There aren't many things that say more about you than your bookshelf. 2013 was officially the year of the selfie - so let's celebrate reading and make 2014 the year of the shelfie!
We have already collected shelfies from almost 20 celebrated children’s authors, including Carnegie Medal winner Theresa Breslin, Booktrust Teenage Prize winner Marcus Sedgwick, and Oxford-based Korky Paul, the illustrator of the well-known Winnie the Witch series.
Using the hashtag #olashelfie, we will tweet the best pupil photographs from our Twitter account @OLAabingdon every day in the run-up to World Book Day on 6th March. All pupil entries will also be judged by a panel of teachers, with the winner receiving a set of book tokens to spend on the next addition to their collection.
This is an exciting way for us to celebrate reading in a way that will really engage young people. Having your own collection of books at home, however large or small, is a real joy. I am delighted that so many authors have shown their support for this project.
Pupils, or their parents, should email their shelfies to me by Thursday 6th March (aka World Book Day).
Happy snapping!
Read more on the school website.
Here's a shelfie from Korky Paul to get us started.
