As part of our Literacy Day celebrations, we had a very special visit from author and illustrator duo, Haydn and Damien Crespan. The Crespan brothers shared their writing process, the detail behind each illustration and how they’ve overcome challenges such as a colourblind illustrator! We were truly captivated by their debut children’s book, ‘The Adventures of Triz’. Not to mention, their dinosaur display and the REAL fossils they brought for us to explore.

“An audience with Haydn is a must do event!” “Students love Haydn” We were lucky to host Haydn at Heatley High where he led a discussion with ourYear 8 – 10 students in Inclusive Education. Not only did our students love Triz, the character that Haydn brought to life they loved they way he engaged with them as a peer. Haydn remarked how well-behaved the kids were. I can say they are not always this way, it was only that they were so engaged with the activities that Haydn led them through, that the thought of mis-behaving or acting out never entered their head. Students and Teachers alike really enjoyed this event with Haydn and we would havehim back anytime. We’d also recommend that other schools invite Haydn along to speak with their students… it’s a one of a kind experience.

It was our pleasure to host former Heatley SS students and now published author/illustrators Haydn and Damien Crespan in our school library this week. Haydn and Damien read their book "The Adventures of Triz the Babysitter" to each of our year three year 1 classes. They also spoke about their creative processes in terms of writing the story and matching the illustrations to the text. They brought along dinosaur props for the students to interact with - one of which was an original model of Triz that Damien had constructed. We look forward to the further adventures of Triz the babysitter!