Joann's Memorial Library

Where's Spot?! 🐶 As a curious two-year-old in 1978, Chris Hill kept lifting the paper his artist father Eric was working on, to see what was underneath...

Soon afterwards, the iconic children's book - Where's Spot? - was born.

Chris spent a lot of time in his father's studio, and there was nothing he loved better than rifling through his papers.

"[My father] probably saw how enthusiastic I was about, what's under here? What's under here?" Chris says.

Eric realised how few books there were for toddlers, and decided to design an interactive book for his son about a yellow puppy. It became one of the first ever lift-the-flap books.

Chris loved it.

"I do remember the excitement I felt reading the book," he remembers. "There is a core early childhood memory of finding this puppy, and wondering where this puppy is."

The book became an instant hit when it was published in 1980. More than 65 million copies of Spot books have since been sold worldwide, in more than 60 languages.

Eventually, Eric was awarded an OBE - a medal from the UK's Queen Elizabeth and an honour he was hugely proud of.

"The whole reason for the honour they gave was contributions to children's literacy. Which really meant a lot to him," says Chris.

Despite this, Eric hardly ever thought of himself as an author. For him, he remained a parent - speaking to a young child.

🎧 Witness History https://bbc.in/47zXzgZ

What exciting activities have you got planned for this year's Children's Book Week®? When is it did you ask?
The official national celebration launches Saturday, 17 August and runs through to Friday, 23 August. 🎉🎊🎈📚🎉
Of course, many schools across Australia have their own set dates that best match their busy schedule, meaning unofficially, the celebration continues through September. 🎉
When are you celebrating?

On the 9th of July, Joann should have been celebrating her 68th birthday.
I like to think she would of been retired or at least semi- retired because the truth is Mum LOVED her job and loved helping people.
It's nice to know her Legacy lives on through the Free Little Library and becoming immortalised as a Self Check Out machine!!

📚 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈-𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔. 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓." Enid Blyton 📚

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📚 Happy World Book Day! 📚
Joann LOVED Enid Blyton and how her books allowed children creativity, joy and fun.
We hope you are enjoying a book or two today! 📖 📕 📘 📗 📓 📚

This , go on an adventure with The Famous Five!

We are thrilled to see that The Famous Five has been named as one of Britain's best-loved childrens books in a new poll by Camden Market.

These classic tales, first published in 1942, are perfect for introducing kids to the remarkable world of Enid Blyton!

More here: https://tinyurl.com/WBDFamousFive

On Joann's birthday we wish to share a quote from her favourite author-

A book is always a great way to spend your time!

Please visit our Free Little Library at 143 Angle Vale Road, Angle Vale
Outside the Angle Vale Kindy Care (Child Care Centre).

𝕄𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟:
Our Mission is to provide children and young people in the community with convenient access to literature. This fun and exciting project will encourage a playful approach to expanding avenues for reading.

𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟:
Joann Rose was not only an avid reader, and a Librarian, she was intensely passionate about public libraries and particular encouraging children to develop a love of reading. Her passion for reading would quickly become evident to all those who met her.
For every birthday and Christmas Joann would buy books for her 13 (now 14) Grandchildren. She always had a special talent for selecting the right book for each child no matter their age or interest.

Joann sadly was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer on 24th June, 2015. After a short 5 month battle she passed away on 28th November, 2015.

One of the biggest frustrations for her whilst sick was that she was unable to enjoy reading and unable to share this joy with her grandchildren anymore.
We hope this Little Library continues her plight in helping children and all people discover the joy of reading!!