Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Clare McGreevy and Chris Mould

Send us Fan MailIn this episode Lucy chats with educator Clare McGreevy and illustrator Chris Mould about an innovative comic project involving schools across Rochdale, developing reading for pleasure through comics and also supporting the creation of comics - through re-imagining the untold stories of the historic Rochdale Town Hall. Clare McGreevy is an Advisory Teacher for Reading in Rochdale Council’s Virtual School. Prior to this, Clare had been a teacher, English Lead and Phase Leader with over 18 years of experience in education. She leads the OU/UKLA Reading for Pleasure Teachers’ Group in Rochdale and is the founder and Director of the annual Rochdale Children’s Literature Festival. She is passionate about giving young people the opportunities to express their voice and creativity through writing for pleasure.Chris  Mould is an illustrator whose work ranges from children’s publishing to theatre and film, having produced a long backlist of children’s titles, theatre posters, editorial cartoons for major newspapers and character development work for animated features. He exhibits his artwork regularly, and commits to an ongoing programme of events.Clare's recommendation for this episode:Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, illustrated by David PolonskyChris's recommendation for this episode:Kingdom by Jon McNaughtLucy's recommendation for this episode:No Surrender, Adapted by The Rickard SistersFollow Clare:Twitter/X:@BookishToby Follow Rochdale Children's Literature Festival:Twitter/X: @RCLFestFollow Chris:Insta: @chrismouldinkTwitter/X: @chrismouldinkFollow the podcast:Insta: @comic_boom_podcastTwitter/X: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected] episode is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society.  Check out their range of copyright education tools, resources and planning  - including those highlighted on the show by following this link.Music by John_Sib from Pixabay