The Telegraph Bath Children's Literature Festival

Friday 25 September — Sunday 4 October 2015 Bath Box Office 01225 463362 bathfestivals.org.uk @bathfestivals #bathkidslitfest bathfestivals

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Introduction

Welcome back!

We’ve missed you.

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et ready for this year’s fantastic festival! We’ve programmed this year’s events and tried to think of each and every one of you. It’s bursting at the seams with incredible names from the world of children’s books. From Judith Kerr to Shaun the Sheep model making and Jacqueline Wilson to Helen Skelton. There is something for every age. With masterclasses, workshops, storytelling, activities and author talks it’s overflowing with wonderful events for you and your family to get involved. This year also sees the introduction of our younger masterclasses that now start at 6 plus as well as Bath Picks — an initiative to introduce you to some of the brightest stars in the world of children’s books.

We also wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of you. Without you the festival wouldn’t be the vibrant celebration that we all love. It’s 10 days of incredible family fun that we are so very proud of. We hope you are too.

See you all at the festival!

Gill and John McLay

How to Book 01225 463362 boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk www.bathfestivals.org.uk

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER PAGE 8

Cressida Cowell SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER PAGE 39

Highlights

Chris Riddell Children's Laureate SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER PAGE 12 & 14

Jacqueline Wilson SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER PAGE 43

Francesca Simon SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER PAGE 21

Julian Clary & David Roberts SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER PAGE 51

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The Kids’ Big Bath Read 2015

The Kids’ Big Bath Read 2015: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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his year, we are celebrating 150 years of Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland! Join Alice on her journey down the rabbit-hole which leads her into a fantastical world, filled with wondrous characters. Take part in one of our summer workshops at venues across Bath and North East Somerset, make your own mixed-up creatures, invent your own silly words and pick up your free copy of the 2015 Kids’ Big Bath Read!

Don’t forget about the lovely Alice-themed events during the festival. Make the acquaintance of the White Rabbit in a magical storytelling session and meet some of the marvellous illustrators who have brought the Mad Hatter and other Wonderland creatures to life.

Kids’ Big Bath Read Workshops WORKSHOP 1 WORKSHOP 2 31 July 10.30 — 11.30am Radstock Library Tickets £3

5 August 10.30 — 11.30am Midsomer Norton Library Tickets £3

Tickets for this event can be purchased both through Bath Box Office and Radstock Library.

Tickets for this event can be purchased both through Bath Box Office and Midsomer Norton Library.

WORKSHOP 4 7 August 10.30 — 11.30am Bath City Farm Tickets £3 Tickets for this event can be purchased at Bath Box Office.

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WORKSHOP 3 6 August 10.30 — 11.30am Keynsham Community Space / Tickets £3 Tickets for this event can be purchased at Bath Box Office.

very child taking part in the workshops will receive a free copy of the book at the end of the workshop.

The workshops are open to children aged 7 and over.

Children aged 8 and over may be left for the duration of the event and picked up after the event. Children aged 7 will have to be accompanied by an adult who will have to remain at the venue. Parents/guardians will not have to buy a ticket.

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Julia Donaldson 2 — 3pm / Komedia / Tickets £4 / A1 Grab your chance to hear Julia Donaldson — author of The Gruffalo — at this fun-filled, interactive event for our youngest readers. Julia will bring some of her favourite characters to life through storytelling, song and theatre. She will also be introducing her newest book, What the Ladybird Heard Next.

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7 — 8pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / A2 A rare opportunity to hear much-loved author and illustrator Judith Kerr, creator of classic picture books including The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat. Judith discusses her life’s work and new book, Mr Cleghorn’s Seal, with Julia Eccleshare. Opening Night events don’t get better than this!

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The Red Chair Illustrations

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Charity auction in aid of Bath Festivals on 1st October

Your chance to own unique pieces of original art by the UK’s best and most popular illustrators.

The illustrations will be on display in advance of the Festival. Look out for them at Sofa.com in The Corridor, then come along to our auction night on October 1st to be in with a chance of acquiring a piece of artwork to treasure for your family, school or business. For more details see page 31.

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Horrible Histories

Age 7+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / B1 Vicious Viking? No. Rotten Roman? No. It’s Martin Brown — the ever-popular illustrator of Horrible Histories. In his action-packed show full of jokes, drawing and fantastic facts, Martin will reveal secrets about illustrating the bestselling series and show why everyone can draw. Even your mum and dad!

