Thousands of young patients at Glasgow Royal Children’s Hospital will receive free books to help them “forget their worries for a little while” as part of a fantastic new project.
The book bag scheme, unveiled at the start of Book Week Scotland, is the result of an innovative partnership between city author and illustrator Ross Collins and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.
Earlier this year, Ross, whose son was treated at the former children’s hospital in Yorkhill, created a free picture book designed to help nervous children get acquainted with the hospital before they arrive.
The project won the South Arts Champion prize in the Glasgow Community Champion Awards, run by the Glasgow Times in association with Vertu and supported by Glasgow City Council and Allied Vehicles Charity Trust, and it will now go forward to the grand final on December 3.
Ross donated his fee for the project to buy thousands of books for the charity, and in collaboration with publisher Nosy Crow, has now created a free book bag to be given to children attending the hospital for appointments and treatments.
