GREAT GLASGOW BOOK BONANZA: SEETHURS 12: KIDS. Glasgow's response tothe London BookTrust‘s recentpronouncementol doom onthe literacy otthe nextgeneration was not. thanktully. to organisea conlerence. Instead. the Great Glasgow Book Bonanza will erupt inthe McLellan Galleriesin Sauchiehall Street12—16 May.
Akaleidoscopic event. the Bonanza otters a wide range otactivitiestorkids— painting. storytelling. dressing-up in period costume and lots otauthors talking abouttheirbooks— andan evening of discussionlorparents and teachers. sponsored bythe Times Educational Supplement.
The organisers otthe eventchoseto concentrate on children'sbooks because. says Lorraine Fannin. Administratorotthe Scottish Publisher's Association. ‘it seemed the mosturgentneed.‘ ltyou don‘tencourage childrento read. you don‘tgeta literate. reading public in the nextgeneration.‘The Bonanzatheretore aimsto promotereading asa desirable activity as wellas promoting individual authors andtheirbooks.
Hopes are hightoran audience ol15.000 and books sales in the region of £15,000. ‘Whatwe wantis childrento realisethat books are niceto own.and parentstorealisethat itis no more costly to buy a book thanto entertaintheir children with videos and toys.’ said Lorraine Fannin. She expectsteachers and otheryouth workersto gain tromthe exhibitions and exchange ot ideas. and dismissesthe importance of tightening education budgets: ‘Books are not solelyboughttor institutions with public money. lwould quarrel with the ideathatwhen you can't buy booksthere's nopoint in displaying them. It's like saying. don'tdisplay cream cakes because you can‘tbuy them all.‘
The voluntary committee who have organisedthe Bonanza hopethatitwill become an every-other -year event. alternating withthe Edinburgh Book Festival. ‘ln absolutely no wayis itacompetitive thing.‘said Lorraine Fannin. ‘Scotland'stoo smalltorthat.‘ Furtherintormation onthe Bonanza is availabletrom BookTrust Scotland. 15a Lynedoch Street. Glasgow GB 6EF. Telephone 041 332 0391. (Julie Morrice)
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