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Classic Stories with Kate Saunders and Holly Webb

Age 9+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / B2

KATE SAUNDERS IS THE COSTA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD WINNER 2014

A special event featuring award-winning authors, Kate Saunders and Holly Webb, talking about their poignant and entertaining new books, Five Children on The Western Front and Return to The Secret Garden. Both are sequels to much-loved and favourite classic stories from childhood.

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Come and visit our festival face painter! Adding poisonous warts or literary sparkle she’ll always be out and about.

For full details of where she will be please check with the box office in The Guildhall during the festival.

Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 10 — 11am / Forum / Tickets £7.50 / B3

Age 5+

Join best-selling author Julia Donaldson and the uniquely-talented illustrator Lydia Monks to find out exactly what the Ladybird heard next! With Julia’s husband Malcolm on the guitar, they’ll take you back to the farm for another fantastically funny farmyard caper in a show sure to be a sing-a-long storytelling sensation.

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Saturday 26 September

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Age 6+

Pop-Up Book making with David Hawcock 10.30 — 11.30 / Holburne Museum Tickets £6 / Parents/guardians go free! / B4 Join paper engineering wizard, David Hawcock, for this pop-up making workshop. Get ready to be hands on as he shows our youngest festival goers how to bring favourite characters to life and make them leap off the page. Make your own pop-up and see how the magic happens!

Age 6 — 8

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Alice In Wonderland with Anna Wilson 11 — 11.45am / Keynsham Community Space / Tickets £3 / B5 Come on an adventure to Wonderland! Follow the White Rabbit and discover what happens to Alice when she meets the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat. Join children’s author Anna Wilson for an interactive storytelling event featuring fun games and activities.

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Axel Scheffler — Pip and Posy

Age 3 — 4

11.30am — 12.10pm / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / B6 The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler brings us Pip and Posy.

They’re good friends — most of the time! Join Axel for stories, drawing and lots of Pip and Posy fun. Plus perhaps a surprise guest or two…

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Age 3+

Guess How Much I Love You 11.15 — 11.45am / B7A and 12.15 — 12.45pm / B7B Bath Central Library / Tickets £5 Join our special guest storyteller Vanessa Woolf for this delightful version of the family classic and publishing phenomenon Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. Little Nutbrown Hare’s story of love brought to life for all to enjoy.

FREE GOODY BAG FOR EVERY CHILD

Cerrie Burnell

Age 4+

12.00 — 12.45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / B8 The much-loved CBeebies presenter, Cerrie Burnell, brings her magical storytelling to Bath as she explores the amazing world of her new picture book, Mermaid. There’ll be stories, singing and lots of fun craft activities for everyone.

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WARNING — THIS WORKSHOP WILL CONTAIN MONSTERS

Age 10+

Creative Writing with Garth Jennings

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12.30 — 2pm / Holburne Museum Tickets £14 / B9 Please note: for masterclasses only, parents/ guardians attend for free, should they wish to stay — please see page 66 for more information Are you a budding storyteller? Would you like to direct cool music videos? What about making films?

Then award-winning director and author Garth Jennings has got the creative writing masterclass for you! Come and create stories of all shapes and sizes with Garth, author of The Deadly 7.

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Saturday 26 September

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12.45 — 1.30pm / Guildhall Tickets £7 / B10

Age 6+

The hugely popular CBBC presenters, Sam and Mark, rocket into Bath to tell us about The Adventures of Long Arm — their first children’s book. This event will be packed full of laugh out loud gags, silliness and pranks. If you love super heroes and silliness, this event mustn’t be missed!

Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler 1 — 1.45pm / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / B11 What would you do if the whole world stopped except you?

Meet writer and TV and radio presenter Danny Wallace as he introduces his new book Hamish and the Worldstoppers.

Meet Hamish and his trusty gang, with illustrator Jamie Littler showing you how he brought the characters to life.

THIS BOOK IS SELLING LIKE HOT CAKE S!

Age 8+

Princesses and Unicorns with Lydia Monks 1.45 — 2 .30pm / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / B12 Join illustrator Lydia Monks for an interactive storytelling adventure, as she brings the characters from some of your favourite books to life. Meet dastardly robbers, a singing mermaid, a wish-granting unicorn and a princess with dragon-pox! And if you listen really carefully, you may even hear what the ladybird heard next…

Age 4+

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Saturday 26 September

Age 7+

Fleur Hitchcock Bath Central Library / 1.45 — 2 .30pm Tickets £5 / B13 Join Fleur Hitchcock and explore the magic and mayhem of Bywater-By-Sea — space dust, shrinking sheep, and venomous sea snakes guaranteed. Fleur’s events are fun, fast and interactive (and accidentally educational).

