07:50","slug":"kick-starting-book-week-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/2022\/11\/14\/kick-starting-book-week-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick Starting Book Week Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0 x_elementToProof\" style=\"color: #003366\">To kick start Book Week Scotland we were joined Friday morning by author David McPhail who has recently released his new book &#8216;Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants&#8217;. <span id=\"x_\ud83d\udcda\">\ud83d\udcda<\/span><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"color: #003366\"><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>I think it&#8217;s safe to say everyone (me included) loved his visit judging by the laughs and giggles in the room.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>David, a true Viking expert spent some time explaining a bit of background information on Vikings, including the boys&#8217; and girls&#8217; Viking names, including:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"color: #003366\"><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Cameron aka &#8216;Nur the bottom slayer&#8217;<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Jack aka &#8216;Jaree the shield basher&#8217;<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Olivia aka &#8216;Olitilda the big toe squisher&#8217;\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>James aka &#8216;Jaree wolf wrestler&#8217;\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"color: #003366\">Before reading the first chapter of his book which managed to stun the audience to silence <span id=\"x_\ud83d\ude04\">\ud83d\ude04.<\/span><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><span style=\"color: #003366\">While the boys and girls came armed with questions, David himself came armed with plenty of &#8216;merch&#8217; which was well enjoyed by everyone!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9312 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/2022\/11\/14\/kick-starting-book-week-scotland\/img_6300-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/kirkcolmprimary\/uploads\/sites\/5370\/2022\/11\/14103913\/IMG_6300-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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