PINEWOOD LIBRARY

Excitement is mounting as we wait for the visit of Doctor Who author and scriptwriter, Paul Cornell. Paul visits Pinewood on Tuesday 27th June to talk to year 5's and some other lucky fans of the series. Rumour has it that there are one or two staff who have not missed an episode either! The Reading Group has been busy making a Tardis and a Dalek and Matthew Woods has kindly bought in his fantastic Doctor Who collection to go on display. The new Doctor Who books purchased for the library were all issued before they reached the shelves, thanks to Lauren, Rebecca and Penny's hard work processing them so quickly.
The competition to design a Doctor Who monster has taken off and Paul will have a difficult job choosing just two winners. Look out for some pictures of our Doctor Who event next week!

This summer it is well worth popping along to your local library and joining the 2006 Summer Reading Challenge. When you sign up, you will receive a Reading Mission pack which opens to reveal the top secret content and explains how the mission works.
You have to read six books over the summer and as you read you will collect stickers, book marks, a fridge magnet, a secret message pen and ultimately a certificate and a medal. There are puzzles to complete and codes to bust along the way.
Make sure you join in the fun!
The Reading Mission has a website with lots of activities, as well as the opportunity to write reviews, explore the worlds of top children's authors, listen to stories and link into the movie of the summer, Stormbreaker, featuring teenage spy Alex Rider.
Click on the link: http://www.readingmission.org.uk/

Buckingham Palace is hosting a grand party to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday and the world of children's literature. Eighty five much loved literary characters will be at the party including Paddington bear, Mary Poppins, The Snowman, Mrs Tiggywinkle and the Mad Hatter. The highlight of the event will be a special show which continues the classic story by Roald Dahl, the BFG. Dahl's granddaughter, Sophie will play herself and four of the leading characters from the Harry Potter films will also star. Don't worry if you haven't been one of the lucky 3,000 guests to secure a ticket, it is being broadcast live on the BBC1 so everyone can join in the fun.
If you want to know more about the event or if you want to celebrate yourself at home with a party for friends and family with a literary theme, there are some excellent downloads from the official website. Click on the link below to find them:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/party/index.shtml

Congratulations to Thomas Minton who scored full marks in the football quiz. Runners-up were Jack Slater and gap student, Laura Carter.

Gap student, Les, chose the winning entries for the 'design a strip' competition. Congratulations to the winner, Francois Mace and to the runner-up, Emma James.

Well done to everyone who entered.

The overall winner is:

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan

This book is a winning combination of action packed adventure and fantasy where the gods and monsters from the Greek myths encroach on the present day world. It has proven a popular choice at Pinewood and the sequel is eagerly awaited!

The other category winners were Spy Dog by Andrew Cope and Pigs Might Fly by Jonathan Emmett and Steve Cox. This variation of the classic tale was highly rated by all the children who tested it at Pinewood.

Read more about the award by clicking on the link:

http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/index.htm

A few days ago Lemony Snicket escaped from his hiding place to give a lecture to some of his biggest fans. At the last minute, he was unable to make it because he had experienced an unfortunate event himself, having been bitten on the arm by a crocodile during a picnic! He had managed to send a replacement so fans were not too disappointed. In fact the replacement, Daniel Handler, knew an awful lot about the mysterious and reclusive author. Perhaps there is more to this than meets the eye!
To read more visit the link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5020000/newsid_5027800/5027836.stm