Local author tells tales on World Book Day

Year 7 pupils from Chepstow Comprehensive enjoyed hair-raising stories and gruesome tales with local author Daniel Morden on World Book Day (5^th March 2009).

Daniel, who lives in Abergavenny, has been telling stories for twenty years and came to Chepstow Comprehensive to give the pupils a few snippets from his book ‘Dark Tales from the Woods.'

Daniel's passion for books is clear:

"I love telling stories and I want to reproduce the experiences I had as a kid. I want to share my enthusiasm for books and remind everyone of how wonderful libraries are. In the South Wales valleys especially, people paid out of their own money to get libraries resourced and communities really valued them. I want people to go and use the excellent resources that are available to them. If I want to kill some time, that's what I do. There's always something to do at the library."

School librarian Maggie was also thrilled with Daniel's visit,

"It was a real treat for us to have Daniel come and visit. The pupils really enjoyed themselves and talked about it all day. He really was inspiring."