Lower III pupils at Saint Felix School have completed this term’s creative challenge to design a young child's soft book, as part of their Design and Technology lessons.

As part of their initial research stage, the creative youngsters visited Bronte, where they asked the Big Dragons what their ideal book would consist of. During the making of the books, the Big Dragons occasionally visited the older children’s Design and Technology lessons to see how their masterpieces were progressing.

Following World Book Day, during which the Dragon’s also had an eco-friendly day, Year four incorporated ideas in to their literary creations. Each child learned how to make felt and paper from scratch, and also looked at the importance of sound and texture for the age range of their readership.

The first page of their books included a calico page incorporating a squeaker and then a paper page with a peephole window.

When the books were complete, Year four read their stories to the nursery children in what was a very successful and enjoyable storybook session.

Art teacher at the junior school at Saint Felix, Susie Yates commented: “It has been a good use of cross site development, incorporating the different age ranges and allowing the Dragons to see what they will aspire to in the future. The staff at Bronte are keen to continue with this idea in the future – we all had a lot of fun and the books are all superb.”