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A Thought For Valentine’s Day

  By Litrasaurus Quest February 14, 2016 - 13:49 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

“A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”     This is a quote from the Wizard of Oz… Continue reading

“It doesn’t matter a damn how you write!”

  By Litrasaurus Quest February 7, 2016 - 15:41 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

  “If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”     This is a great quote… Continue reading

Poetry Too !

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 30, 2015 - 16:36 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Litrasaurus encourages all forms of creative and imaginative writing so we are also delighted to help people share poems as well as stories. Indeed, we already have a number of… Continue reading

Everything Changes When We Read – Gaiman

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 2, 2015 - 16:00 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Neil Gaiman has a way with words … not just when he writes books but also when he speaks passionately about subjects close to his heart, and, I would suggest,… Continue reading

More Guest Authors

  By Litrasaurus Quest September 21, 2015 - 14:41 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Litrasaurus is delighted to have Guest Authors submitting stories to us.  We were blown away by Frank Cottrell Boyce sharing a story with us, but in every way as special… Continue reading

“Children need books, not screens”

  By Litrasaurus Quest July 11, 2015 - 14:06 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Many congratulations to Shirley Hughes who has become the first recipient of the Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. Interviewed today in the Daily Telegraph (Click here for the full article) … Continue reading

Frank Cottrell Boyce Shares A Story With Litrasaurus

  By Litrasaurus Quest June 1, 2015 - 17:37 December 23, 2018 Blog, Guest Authors

We are delighted and proud that Frank Cottrell Boyce the award winning children’s writer has magnanimously agreed to share a story with Litrasaurus as a Guest Author. The story “Shona”… Continue reading

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall “stories help us to understand our world and the people in it”

  By Litrasaurus Quest May 31, 2015 - 16:20 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall gave a speech at the final of the BBC 500 Words Competition this last week in which she shared a wonderful insight into… Continue reading

Congratulations BBC 500 Words Story Writers

  By Litrasaurus Quest May 31, 2015 - 15:33 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Many congratulations to absolutely everyone who submitted a story to the BBC 500 Words competition this year. A record 120,421 entries were received,which means, all together, over 60 million words!… Continue reading

Beanstalk Reading Angels

  By Litrasaurus Quest May 30, 2015 - 18:06 December 23, 2018 Blog, Charlotte's Thoughts, LitraQuest, Owain's Thoughts

We recently came across a wonderful charity called Beanstalk who have volunteers who we think are ‘angels’ because they help young children to read. Each individual child gets regular time… Continue reading

Quotes by Frank Cottrell Boyce

  By Litrasaurus Quest April 17, 2015 - 11:12 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

“Stories should be sunlight pouring down upon your head” “I have a nagging fear that in encouraging literacy we are killing the pleasure of reading” “It’s a fantastically joyous thing… Continue reading

Litrasaurus Extends Story Writing Competition to End of the Easter Holidays

  By Litrasaurus Quest April 7, 2015 - 09:00 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Litrasaurus he has extended the closing date for his latest competition to the 12th April.  That means you now have the whole of the Easter Holidays as well to write… Continue reading

RIP Terry Pratchett

  By Litrasaurus Quest March 13, 2015 - 18:21 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

“Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.” Terry Pratchett 28 April 1948 – 12 March… Continue reading

artsrichmond Young Writers Festival 2014/15

  By Litrasaurus Quest March 4, 2015 - 19:07 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

Litrasaurus spent an amazing afternoon on Sunday listening to children’s writing. This was the Celebration and Prize Giving for all the Young Writers nominated for awards by the artsrichmond judges… Continue reading

Waiting for a bite !

  By Litrasaurus Quest February 16, 2015 - 21:13 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest

We are fishing, no not phishing, but rather collecting … specifically stories from you ! Having now got the websites and back end up and running Litrasaurus is entering the… Continue reading

Find your local library

  By Litrasaurus Quest February 6, 2015 - 16:47 December 23, 2018 Blog, LitraQuest, News & Commentary

With tomorrow being National Library Day 2015 here is a link to a web page where you can find your local library – all you need to do is put… Continue reading

Kenneth Grahame

  By Litrasaurus Quest January 20, 2015 - 15:02 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

“The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spellbound… Continue reading

Tagged   Books, Kenneth Grahame, Stories, Wind In The Willows

We Love Local Bookshops

  By Litrasaurus Quest January 20, 2015 - 14:13 December 23, 2018 Blog, News & Commentary

Litrasaurus & LitraQuest just love local bookshops ! Local bookshops, particularly the small independent ones, are an essential part of the reading experience for us all, particularly children.  Just like libraries,… Continue reading

Litrasaurus Loves Libraries

  By Litrasaurus Quest January 18, 2015 - 22:38 December 23, 2018 Blog, Litrasaurus

Libraries are the most wonderful places. Litrasaurus is particularly proud that we are featured in a number of our local libraries here in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.… Continue reading

Resources & Copyright

  By Litrasaurus Quest January 13, 2015 - 18:46 December 23, 2018 Blog, Misc

The Litrasaurus website is a resource for children, parents, teachers and anyone else involved or interested in encouraging children’s reading and writing skills as well as stimulating their imagination and… Continue reading