Age 4+

Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell 2 — 3pm / Forum / Tickets £7.50 / B14 Two megastar masters of words and art, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, join up to celebrate their first book together — A Great Big Cuddle. Listen with delight as Michael performs the poems from the book, and watch with awe as Chris draws live on stage. Interactive, entertaining and lively. Guaranteed!

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Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet need a wee

Age 4+

2.30 — 3.15pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / B15 The creators of Barry, the Fish with Fingers and Norman, the Slug with the Silly Shell share their latest book I Need a Wee and assist you in making your very own character from the book using nothing other than…a toilet roll!

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Saturday 26 September Age 4+

Kristina Stephenson and Band — Sir Charlie Stinky Socks 3.15 — 4.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / B16 Once upon a time, a mysterious message in a bottle said someone needed help; help from a certain bold, brave knight called Sir Charlie Stinky Socks! Join Kristina Stephenson for a musical storytelling journey full of surprises, complete with pirates and a live performance of songs from her books.

BATH PICKS 2015

Age 8+

Martyn Ford, David Solomons and Sibéal Pounder 3.30 — 4.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / B17 John McLay introduces three rising stars — each making their Bath Festival debut. Unleash a box full of imagination, a hilarious realm of witches at war and a brother who is a superhero. Martyn Ford, David Solomons and Sibéal Pounder take a bow: the stage is yours.

Drawing Stories with Benji Davies

Age 5+

3.30 — 4.15pm / Bath Central Library / Tickets £5 / B18 Join author and illustrator Benji Davies, talented creator of The Storm Whale and On Sudden Hill, to learn how he goes about writing and drawing his stories. Find out about his new book, Grandad’s Island, and join in with a handson creative session at the end.

Drawing fun for all.

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Age 6+

Star Wars — Simon Beecroft 4 — 4.45pm / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / B19 With 2015 being a hugely exciting Star Wars™ year, and the latest international (and intergalactic) Star Wars Reads Day on the horizon, get ready to celebrate all things Star Wars! Test your knowledge with expert Simon Beecroft, hear a Star Wars story and take part in an exciting Star Wars quiz.

Age 7+

Goth Girl with Chris Riddell 5.15 — 6pm / Guildhall Tickets £6.50 / B20 Chris Riddell will have the audience howling with laughter as he introduces his latest Goth Girl book. GhastlyGorm Hall is to play host to a Literary Dog Show, but something strange is occurring. Mysterious snowy footprints!

Night-time barking! What’s going on?

Check out Chris’s tips on drawing your own amazing pictures.

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Arabella Weir, Jenny McLachlan and Katy Birchall 5.15 — 6.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / B21 Three amazing authors talk about romance, tomboys, snogging action (possibly… if asked) and the amusing and peculiar perils of being a modern day teen. What were they like when they were young? Arabella Weir, Jenny McLachlan and Katy Birchall confess all to Jo Nadin.

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Joe Sugg 5.30 — 6.30pm / Forum / Tickets £15 (includes free signed book) / B22 Join YouTube star Joe Sugg as he discusses his first book, Username: Evie, an original and imaginative graphic novel. Username: Evie follows a socially isolated girl who fights to save a virtual world — created as a safe place for her by her dying father — from descending into mayhem.

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Teen

6.45 — 7.45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / B23 The author of A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking trilogy, Patrick Ness, talks about the inspirations, passions and experiences behind writing some of his most famous books for teens. In this unmissable event, Patrick also discusses his amazing latest novel, The Rest of Us Just Live Here.

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Sunday 27 September

Thomas the Tank Engine 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / C1

ALL ABOARD!

Put your party hats on as we celebrate the birthday of our favourite little blue engine, Thomas the Tank Engine! Join brilliant storyteller Liz Fost as she takes you on a fun adventure into the world of Thomas & Friends.

Age 3+

Horrible Science 10.30 — 11.15am / Guildhall Tickets £6 / C2 Like disgusting drawings? Then this fun cartoon-drawing show is for you. Tony De Saulles, illustrator of Horrible Science, will be giving loads of horrible cartooning tips. Learn about deadly dinosaurs. Find out how to bring a lavatory to life. Enjoy plenty of foul facts to inspire your own yucky masterpiece.

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Creating Cartoons with Gary Northfield 10.30am — 12 noon / Roman Baths / Tickets £14 / C3 Please note: for masterclasses only, parents/guardians attend for free, should they wish to stay — please see page 66 for more information It’s time to laugh out loud as famous cartoonist and author Gary Northfield. introduces the hilarious world of Julius Zebra! Julius is no ordinary Zebra. He’s a Roman Gladiator! This perfectly-placed event is full of Roman facts and drawing tips for budding young cartoonists.

