Just a quick link to The Book Bus Foundation and all of the fantastic work that they do. Founded by Tom Maschler, this small UK registered charity travels all over Zambia in their mobile library decorated by no other than Quentin Blake in his unique style. They take picture books, art equipment, puppets and musical instruments to the villages, orphanages and schools.
I can’t think of anything more fulfilling than giving a child the chance to form similar memories to the ones I still cherish from reading the likes of The BFG (my personal favourite)!!!! Remember snozzcumbers and whizzbangs and collecting dreams? The work of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake are imprinted very deeply into my being and shouldn't every child have the chance to learn to read and to be magic-ed away into the world of childhood make believe through the pages of their very own book? A place that beyond a certain age, we can never return to but have every right to visit in the first place.
The Book Bus provides books and bags of time. Time spent with the children reading, playing and delighting through art and story-telling. They also help set up reading clubs for all of this important stuff to continue well after they have gone. Take a look at their website, The Book Bus, doesn't every child deserve to read books by torchlight under your duvet when you should have been sleeping?
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