Join us for a day of storytelling, illustration & imagination - featuring some of the UK's most beloved children's authors and illustrators.
We’re bringing together some of the UK’s best-loved children’s authors, illustrators and performers for a giant celebration of books and storytelling. Come and meet the people behind your most-loved books and discover some new favourites.
Featuring a bug show, puppets, comic club, book signings, story readings, and draw-alongs, we’ve got something for everyone.
Events and activities are tailored for children aged 2-12 years old. A ticket is required to enter the festival, by way of booking into at least one of our sessions. Session tickets are per person with the exception of the Comic Club workshops which are per child (accompanying adults are free).
Once inside you can make a day of it with lots of free fun things to do including storytime, character meet and greets, facepainting, crafts, bubbles and boardgames.
Tickets are £8 per person, per workshop and can be booked here, through eventbrite. Early bird tickets are £6.50 for a limited time only, until 30th October. Please consult the timetable and book onto as many as you'd like.
The line-up includes:
Benji Davies
Emma Farrarons
Gyles Brandreth
Katie Rolfe
Katie & Kevin Tsang
Long Nose Puppets
Mark Pembrey
Ojali Rauf
Rachel Bright
Simon Mole
Struan Murray
Susannah Lloyd
Good to know
Highlights
- 7 hours
- all ages
- In person
- Doors at 9:15 AM
Refund Policy
Location
Eaton House The Manor School
58 Clapham Common North Side
London SW4 9RU
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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The Great Big Bug Show
Minibeasts. Massive beats. And some seriously weird bugs… Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? And which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah’s claws? Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a joyful mix of poems, raps, songs and seriously strange bug facts, inspired by Simon’s A First Book of Bugs. Sing, dance, rhyme and wriggle your way into the secret world beneath our feet, meeting some of its most beautiful, disgusting and downright weird inhabitants along the way. Expect big laughs, live music and plenty of audience participation. Every tune is an earworm – even the one about woodlice! Age 4+
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The Game I Will Never Forget
‘If you want to be a champion, you must think differently from the crowd.’ - Judit Plogar, Chess Grandmaster Join bestselling and award-winning author Onjali Rauf and discover her latest incredible book that celebrates the special relationship between a grandmother and grandchild, the enduring memories we share and all the fun of chess. Onjali is the founder of two charities and received an MBE for her incredible work. She won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’. This is a talk not to be missed. Age 9+
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Quickdraw Comics Club: Here Be Dragons! (9-12 years)
Dragons at the ready. It’s time to create your own comic adventure! Join illustrator and comics expert Mark Pembrey from Quickdraw Comics Club and learn how to turn a few simple lines into fearsome dragons, fantastic characters and stories of your very own. Draw along with Mark as he shares his tricks for creating brilliant comic characters, then put your new skills to work designing a dragon and sending it soaring into its own comic-strip adventure. No drawing experience needed. Just bring your imagination and get ready to create! 9-12 years. 1 ticket per participant. Parents are able to observe only with no ticket required, or for this older category, children are able to be left without parent supervision. In doing so, we ask that parents stay on site and leave a telephone number.