Making a Drama out of Nothing
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 by Terry Hoon6 February was World Book Day, which sounds like a Good Thing. After all there seem to be days - or even weeks - set aside for just about everything. There’s even a National Slug-breeders Week. Well, actually, there isn’t, but there is a Rhubarb Week about this time of the year in Wakefield. To have a day to emphasise the importance of books once a year is not overdoing it.But what has it turned into? Children are encouraged to dress up as literary characters. It would presumably be easy to copy Tracy Beaker, but most children seem to choose Aslan the Lion, Spiderman, Legolas or some other animal or fantasy character that requires the purchase or hire of the costume. That, of course, costs money, and we have heard of costumes costing up to
Tags: Dorothy Heathcote, Drama, Reading, Reviews, World Book Day
