Illustrators team up to create a fabulous fun calendar that raises thousands for Book Trust

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“A basic love of children’s books and encouraging children and parents to sit and read with their children, is all you need to be a good fundraiser for BookTrust," Peter Sheldon says.

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For many years Peter Sheldon has been championing children’s reading. So much so, that for the past five years he has produced and sold a calendar in collaboration with many of his illustrator friends, Quentin Blake, Colin and Jacqui Hawkins, Mary McQuillan, Michael Foreman, Colin McNaughton, Ruth Brown and Posy Simmonds (to name just a few) to raise money for BookTrust.  Sales of Peter’s beautiful, uniquely designed calendar have raised almost £3,000 so far.

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Peter and friends get creative with the sales of the calendar, selling it through friends, local shops, and The Youth Libraries Group. Peter and his friend Anne - who handles admin and despatching the calendar - sell around 400 copies every year with all profits going to BookTrust. Copies have previously found their way to Spain, Australia, the US and Canada.