Quote by Shane Snow

  By Litrasaurus Quest January 11, 2015 - 15:20 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

“Great stories build relationships and make people care. Those two things are necessary to change anything.” Continue reading

Quote by Nadia Hashimi

  By Litrasaurus Quest December 20, 2014 - 15:24 December 23, 2018 Blog, Quotes

“Fiction, if done right, can bridge cultural divides. Stories can be a footpath for a reader to step into another land and view its indigenous practices and beliefs through a… Continue reading

Quote by Neil Gaiman

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 19, 2014 - 18:46 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“Start telling the stories that only you can tell. Because there will always be better writers than you, and there will always be smarter writers than you, and there will… Continue reading

Tagged   Story Telling

Quote by John Steinbeck

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 18, 2014 - 16:08 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a recipe that can be passed… Continue reading

Quote by Francesca Lia Block

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 18, 2014 - 16:00 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“Think about the word destroy. Do you know what it is? De-story. Destroy. Destory. You see. And restore. That’s re-story. Do you know that only two things have been proven… Continue reading

Quote by Jeff Dixon

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 18, 2014 - 15:57 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“That is the power of a good story. It can encourage you, it can make you laugh, it can bring you joy. It will make you think, it will tap… Continue reading

Elderly have a story to tell says Cribbins – Age UK

  By Litrasaurus Quest October 27, 2014 - 13:00 September 2, 2017 Blog, News & Commentary

Bernard Cribbins is supporting an initiative called Life Histories which is encouraging children to take an interest in the life stories of the elderly. ““Everybody has a story to tell,… Continue reading

Quote by Ashly Lorenzana

  By Litrasaurus Quest October 24, 2014 - 09:00 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“What you should actually be trying to figure out is how to tell your story. The one that is every bit as unique to you as your fingerprints. This is… Continue reading

Quote by Livia Blackburne

  By Litrasaurus Quest October 21, 2014 - 18:59 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“The process doesn’t end there. Stories are more than just images. As you continue in the tale, you get to know the characters, motivations and conflicts that make up the… Continue reading

Quote by Robert McKee

  By Litrasaurus Quest October 20, 2014 - 15:42 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes

“When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums.  When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller.” Robert McKee Continue reading

Tagged   Emotion, Experience, Mood, Robert McKee, Storyteller

Quote by Brian Holguin

  By Litrasaurus Quest December 20, 2013 - 15:22 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes
Quote

“Wish not for treasure you can hold, No gleaming jewels, bright and cold, For finer still than pearl or gold, The treasure of a tale well told…” Brian Holguin Continue reading

Tagged   Story Telling

Without Curiosity We Could Be Extinct – Sir Andrew Motion in the Daily Telegraph

  By Litrasaurus Quest November 20, 2013 - 19:30 September 2, 2017 Blog, News & Commentary
Sir Andrew Motion - former poet laureate

Sir Andrew Motion, the former poet laureate, says that “If we lose our child-like capacity for imagination and fascination then we have stopped being human”. He added it was not… Continue reading

Tagged   Books, Curiosity, Poet Laureate, Prize, Sir Andrew Motion

Only A Quarter of Children Read for Pleasure – Daily Telegraph

  By Litrasaurus Quest October 4, 2013 - 06:00 September 2, 2017 Blog, News & Commentary
child reading

A National Literacy Trust study has found that only one quarter of children read for pleasure. Also large numbers of parents are failing to motivate their children to read, with… Continue reading

Tagged   Children, Duchess of Cornwall, Hero, National Literacy Trust, Reading, Role Model

Quote by Karen Blixen

  By Litrasaurus Quest September 18, 2013 - 15:41 September 2, 2017 Blog, Quotes
Quote

“All sorrows can be borne if you put them in a story or tell a story about them” Karen Blixen Continue reading

Internet is destroying creativity says author – Daily Telegraph

  By Litrasaurus Quest June 13, 2013 - 09:26 September 2, 2017 Blog, News & Commentary
Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh says that the internet and e-readers are “destroying” creativity.  The author of, amongst others, Trainspotting explained that the digital world had “stalled” the digital process. He made the… Continue reading

Tagged   Creativity, e-readers, Internet, Irvine Welsh

Welcome to Litrasaurus Quest

  By Litrasaurus Quest June 10, 2013 - 20:00 September 2, 2017 Blog, LitraQuest
Litrasaurus Quest

LitraQuest supports Litrasaurus a charitable endeavour to inspire imagination and creativity in the young and young at heart, irrespective of age or capability or situation by the reading, writing and sharing of stories and poems Continue reading

Tagged   Adults, Children, Creativity, Grandparents, Imagination, Parents, Poems, Reading, Sharing, Stories, Teachers, Writing

Litrasaurus Quest is Live !

  By Litrasaurus Quest June 10, 2013 - 08:52 September 2, 2017 Blog, News & Commentary
Litrasaurus Quest

Litrasaurus Quest (aka LitraQuest) is now LIVE ! Our first site WWW.Litrasaurus.com is the site for reading, writing and sharing stories aimed at the young and young at heart. Whereas… Continue reading

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