“You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” - Dr Suess

The last couple of weeks in Shanghai have had a very literary feel to them.  The Shanghai International Literary Festival has been taking place with well known authors flocking to Shanghai, among them Amy Tan and Matt Groning and I was lucky enough to get tickets to see Amy Tan and Mohammed Hanif.  It has also been Book Week at DUCKs.





Book week at DUCKs began with a visit from a real author who signed books for the children.  She read them a story and answered their questions.  Luckily for her bank acount William and Oliver are now hooked on her books! 

Over the course of the week there were lots of reading and book related activities.  However, the highlight was the Book Parade.  All the children in DUCKs were invited to come to school dressed as a character from one of their favourite books.  William and Oliver decided to go as Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. 



They enjoyed parading around the playground in front of the parents with the rest of the school.  There were lots of excellent costumes and the teachers all dressed up too.

Despite the itchyness of the costumes and the fact that the whole thing had to come off in order to go to the loo, Oliver and William kept them on all day.  In the afternoon parents were invited to look round the school library.  William and   Oliver were delighted to show us which books they like and we stayed a while and read a few.