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Meet Rainbow Grey and the Weatherlings with Laura Ellen Anderson | From the Archive
Oct
5

Meet Rainbow Grey and the Weatherlings with Laura Ellen Anderson | From the Archive

Age guideline 7-11

Join Amelia Fang creator Laura Ellen Anderson for a journey to The Weatherlands, the magical setting for her new book, Rainbow Grey. In a fun-filled event, meet an extraordinary cast of characters including Ray Grey and her Weatherling friends Snowden Everfreeze and Droplett Dewbells. Create an exciting book cover, featuring your very own climate-controlling Weatherling character and learn how to draw Ray’s adorable cloud-cat Nim.

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PAST EVENT - The Secret Museum with Mara Menzies
Sep
27

PAST EVENT - The Secret Museum with Mara Menzies

In her local museum, a thousand invisible stories hide, waiting to be uncovered. What could one girl with a magical witch's stone discover amid the cabinets of curiosities. Award-winning Kenya-Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies takes the audience on a journey across continents and cultures and asks: how are we all connected, wherever we are in the world.  

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PAST EVENT - The Can Caravan with Richard O'Neill
Sep
27

PAST EVENT - The Can Caravan with Richard O'Neill

Renowned Romani storyteller Richard O’Neill celebrates the traditional Traveller virtues of resilience, adaptability, loyalty and independence in this event about his latest book The Can Caravan. The story follows Janie and her efforts to help her neighbour Mrs Tolen to stay in her caravan after she’s broken her hip. Richard will show us how imagination, a supportive community, and lots and lots of hard work can transform Mrs Tolen’s old caravan into a safe and secure new home!

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PAST EVENT - The Boy Lost in the Maze with Joseph Coelho
Sep
27

PAST EVENT - The Boy Lost in the Maze with Joseph Coelho

Join award-winning poet Joseph Coelho as he introduces us to his new spellbinding novel told in poems: The Boy Lost in the Maze. The book blends the ancient Greek myth of the Minotaur with a 21st Century quest - a teenage boy trying to find his biological father. Discover what inspired the story, how he wove together ancient and contemporary stories and what excites him about writing a verse novel. Look out for poetry writing tips from this poet at the height of his powers.

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PAST EVENT - Twitch’s Bird Watching with M.G. Leonard
Sep
28

PAST EVENT - Twitch’s Bird Watching with M.G. Leonard

Age guideline 7-11, 11-13

M.G. Leonard, a keen amateur birdwatcher will give you some tips to spot and identify birds where you live, she may inspire you to get up super early and listen to the Dawn Chorus and she will definitely get you to take THE TWITCHER’S OATH. Want to know what this is? You’ll have to watch the event to find out!

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PAST EVENT - Meet Rainbow Grey and the Weatherlings with Laura Ellen Anderson
Sep
28

PAST EVENT - Meet Rainbow Grey and the Weatherlings with Laura Ellen Anderson

Age guideline 7-11

Join Amelia Fang creator Laura Ellen Anderson for a journey to The Weatherlands, the magical setting for her new book, Rainbow Grey. In a fun-filled event, meet an extraordinary cast of characters including Ray Grey and her Weatherling friends Snowden Everfreeze and Droplett Dewbells. Create an exciting book cover, featuring your very own climate-controlling Weatherling character and learn how to draw Ray’s adorable cloud-cat Nim.

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