Add some more info about this item...

11 :00am - 12:00pm

Come and hear artist, Linda Nissen Samuels read from ‘Elly’s Adventure Down by the Sea’ and ‘Elly’s Adventure in the Animal Park’, to discover how Elly, the little eco-warrior helps save our planet. Linda will follow the reading with a fun drawing workshop. Even those who think they can’t draw will be able to create their own undersea, or animal park scene.

All materials are provided, and participants can proudly take their drawings home as inspiration for more creativity in the future.

For ages 5+

FREE

Add some more info about this item...

11:00am - 12:00

Join author Al Morin as he reads from the latest adventure of the globe-tripping Fletcher family, ‘Brandon Fletcher and the Secret of the Phantom Face’.  Brandon and his family have gone to France this time where he makes a new friend and together they get caught up in a Neanderthal mystery. Learn about these extinct relatives and have a go at making your own cave paintings!

For ages 9 - 13 years.

FREE

Add some more info about this item...

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Come and enjoy the adventures of Dubbin Dog on Wheels and his little friend Todd. Gillian McClure will show you the artwork for her books and help you create an exciting new journey of your own for this speedy, skateboarding dog. 

For ages 4 - 6 years

FREE

Add some more info about this item...

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Come and meet author, Suzanne Hemming, who will be reading her 2nd book (following on from the award winning, She’s Not Good for a Girl, She’s Just Good!), and discussing the reasons why being ourselves, not worrying about what others think, and allowing others to be themselves, can make us all happier! 

For ages 3 - 8 years

FREE

Add some more info about this item...

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Come and meet author Tanya Page as she reads from, ‘Chilli and Pickles Out Fox the Fox’ and ‘Victoria Mouse goes to Buckingham Palace.’ She will be demonstrating simple ways to draw some of the characters and everyone will get the chance to draw and colour in their own picture based on the stories.

For ages 3 - 5 years

FREE

Add some more info about this item...

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tiger fanatic and children’s author R .D. Dikstra reveals the real-life adventure behind his Tigeropolis stories, following a family of vegetarian tigers running their own wild tiger reserve in the foothills of the Himalayas. 

There’s a chance for you to make a poster telling the world why we must save these wonderful creatures.

For ages 7 - 11 years

FREE