Did you know my book Auntie Medusa and Me is set in the run-up to the Christmas holidays? It also heavily features Saturnalia – the Roman festival that gave us many of our Christmas traditions. I would love to send your KS2 class a seasonal message wishing them happy holidays and telling them all aboutContinue reading “Auntie Medusa and Me: Discover Roman Traditions This Christmas with a Free Virtual Visit or Author Letter”
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Io Saturnalia!
Festive Events with a Mythical Twist! brought to you by Children’s Author Marie Basting Did you know my latest book, Auntie Medusa and Me, is set during Saturnalia: the Ancient Roman festival that turned the usual Roman order upside down and gave us many of our Christmas traditions? Which makes November & December the perfectContinue reading “Io Saturnalia!”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 