Thought I would share a lovely memory that was triggered by my Grandpa Joe question in the quiz. My first ever class I taught was what we now call Year 4 and my first class book was Charlie and of course at that time hardly anyone really knew the book or had seen the Gene Wilder film. It was a bit like the old fashioned Saturday Movies with the end of each chapter being a cliff edge. The children loved it and I remember them  absolutely living through Charlie’s despair and then ecstasy over the Golden Tickets. It gave many of the children that wonderful gift the love of reading. The class book was always important to me and was always a special part of the school day. It was great to see children anticipating where a story was going and occasionally bemused by the twists and turns. The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler was one story that memorably had children completely fooled at the end! many years I later had to give the author Gene Kemp a lift to the station and told her about it and she was genuinely touched.

Had some good news about my story Pig the Legend today so hopefully I will have some news about publication in the New Year.

Disappointed with the football tonight.