SiMBA is holding a special event; My Little Star: A Conversation About the Power of Reading & Memory Making with Babies After Loss to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2019 (18 to 24 November).
Book Week Scotland is a national celebration of books and reading that brings hundreds of free events to a variety of venues across the country.
The theme for Book Week Scotland 2019 is Conversation and throughout the week we will celebrate everything from the blethers to our favourite gossip spots.
Those who want to spend the week reading will also have plenty of choice, with a free book which will be distributed to libraries and Book Week Scotland partners across Scotland in the run up to the week.
SiMBA will take part in the celebrations by holding a special event My Little Star: A Conversation About the Power of Reading & Memory Making with Babies After Loss at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR from 6 – 8:30pm.
Sara Fitzsimmons MBE (SiMBA CEO) said: “We are delighted to launch the inclusion of ‘My Little Star’; a beautiful picture book by Mark Sperring (Author) and Nicola O’Byrne (Illustrator) in our SiMBA Memory Boxes at this special event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, on Wednesday 20th November (6 – 8:30pm), during Book Week Scotland.
“The theme of this years’ Book Week Scotland is ‘Conversation’. We’re looking forward to our event opening up a discussion around the power of reading in relation to baby loss. Our event will also give attendees new insights into the work of SiMBA including the story behind the development of our new Memory Boxes and inclusion of My Little Star.”
Mark Sperring, author of My Little Star, said: “I’m so touched to have My Little Star selected by SiMBA. The book was written as a testimony of parental love, and for it to be included in the charity’s Memory Boxes feels both humbling and fitting”.
Working with a wide range of partners, Scottish Book Trust will deliver events and activities across the country during Book Week Scotland 2019, which runs from 18 November to 24 November, linked to this year’s theme of Conversation.
Now in its eighth year, Book Week Scotland was initiated by the Scottish Government and is funded annually by Creative Scotland.
Hundreds of free events happen during Book Week Scotland across every region, including every Scottish Library service with the support of Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).
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