Back-to-back schools last week for the week of World Book Day. A lot of advance planning is always required for these but the enthusiasm of the kids and their eagerness to dive in and get creative always make it all worthwhile. This year’s schools were St. Pauls in Friern Barnet, All Saints in Fulham, Coppermill Primary in Walthamstow and St. Pauls and All Hallows in Tottenham. Here’s the montage:
@WordIslington @IslingtonMuseum And the large-scale pop-up structure before the children got to work on it. pic.twitter.com/pnk3X8YgCs
— John O’Leary (@N4John) May 7, 2014
I’m very pleased to be exhibiting my work at Islington Museum throughout the month of May as part of Word2014 Festival.
In conjunction with the exhibition, I’m hugely excited to be running twelve days of workshops with local primary schools including St. Lukes, Clerkenwell Parochial, Samual Rhodes, Vittoria, Tufnell Park, St Joseph’s, Duncombe, St John Evangelist and St John Highbury Vale. This will be followed on 22 May by a celebratory event with the work of the children’s also exhibited in the gallery (all welcome).
Two FREE family workshops are taking place on Saturday 3 May and Saturday 17 May. Full details here – http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/history-heritage/heritage_whatson/wo_events/Pages/default.aspx?extra=9
The exhibition is up and running and continues until the end of the month – http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/history-
heritage/heritage_whatson/wo_exhibition/Pages/default.aspx?extra=9
Some of the work produced by the children at St John the Evangelist School near Angel today. I love the simple but effective graphic style of the green one in the middle. The enthusiasm of the kids in this school was absolutely brilliant.
Hope everyone had a wonderful World Book Day. Fossdene Primary, St Andrews Primary and St Edwards School all made my week. Here’s the montage!
St Andrews Primary School, Totteridge
Fossdene Primary School, Charlton
St Edwards School, Reading
Chaulden Infants School bookworms learn eye-popping techniques from children’s author
Published on the 04 October 2013 11:04
Little bookworms at Chaulden Infants and Nursery School have been treated to a visit from a children’s pop-up book author.
John O’Leary, who has masterminded kids’ titles such as Pirate Treasure Hunt and Detective Paws, visited the school during Book Week.
During the visit, he worked with all the pupils in small workshops, showing them techniques and helping them to design and construct their own books. School spokesman Julie James said: “John is an expert at paper engineering and in his books he creates amazing and surprising pop-ups.
“The children used words such as ‘ wow’, ‘amazing’ and ‘brilliant’ when they realised the pop up effects they had created themselves under his direction.
“The buzz of excitement from the children continued throughout the day and was enjoyed by all.”
Author John also illustrated a picture of a snake and monkey for the school’s main hall wall to mark his visit.
First visit of the school year spent with the fabulous children of Chaulden Infants in Hemel Hempstead. The giant pop-up was created by the two Reception classes.
John O'Leary 