Seven Stories Collection

Through looking up the publisher of a book I have seen that will be released next month, I have found a place named Seven Stories. Based in Newcastle it is the national centre for children's books. As well as having a centre in Newcastle city centre they also have a research facility in Gateshead. This facility holds numerous artefacts relating to children's books. To visit any researcher must book in advance so I have managed to book a two day visit over 13th-14th October. I am a little unsure exactly how this may help me with my project however I have picked out four items from their catalogue which are shown below along with extracts from their website and info pack I have been sent. The items I have picked might show me how illustrators such as Judith Kerr deal with serious issues, or how writers such Leon Garfield work, I may find frameworks or methods of working within manuscripts. The way I am looking at this particular research is a bit like mining for gold, I might find nothing useful or I may find a little golden nugget of information that becomes key to my project.