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Sunday 27 September

Shifty Mcgifty and Slippery Sam

Age 5+

10.30 — 11.15am / Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C4 Shifty and Sam are busy baking delicious cakes that are the talk of the town. But who’s this famous cat burglar that everybody is also talking about?

Will their paths cross? Find out with Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton, as they tell you a tale so delicious you’ll want second helpings!

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Shaun the Sheep model making

Age 8+

11am — 12 noon / C5A and 1 — 2pm / C5B / Holburne Museum / Tickets £10 Please note: for workshops only, parents/guardians attend for free, should they wish to stay — please see page 66 for more information.

Celebrate this year’s hilarious Shaun the Sheep movie for a hands-on, sheepflavoured workshop that you’ll never forget. Join Aardman Animation’s specialist model maker and, in a series of fun simple stages, make your very own clay model of Shaun the Sheep to take home. Baaaa!

Gymnastics with Cate Shearwater

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Age 9+ 11.30am — 12.30pm / Senior School, King Edward’s School / Tickets £7 / C6 Join Somersaults and Dreams author Cate Shearwater and learn some gymnastics moves! Come dressed in comfy clothes to move around in, or leotards and leggings.

Practice simple games and warm-up exercises — just like the characters in her books do. Gym fun is optional and there’s no experience necessary!

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Sunday 27 September Age 5+

Monsters Love Underpants with Ben Cort 12 — 12.45pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / C7 The Aliens stole them. The dinosaurs fought over them. The pirates got rich with them. Now it’s time for the biggest underpants adventure of them all! Meet this year’s official Festival brochure cover illustrator as he introduces a very big special guest who loves hugs. Can you guess who?

Age 8+

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Animal Stories with Piers Torday and Erin Hunter 12.15 — 1pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / C8

Award-winning author Piers Torday and Victoria Holmes, better known as Erin Hunter, talk about their books and how they make their animal adventures come alive. From warrior cats to hunting wolves, they take you inside the minds of their characters and reveal why animals inspire them to write.

Get Ready To Laugh with Jim Smith and Ciaran Murtagh

Age 5+

1 — 1.45pm / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / C9 Prepare to split your sides and laugh your head off with two comedy geniuses. CBBC’s Slammer star Ciaran Murtagh (Fin Spencer: Stuntboy) and bestselling author Jim Smith (Barry Loser) face off and show us why their crazy creations are the best comedy writing around.

Fellow author Ross Montgomery sets up the gags.

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Alice In Wonderland with Anna Wilson 1.30 — 2 .10pm / C10A and 3 — 3.40pm / C10B Bath Central Library / Tickets £5 Age 6+

Come on an adventure to Wonderland!

Follow the White Rabbit and discover what happens to Alice when she meets the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat. Join children’s author Anna Wilson for an interactive storytelling event featuring fun games and activities.

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Horrid Henry — Francesca Simon

Age 5+

2 — 2 .45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6.50 / C11 Join author Francesca Simon as she talks about the last book in her bestselling series about everyone’s favourite naughty little boy — Horrid Henry’s Cannibal Curse. Celebrate with us as we find out how it all started and hear about all the fun we’ve had along the way with Henry and his friends.

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Q Pootle 5 with Nick Butterworth

Age 4+

2 — 2 .45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / C12 Is Q Pootle 5 your favourite loveable little alien? Then join award-winning picture book creator Nick Butterworth (Percy the Park Keeper) for this special family event all about Q Pootle 5 and his friends. Find out how the books were made — plus live drawing from Nick.

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Sunday 27 September BATH PICKS 2015

Teen

Sarah Crossan, Sarah Benwell and Virginia Bergin Teen

2.30 — 3.15pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C13 Gill McLay introduces three rising stars — each making their Bath festival debut. Sarah Crossan, Sarah Benwell and Virginia Bergin are all exciting new young adult novelists that take their readers on rollercoaster rides of emotion and drama.

Listen to these stars of the future tell you their stories.

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The Professor Of Potter

Age 8+

4 — 4.45pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / C14 Have you ever wanted to explore the magical world of Harry Potter?

Join our ‘Professor of Potter’ and his plucky assistant as they bring to life the characters, creatures, spells and adventures from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Come and share the magic in this fun and interactive event.

