Katie at the Scottish Royal Academy

The sun shone and the showers were few in Edinburgh this weekend. It was wonderful to be back in this beautiful city, and in particular to meet my friends at the National Galleries on The Mound, Linda from the education department and Colin the book buyer. It was also a thrill to see a life sized Spanish Princess in the gallery, amongst the Velazquez, Goya, and Murillo paintings. The Royal academy, where the Discovery of Spain exhibition was presented looked magnificent and to sit in such a space to tell (Spanish) stories and illustrate them was an honour indeed. The children came clutching their Katie books and it was a very happy experience. I’m extremely grateful to Linda for all her work organising the event. On the way home I sat next to a very nice teacher, Elaine, who had been to the Book Festival looking for stories about Katie for her Granddaughter (who shares the name). She hadn’t found any…so I was able to solve her problem. We had a lovely chat and the journey home whizzed by…thanks Elaine!