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Age Guideline 7-11
About the Event
Award-winning author/performer, Gareth P. Jones (Dragon Detective, The Thornthwaite Inheritance, Death or Ice Cream) invites YOU to create, star in and solve a brand new mystery based on his Solve Your Own Mystery books. These interactive chapter books are set on the shady side of the fictional town of Haventry, where YOU work as assistant to a yeti detective. Join Gareth for frenetic storytelling, silly jokes, live music, fast rapping, improvisation, werewolves, vampires, zombies… and the unexpected.
About the Author
Gareth P. Jones is the author of many books for children, including The Thornthwaite Inheritance, the Pet Defenders and Dragon Detective series and The Considine Curse for which he won the Blue Peter Book of the Year 2012. He lives in south London with his family.
Twitter: @jonesgarethp
Instagram: @jonesgarethp
Facebook: @GarethPJonesAuthor
About the festival partner
This event has been programmed by Bath Children’s Literature Festival
Bath Festivals is a charity that brings you the Bath Children’s Literature Festival, Europe’s largest dedicated children’s literature festival with a vibrant array of talks and activities for children. They are also responsible for The Bath Festival in the summer which bring the city alive with a celebration of music and books in the beautiful venues and spaces of the world heritage city. By creating innovative and diverse programmes, their festivals inspire and provide unique experiences for residents and visitors to Bath and surrounding areas. Their year-round creative learning programme of hands-on music and literature projects gives children and young people opportunities to gain real-world experience, building their inner confidence and improving communication skills through the arts.