Library: A Verb, Not a Noun

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Take a look at one of our Battle of the Books Celebrations

Below are entries for Books to Eat from our favourite contributors who have been there from the beginning.

Here is Blake, who started entering age 4, and is now 16 years old. He not only entered every year, he entered ever WEEK of every year.

Here are some of the wonderful entries from Emmy and Charley who also entered every year, sometimes working together, and sometimes independently. The incredible Click Clack Moo Cows That Type took our breathe away. What a tribute to her favourite farmer.

One of our friends there from the start was Lizzy. Lizzy and her family were at the Edible Books events held at M on the Bund and without her and her sister Emma and mum Anna, there probably wouldn’t have been Books to Eat at SAS. They inspired us. Lizzy has gone on to bake so many more wonderful creations.

And now, here is the Queen of Fondant. Maliha spent hours on some of these tributes to her favourite authors and illustrators. She and her daughter Pareesa worked on some amazing cakes together. We’ll never forget the incredible Amy Krouse Rosenthal year.

I Like a Buzzing Library

I like a buzzing library

A library full of kids

Hanging from the rafters

Juggling laptop lids

I like a busy library

Bulging at the seams

Can I find a book for you?

On what migration means

I like a happy library

With humour, fun and games

Staff will find out what you want

And learn all of your names

I like a techie library

Podcasts and E books

Movies made of great book talks

Leave you on tenterhooks

I like a cozy library,

Cushions, bags of beans

Throw rugs and some comfy chairs

Lead you to your dreams

I love a ‘Kimbra Library’

I’ve wanted one for years

With Kimbra here and Kimbra there

Hearing all your cheers

A Kimbra who is passionate that reading is such fun

A Kimbra finding just right books for each and every one

A Kimbra who has studied hard to fine-tune what she knows

A Kimbra watching all the kids, as their knowledge grows

by Kimbra Power March 2010

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