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Liz Kessler — Emily Windsnap and The Ship Of Lost Souls 4 — 4.45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / C15

7+

Welcome back to the world of Emily Windsnap, half girl, half mermaid. In her new adventure, she encounters a mysterious ship and goes in search of the lost city of Atlantis. Join author Liz Kessler as she takes you on a journey through Emily’s magical underwater world.

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Sunday 27 September

Holly Smale — Geek Girl 4.15 — 5pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C16 Creator of the bestselling Geek Girl books, Holly Smale helps to channel your inner nerdiness. Hear about All That Glitters, the latest calamity-strewn adventure starring accident-prone heroine Harriet Manners. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. What do you know?

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James Dawson and Hayley Long 5.30 — 6.15pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / C17 Being a girl isn’t all sugar and spice, and being a boy isn’t exactly easy. Luckily, acclaimed YA authors James Dawson and Hayley Long are here to help you navigate those tricky teen years in a frank, funny, straight talking event about all things teen.

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Teen

The Hunger Games Quiz 6.30 — 7.30pm / Tickets £7 / C18

FOR SUPERFANS OF SUZANNE COLLINS’ PHENOMENAL BOOK TRILOGY!

Join the eccentric host Caesar Flickerman for the ultimate Hunger Games quiz! Test your knowledge of the books and pit yourself against the others in Panem for the chance to win fantastic prizes. Come dressed either in Capital Couture or District dress. The official UK Hunger Games quiz and an event not to be missed. May the odds be ever in your favour!

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Learning and Participation

Bath Festivals Learning & Participation Programme

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ath Festivals offer children, young people and adults the best opportunities to explore literature as part of everyday life. Our programmes encourage reading and writing for pleasure and support participants to develop their literacy and writing skills inspired by the amazing authors and illustrators we bring to Bath.

During the weekdays of the festival we offer a fantastic range of events for Schools and Home Schooled Children in the Guildhall. See pages 26 to 32 for more details.

EVENTS FOR TEACHERS Building an inspiring Information Book Library

Monday 28 September / 4.30 — 6pm Guildhall / Tickets £25 / D5 / Adult Join the Schools Library Association’s Information Book Award team to discover what makes the best information book for your library or classroom, how to choose them and what to look out for. The Information Book Award demonstrates the wealth of fantastic fact books out there that can provide daily inspiration for your pupils. This event will give you loads of tips and practical advice on how to use them in your classrooms across the curriculum as well as for reading for pleasure.

Removing the Barriers to Reading Thursday 1 October / 4 — 6pm / Guildhall Tickets £25 / G5 / Adult Bath Festivals brings together publisher Barrington Stoke, charity Dyslexia Action and author Tony Bradman in this event for teachers which will offer insight on how children learn to read, what barriers exist and how we can work towards removing them. The speakers will offer various theories of how we read and shed light on some of the challenges for struggling and reluctant readers. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to get 1 to 1 advice at the end of the session.

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Kids Big Bath Read: Alice in Wonderland The Kids Big Bath Read also takes place in schools and aims to encourage reading and writing for pleasure in primary schools across our region. School librarian Hannah Sackett has prepared a brilliant resource pack to inspire teachers to develop work in the classroom. Schools taking part also receive places on an INSET session plus copies of the book. Look out for illustrations and stories the children create in response to the book on display during the festival.

We’re In This Together We are working with Bath Community Academy, and author Sarah Benwell on a 6 week project exploring diversity in fiction. The students involved will explore character in fiction through discussion, growing their speaking & listening skills. They will have an opportunity to visit the festival and to work on developing their own characters that represent people they would like to see in the books they read.

Writers Labs The Writers Lab is a group of young people aged 12-18 who meet once a month to work with writer Alice Maddicott. The group work on developing their creative ideas, gain exclusive access to Bath Festivals events and create work for publication and sharing at the festivals. If you are aged 12-18 and would like to join the group please contact us on the address below.

Arts Award Bath Festivals is proud to be an Arts Award Supporter.

If you are completing an Arts Award we can offer tickets to events and volunteering opportunities. If you would like to find out more about how we can support you to deliver Arts Award then please contact us.

For more information on our learning programmes please e-mail education@bathfestivals.org.uk

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That’s Not My Meerkat!

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £5 / D2 Come along and enjoy some touchy-feely fun at this special event designed for pre-schoolers. Create your very own meerkat.

Make it fluffy, shiny, bumpy, spotty or glittery. Enjoy this event full of texture and fun. Be warned… it could get messy!

