Bin Chicken visits Radford!

From Rachael Hind and Gemma Wilson, Junior School Library

Last Monday, Year 3 and 4 students were expecting a visit from Kate and Jol Temple. While that occurred, they also brought one of their favourite characters with them: the Bin Chicken. What great excitement that created for our students. The Bin Chicken found itself in the wrong place and our students loved engaging with it and helping feed it hot chips and calamari.

Year 3 and 4 students have been exploring Kate and Jol’s books in recent library lessons. Kate and Jol’s books are serious yet funny; silly yet poignant. From exploring exclusion and inclusion in Room on Our Rock and Move that Mountain, to the endless dog puns in The Underdogs, their skills as writers are impressive.

Kate and Jol talked about how animals are influential as characters in their books. Kate shared some of her new book, to be published in November. She was very impressed that we’ve had a sneak peek through a proof copy, and many students are eagerly waiting for that to arrive.

Meeting authors and hearing them talk about their work is a valuable tool to help students develop as writers. How lucky we are to have met Kate and Jol and had their books brought to life for us.

Book cover images from: http://katejoltemple.com/books