Mr Rosen, who suggested having the celebration after he was approachedto comment on the company's success, held one of three workshops alongwith other children's authors and illustrators at Hoxton Hall inHackney.
He said, 'Ideally, every school and playgroup in the country would beusing Letterbox Library's catalogue, if for no other reason than tobalance the mass-market book club catalogues and book fairs which do notserve the reading needs of all children.'
Letterbox Library was started in 1983 by two Hackney mothers from theirliving rooms, who were concerned at the small numbers of non-sexist,multicultural children's books that were readily available. Since thefounders left to pursue other ventures the company has been run by aworkers' co-operative.
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