Cullen pupil wins national book token competition
A Cullen Primary School pupil has seen her artwork featured on special National Book Tokens after winning a national competition.
Esmé Robertson (P7) was crowned overall winner in the Design a National Book Token Competition, held for World Book Day.
As part of her prize, the 11-year-old has received a £100 National Book Token, while Cullen Primary School has been awarded £350 in National Book Tokens. Every pupil in Esmé’s class also won a £10 National Book Token featuring her winning design.
Esmé said: “I feel very happy to have won. It’s nice to be able to give back to Cullen Primary School because I am about to go to high school.
“The theme of the competition was ‘Go All In’, and that made me think about diving and swimming, which is why my design is someone literally diving into a book.
“I think my classmates are quite happy with the prize! I do enjoy reading and I really like books by Jacqueline Wilson, as well as the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery.”
Carene Hay, Head Teacher of Cullen Primary School and Portgordon Primary School, said: “We are incredibly proud of Esmé and this fantastic achievement. Her creativity and imagination really shone through in her design, and it’s wonderful to see her talent recognised on a national stage.
“The whole school is excited to celebrate her success."
Chair of Moray Council’s Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee, Cllr Kathleen Robertson, said: “This is an outstanding achievement for Esmé. This was a UK-wide competition, so to come out as overall winner was no mean feat. I hope she and her classmates have a great time choosing plenty of new books with their tokens.”