Weslandia

Despaired of by his parents and tormented by peers, Wesley, flouter of convention, anticipates the summer break. Before long, his rich imaginative life enables him to sow the seeds of, and cultivate, an alternative civilization in his own back garden. As he invents his own systems and rules, he transcends the rejection of his tormentors. And to such an extent that they eventually become his disciples. The rich imaginative life in the hero’s head is gloriously translated into a verdant back garden world teeming with life and rich in colour. A superb story with countless layers of meaning for anyone from say, top infants, and a ‘must read’ for everyone like myself, concerned to preserve, at all costs, the crucial role of the imagination in education. It should be required reading for all those outsiders (politicians etc.) who constantly try to manipulate us insiders (teachers). Brilliant!