We were recently fortunate enough to have a visit by Leyland Perree, to our Foundation Class. The children listened intently to his reading of ‘The Great Reef Race’ and thoroughly enjoyed the story. Leyland arrived punctually and behaved professionally throughout, interacting in a friendly and appropriate manner. Leyland answered questions and responded to comments, making good use of ICT. When asked if he could read our then current big book ‘The Owl Babies’, he happily agreed. The visit was a very positive experience for the class and we look forward to future visits.

I am writing to confirm that Leyland Perree visited Ernesettle Community School in December 2012. Leyland was an immediate hit with all of the children within our Key Stage One classes and they loved the story. As a school we invested in some of the books for our class library and they are still a favourite choice today.

Leading up to the visit I found Leyland to be very well organised and he communicated well with the school. He arrived on time and was presented appropriately for a school visit. Whilst in the school he conducted himself brilliantly and had an excellent manner with the children. We cannot wait for him to visit again with his latest book.

Beechwood and Oakwood Primary Schools had the pleasure of a visit from Leyland Perree this Spring (2013) as part of our book week celebrations. Leyland visited individual classes across KS1 and KS2 tailoring each presentation to the audience and ensuring that the children were fully engaged.
Leyland was aware of the need to follow safeguarding protocol and at no time was he anything other than professional. Leyland is a natural story teller and the children enjoyed finding out, first hand, about how to be an author and the creation of a new story from scratch. The talks were supported by powerpoint presentations and worksheet for follow up activities. I am happy to recommend a visit from Leyland to any school and wish him every success with his exciting stories.