Age 3+

Monday 28 September

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Horrid Henry with Francesca Simon 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 5+ / D1 To celebrate the publication of the very last hilarious title in the bestselling Horrid Henry series, come and hear Bath Festival favourite author Francesca Simon. She’ll be talking Henry, Perfect Peter, Moody Margaret and revealing how the world’s most infamous naughty boy came into existence!

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Matt Brown introduces Compton Valance The Astronaut’s Handbook

1.15 — 2pm / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 7+ / D4

11.30am — 12.15pm Guildhall / Tickets £4 Age 8+ / D3

Compton Valance has an incredible secret: he can travel through time using a stinky cheese and pickled egg sandwich. Now, evil supervillain The Master of Time, has escaped prison and he’s after Compton and Bryon.

Do you have what it takes to help author Matt Brown save Compton, his best buddy, and the world?

With British astronaut Tim Peake about to blast off into space in November, this timely event is all about our journey to the stars. Louie Stowell answers all your big questions about space travel (and some small ones too). She’ll take you into space and back in under an hour.

Diversity: The Daily Telegraph Debate

Adult / Teen

7 — 8pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / D5 Lorna Bradbury, Daily Telegraph’s book reviews editor, talks to two acclaimed writers about the need for diversity in children’s books and what that really means. Join the discussion with Liz Kessler (Read Me Like A Book) and Bali Rai (Un)arranged Marriage). No topic is off limits.

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Tuesday 29 September

Age 3+

Make your own Colouring Book 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £5 / E2 Join Rosie Flo creator, Roz Streeten, as she helps to bring out the artist in our youngest festival goers. Create your very own colouring book to take away and enjoy. From fashion to space boys, Roz will share her inspiration and discover what yours is.

SC HO OL S FOR Introducing Young Bond 11.30am — 12.15pm Guildhall / Tickets £4 Age 11+/ E3

The Dinosaurs are Having a Party!

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 4+ / E1 Author Gareth P. Jones and illustrator Garry Parsons lead a rip-roaring dinosaur romp for fans of fun stories and big adventure. Come along for games, ventriloquism, ukulele playing and live drawing.

The name’s Cole. Steve Cole.

Taking up where Charlie Higson left off, favourite author Steve Cole is writing exciting novels about the young James Bond — the greatest spy in Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Expect car chases, fight scenes, glamourous parties, great bad guys and a sprinkling of comedy.

Discover Gods and Warriors with Michelle Paver 1.15 — 2pm / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 9+ / E5 Bestselling author Michelle Paver (The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) is a Bath Festival favourite. Her popular stories are full of magic, adventure and action. Listen to Michelle talk about her inspiration and research for her new series, Gods and Warriors. Ancient history has never been so exciting!

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Tuesday 29 September

The Writers' Creative Journey

Teen

7 — 8pm / Guildhall Tickets / £6 Adult / E6 Three writers, all alumni of Bath Spa University’s MA in Writing for Young People, discuss the writer’s creative journey. From idea to completed manuscript, Ben Horslen, editorial director of Penguin Random House Children's asks Sam Gayton, David Hofmeyr and Sally Nicholls how they do it.

A must for all aspiring writers.

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Wednesday 30 September

Ladybird Tales: The Little Red Hen 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / F2 Come and hear early years’ storyteller, Chrissie Weltike, share the popular story of The Little Red Hen from Ladybird Books’ range of First Favourite Tales. With storytelling, activities and music, this event is ideal for pre-schoolers to join in the festival fun.

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Age 3+

Wednesday 30 September

FOR SC H OOL S Cathy Cassidy - Looking Glass Girl 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 9+ / F1 Celebrating this year’s Kids’ Big Bath Read — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — Cathy Cassidy introduces her own modern day version of Lewis Carroll’s classic. 150 years on, get ready to fall down the rabbit hole again. Dreams, darkness, white rabbits and mad hatters…

Cathy’s favourite childhood book is remembered and retold.

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Atlas of Adventures 11.30am — 12.15pm Guildhall / Tickets £4 Age 5+ / F3 Atlas of Adventures is a collection of natural wonders, exciting experiences and fun festivities from the four corners of the globe. Join illustrator Lucy Letherland for an inspirational and informative art-based workshop. Armed with pencils and paper, create your own postcard adventure map and set your spirits free!

Exploring The Magna Carta Chronicle 1.15 — 2pm / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 9+ / F4 Join Christopher Lloyd on an epic roller-coaster ride through 800 years of history in the fight for freedom and liberties.

From the sealing of the Magna Carta, he will be stopping off at 10 key moments in history and showing how today’s ideas about freedom and liberty have emerged over time.

