helping to galvanise the #MeToo movement.

Tom has dyslexia and said he found school difficult.was set up three years ago by the head teacher of Carclaze Community Primary School to improve pupils' literacy.

Something we don't talk about quite as much is writing for pleasure.but the £1-per-talk event has proved popular and has grown as parents seek to engage their children with reading.We really need to teach people how to share books together again.

Public events for St Austell Festival of Children's Literature are being held on Saturday 14 June in various locations around the town.held at locations around the town.

Author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin.

Simon Pollard is one of the festival's directors and the Headteacher of Carclaze Community Primary SchoolA year-on-year decline in children's interest in picking up a book in their own time was something that worried Carclaze head teacher Simon Pollard.They were known both for having a diverse music style and being a diverse band with black and white musicians.

they said that he died following a prolonged battle with COPD.Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

and his influence remains undeniable.and other underlying health issues.