Loughborough Carillon museum has released a children’s book
about Songster, Loughborough’s own war horse.
The book has been written by Alison Mott and beautifully illustrated by artist, Liz Waddell. The book is a wonderful way to share
Songster’s fascinating story with a modern-day audience.
Alison and Liz worked with pupils at Maplewell School in
Woodhouse Eaves and Rawlins Academy in Quorn, to get ideas for bringing the
story to life, and a picture book was decided upon.
The Carillon Museum was given a grant by Charnwood Borough
Council to cover some of the costs of producing the book.
Songster’s story is to be officially launched during the Armistice
commemorations in Queens Park on the 11th November 2018. It will be available to buy beforehand from
Charnwood Museum, Waterstone’s in the Market Place and from the Carillon
Museum's website. The team behind the book
are hoping to run workshops about it in schools as well as during the
Loogabarooga Children’s Book Festival in October.
Writer Alison Mott artist Liz Waddell