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Thursday 1 October ALIC WON E IN D L ANDE R

Introducing Alice

Age 3+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / G2 An event specially created for this year’s Festival! Come along and join in the fun as Chrissie Weltike introduces the magical delights of Lewis Carroll’s classic story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to pre-schoolers.

White rabbits, storytelling, activities and song, this event will be bursting with interactive fun.

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FOR SC H O OL S Piratical Adventures 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 5+ / G1 Meet Chris Mould — awardwinning creator of Pocket Pirates. When the world isn’t watching, tiny pirate crews with a huge appetite for adventure emerge from a junk shop. Hear about his swashbuckling characters, get a peek at some early artwork and learn how to draw your own mini adventurer.

Interactive Storytelling with Neil Griffiths 11.30am — 12.15pm Guildhall / Tickets £4 Age 5+ / G3 Acclaimed storyteller, Neil Griffiths, knows a thing or two about the art of telling a great story. In this truly interactive session, Neil shows how to bring stories to life and make them leap off the page.

Prepare yourself for itching, bib catching, surprises at sea and a huge amount of fun!

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The Rugby Game 1.15 — 2pm / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 6+ / G4 As part of his nationwide tour to promote sport and reading, Bath is delighted to welcome Tom Palmer to play his famous Rugby Game. Come along and hear him talk about his book series, Rugby Academy, and about his excitement for this year’s Rugby World Cup. A must for rugby lovers and reluctant readers!

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Amazing artists including Chris Riddell (Goth Girl), Ben Cort (Aliens love Underpants), Nick Sharratt (Shark in the Park), Korky Paul (Winnie the Witch), Alison Jay (Welcome to the Zoo), Michael Foreman (War Game) and Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo) have all donated pieces featuring their own, entertaining interpretation of the Festivals’ iconic red storytelling chair.

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Sophy Henn — Pom Pom Panda

Friday 2 October

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £5 / H2

OFFICIAL 2015 WORLD BOOK DAY ILLUSTRATOR

Enjoy a fun interactive storytelling session and a make-and-do craft with author and illustrator Sophy Henn. Hear about her hilarious new character, Pom Pom, in a delightful new picture book. It’s a fresh take on toddler tantrums that will strike a chord with parents and young children alike.

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Pandas, Doughnuts and The Queen’s Handbag with Steve Antony 10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 4+ / H1 Steve Antony is the hottest picture book talent around.

Join him in this fun-filled session of arty activities and learn how to draw a panda who loves good manners (and doughnuts!). Read stories together and get a sneak peek of Steve’s newest book, The Queen’s Handbag.

Amazing Stories from Africa 11.30am — 12.15pm Guildhall / Tickets £4 Age 6+ / H3 The amazing tales of Nigerian British storyteller and children’s author, Atinuke, are centuries old and have travelled across Africa and beyond. Come along to experience this unique and inspiring event. We guarantee it will stay with children for a long time to come. A real storytelling treat!

How To Train Your Dragon with Cressida Cowell.

2 — 3pm / Guildhall Tickets £4 / Age 7+ / H4

Writing YA: John Boyne and Andy Mulligan 7 — 8pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / H6

Floella Benjamin

Adult/Family

Age 12+

Award winning authors, John Boyne (The Boy in Striped Pyjamas) and Andy Mulligan (Trash), talk about writing for young adults.

Life is stranger than fiction in their books that span history, fantasy and beyond with characters that make us all think. Join the discussion.

5.30 — 6.30pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / H5 This year we are delighted to welcome to Bath the much-loved children’s presenter,actress and ambassador for children, Baroness Floella Benjamin.

Come along withyour family to hear her talk about coming to England from Trinidad and what it is like growing up across two cultures.

