{"id":216,"date":"2010-04-11T20:26:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T20:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2010-04-14T00:37:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T00:37:18","slug":"federation-of-childrens-book-groups-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/04\/11\/federation-of-childrens-book-groups-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Federation of Children’s Book Groups Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bradfield<\/p>\n

A whole weekend of children's books at\u00a0Bradfield College<\/a>, Berkshire - a splendid setting and the warmest days so far.<\/p>\n

A great success for the\u00a0FCBG Annual Conference 2010<\/a> .<\/p>\n

\"Cake<\/p>\n

We were there for the Saturday speakers.<\/p>\n

Hadn't realised that there would be so much cake.<\/p>\n

Definitely a bonus!<\/p>\n

A Gothic Imagination started the day with Sarah Singleton, author of\u00a0The Poison Garden<\/a> and\u00a0Century<\/a> . She carried us through the attics of neurosis and cellars of repression, describing gothic style as somewhat claustrophobic, with decay and a feeling of being trapped in the past.<\/p>\n

John Burningham(author of\u00a0Mr Gumpy<\/a> and many many more books), gave some amazing reflections on his work and career as an illustrator and author, somehow even finding a flair for trains in Japan.<\/p>\n

Truth Lies and Violence was a lively seminar with Graham Marks (I Spy<\/a> - The Constantinople Caper) and Marcus Sedgwick <\/a> (Revolver<\/a>). They even managed to travel to get the real feel of the settings for their books and in Marcus' case tried out a gun to see what it would feel like.<\/p>\n

Books at Bedtime, in the middle of the afternoon, wasn't at all soporific!\u00a0Wendy Cooling<\/a> ,\u00a0David Melling<\/a> and\u00a0Clara Vulliamy<\/a> were inspirational in their illustrations and composition of picture books. Hugless Douglas and The Bear with Sticky Paws are two of their titles.<\/p>\n

And even time to relax too!<\/p>\n

\"sm\"<\/p>\n

Time to look at new books coming on the scene, chance to meet up with friends.<\/p>\n

We enjoyed the opportunity to sit back and listen to the creativity of writing and illustrating.<\/p>\n

Just wait until the children start getting stuck into those books.<\/p>\n

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A whole weekend of children's books at\u00a0Bradfield College, Berkshire - a splendid setting and the warmest days so far. A great success for the\u00a0FCBG Annual Conference 2010 . We were there for the Saturday speakers. Hadn't realised that there would be so much cake. Definitely a bonus! A Gothic Imagination started the day with Sarah ...continue reading \"Federation of Children’s Book Groups Conference\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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