{"id":2375,"date":"2021-03-04T07:48:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T07:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2021-03-04T07:48:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T07:48:01","slug":"happy-world-book-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=2375","title":{"rendered":"Happy World Book Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well, this is a bit different. It&#8217;s <strong>World Book Day<\/strong> and I&#8217;m at home. No <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?page_id=503\">school visits<\/a> <\/strong>today. It&#8217;s the first time this has happened since I published my first book, <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hairy Fairy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?page_id=13\" target=\"_blank\">Hairy Fairy<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>back in 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E85FB14-21F7-4B2E-B7CE-2449F364C35D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E85FB14-21F7-4B2E-B7CE-2449F364C35D.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E85FB14-21F7-4B2E-B7CE-2449F364C35D-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E85FB14-21F7-4B2E-B7CE-2449F364C35D-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E85FB14-21F7-4B2E-B7CE-2449F364C35D-624x466.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>All school visits are fun, but there&#8217;s something special about WBD!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love my <strong>school visits <\/strong>on <strong>World Book Day<\/strong>; the children have that special level of excitement that only a day out of school uniform, combined with a &#8216;special visitor&#8217; in the classroom, can create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"918\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2381\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2381\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351-624x653.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6351-300x314.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6354-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2380\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6354-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2380\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6354-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6354-1-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6354-1-300x534.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2379\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2379\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3418.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"528\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6349.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6349.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2378\" class=\"wp-image-2378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6349.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6349-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6349-300x545.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2377\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2377\" class=\"wp-image-2377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350-624x1109.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6350.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong><em>One of my favourite things about WBD is seeing people dress up as my characters<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know some authors will be doing <strong>&#8216;virtual&#8217; author visits<\/strong> today. Personally, I haven&#8217;t been promoting virtual visits so far: partly because I figured that teachers had enough to contend with, juggling virtual and face-to-face teaching, without adding me to the mix; partly because of my own efforts at &#8216;homeschooling&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, as from<strong> 8 March<\/strong>, I am more than happy to get back on the school visits horse. If you&#8217;re a headteacher, teacher or PTA member and are interested in arranging a virtual visit to your school, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"please click here for more information (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?page_id=503\" target=\"_blank\">please click here for more information<\/a><\/strong>. In the meantime, I am very happy for you to share my recent sessions at the IW Story Festival with your class. <strong>I am also happy to answer any questions your class may have for me, and respond to any work inspired by my sessions.<\/strong> Please email me at <a href=\"mailto:petarainford@gmail.com\">petarainford@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Happy World Book Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"FROM SOURCE TO SEE | PETA RAINFORD | IW STORY FESTIVAL\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rH-qMTBLeS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong><em>From Source to See: this session explains the steps I went through to produce my next book; includes writing tips. You know your class best, but would probably suit year 4 up.<\/em><\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"THE NIGGLE | PETA RAINFORD | IW STORY FESTIVAL\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JVijVreD0KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong><em>The Niggle: in this session, I read my rhyming picture book about anxiety and resilience and talk about the anxiety children may be feeling at the moment. I demonstrate how to make a &#8216;positivity cube&#8217;. best for years 1-4?<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is a bit different. It&#8217;s World Book Day and I&#8217;m at home. No school visits today. It&#8217;s the first time this has happened since I published my first book, Hairy Fairy, back in 2014. 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