{"id":21537,"date":"2017-11-14T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=21537"},"modified":"2017-11-14T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:12:11","slug":"canton-author-supports-schools-library-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/14\/canton-author-supports-schools-library-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Canton author supports school&#039;s library plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CHILDREN\u2019S author Jon Blake visited Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School to support a bid for funding to revamp its library.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Blake, from Canton, gave a talk to Years Four, Five and Six about his experience of being an author and treated them to readings from his story, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thimble Monkey Superstar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The book tells the tale of a clever but naughty monkey called Thimble, who saves his owner, Jam, and Jam\u2019s dad from mortal danger.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Blake\u2019s visit was set up to publicise the school\u2019s Aviva Community Fund <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/31\/vote-library-plead-llandaff-pupils\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to get \u00a35,000 to update its library resources.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school wants to buy newer books and get more up-to-date seating.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21538\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21538\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-500x332.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-293x195.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21538\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-500x332.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/image3-293x195.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript> Jon Blake signed books in the Upper School playground for \u00a35. Photo: Llandaff City PTFA.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Blake said: \u201cSo many schools today have underfunded libraries or no libraries at all, and I&#8217;ll do all I can to support schools who are trying to do something about that.\u201d<br \/>\nEight-year-old pupil, Kate Smith, said: \u201cIt was really different and exciting to have an author in the school.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks again to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/llandaffcity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@llandaffcity<\/a> for hosting me today. Pls support their campaign to improve their library at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvR2YptQlK\">https:\/\/t.co\/BvR2YptQlK<\/a>. &amp; pls vote Thimble at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9FYcD5CK3\">https:\/\/t.co\/q9FYcD5CK3<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jon blake (@jonblakeauthor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonblakeauthor\/status\/930127982856941568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMs Bannister, who looks after the school library, said: &#8220;I think it was important for the children to see that an author was also supporting us with the hope to improve our library.<br \/>\n&#8220;The children were able to hear and find out about his books, which again gave them an opportunity to potentially want to pick up and read one of this books. So having a library where this could happen is very important for the school and the children.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Blake sold signed copies of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thimble Monkey Superstar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and his new book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thimble Holiday Havoc<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, for \u00a35 in the Upper School playground at the end of the day.<\/span><br \/>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thimble Monkey Superstar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is shortlisted in the six to eight years category for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.scholastic.co.uk\/lollies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laugh Out Loud<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Lollies) award this year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Lollies celebrate the funniest and most engaging books in children\u2019s fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHILDREN\u2019S author Jon Blake visited Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School to support a bid for funding to revamp its library. 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