Ten pupils from Ian Ramsey Church of England Aided Comprehensive School,also in Stockton-on-Tees, have written, illustrated and produced thebooks as part of a project aimed at improving their literacy andartistic skills in preparation for their GCSE exams.
Each child teamed up with one of the teenagers to produce the book,discussing their likes and dislikes and what sort of story they wanted.The boys then created a storybook about the child based on theirfavourite things.
Jenny Beaumont, foundation stage team leader at Hartburn primary school,told a local newspaper, 'The children were really excited about comingto Ian Ramsey and they were really excited about getting theirbooks.
'They have been able to use a bit of story-writing and story-tellingbecause they've actually put themselves in the stories the boys havewritten, and they've introduced their friends and specialinterests.'
Mattias Carson, 15, wrote Sadie and the Dinosaur for Sadie Gowan, agedthree. He told the Stockton Herald and Post, 'It's about Sadie and heranimal friends going through the scary jungle, when a dinosaurapproaches them and she feeds them sausages.'