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My Festival Diary

My Festival Diary C

EVENT

TIME

VENUE

P

Friday 25 September

A2

Judith Kerr: Opening night event

7 — 8 pm

Guildhall

5

Saturday 26 September

B1 B2

Horrible Histories

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

8

Classic Stories with Kate Saunders & Holly Webb

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

8

B3

Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks

10 — 11am

Forum

8

B4

Pop — U p Book making with David Hawcock

10.30 — 11.30am

Holburne

9

B5

Alice in Wonderland with Anna Wilson

11 — 11.45am

Keynsham

9

B6

Axel Scheffler — Pip and Posy

11.30am — 12.10pm

Mission Theatre

9

B7A

Guess How Much I Love You

11.15 — 11.45am

Bath Central Library

10

B7B

Guess How Much I Love You

12.15 — 12.45pm

Bath Central Library

10

B8

Cerrie Burnell

12 — 12.45pm

Guildhall

10

B9

Masterclass: Creative Writing with Garth Jennings

12.30 — 2pm

Holburne

10

B10

Sam & Mark

12.45 — 1 .30pm

Guildhall

11

B11

Danny Wallace & Jamie Littler

1 — 1 .45pm

Mission Theatre

11

B12

Princesses and Unicorns with Lydia Monks

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Guildhall

11

B13

Fleur Hitchcock

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Bath Central Library

12

B14

Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell

2 — 3pm

Forum

12

B15

Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet Need A Wee

2.30 — 3 .15pm

Mission Theatre

12

B16

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks

3.15 — 4 .15pm

Guildhall

13

B17

Bath Picks 2015: Ford, Solomons & Pounder

3.30 — 4 .15pm

Guildhall

13

B18

Drawing Stories with Benji Davies

3.30 — 4 .15pm

Bath Central Library

13

B19

Star Wars — Simon Beecroft

4 — 4 .45pm

Mission Theatre

14

B20

Goth Girl with Chris Riddell

5.15 — 6pm

Guildhall

14

B21

Arabella Weir, Jenny McLachlan and Katy Birchall

5.15 — 6 .15pm

Guildhall

14

B22

Joe Sugg

5.30 — 6 .30pm

Forum

15

B23

Patrick Ness

6.45 — 7.45pm

Guildhall

15

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My Festival Diary

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VENUE

P

Sunday 27 September

C1

Thomas The Tank Engine

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

18

C2

Horrible Science

10.30 — 11.15am

Guildhall

18

C3

Creating Cartoons

10.30am — 12pm

Roman Baths

18

C4

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam

10.30 — 11.15am

Mission Theatre

19

C5A

Shaun the Sheep Model Making

11am — 12noon

Holburne

19

C5B

Shaun the Sheep Model Making

1 — 2pm

Holburne

19

C6

Gymnastics with Cate Shearwater

11.30 — 12.30

KES

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C7

Monsters Love Underpants with Ben Cort

12 — 12.45pm

Guildhall

20

C8

Animal Stories with Piers Torday & Erin Hunter

12.15 — 1pm

Guildhall

20

C9

Get Ready to Laugh with Jim Smith & Ciaran Murtagh

1 — 1 .45pm

Mission Theatre

20

C10A

Alice in Wonderland with Anna Wilson

1.30 — 2 .10pm

Bath Central Library

21

C10B

Alice in Wonderland with Anna Wilson

3— 3 .40

Bath Central Library

21

C11

Horrid Henry — Francesca Simon

2 — 2 .45pm

Guildhall

21

C12

Q Pootle 5 with Nick Butterworth

2 — 2 .45pm

Guildhall

21

C13

Bath Picks 2015: Crossan, Benwell & Bergin

2.30 — 3 .15pm

Mission Theatre

22

C14

The Professor of Potter

4 — 4 .45pm

Guildhall

22

C15

Emily Windsnap with Liz Kessler

4 — 4 .45pm

Guildhall

22

C16

Holly Smale — Geek Girl

4.15 — 5pm

Mission Theatre

23

C17

James Dawson & Hayley Long

5.30 — 6 .15pm

Guildhall

23

C18

The Hunger Games Quiz

6.30 — 7.30pm

Guildhall

23

Monday 28 September

D2

That’s Not My Meerkat

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

25

D5

Diversity: The Daily Telegraph Debate

7 — 8 pm

Guildhall

26

Tuesday 29 September

E2

Make your own Colouring Book

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

27

E6

The Writers' Creative Journey

7 — 8 pm

Guildhall

28

Wednesday 30 September

F2

The Little Red Hen

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

28

F5

An Appreciation of Children’s Literature

7 — 8 pm

Guildhall

29

Thursday 1 October

G2

Introducing Alice

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

30

G5

Bath Festivals Fundraising Gala Night

7 — 9.30pm

Guildhall

31

Friday 2 October

H2

Pom Pom Panda with Sophy Henn

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

31

H5

Floella Benjamin

5.30 — 6 .30pm

Guildhall

32

H6

Writing YA

7 — 8 pm

Guildhall

32

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My Festival Diary

Saturday 3 October

J1

Wimpy Kid Show

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

39

J2

Mystery Girls: Robin Stevens & Elen Caldecott

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

39

J3

How To Train Your Dragon with Cressida Cowell

10 — 11am

Forum

39

J4

Introducing Alice

10.30 — 11.15am

Midsomer Norton Library

40

J5

Pugs of the Frozen North with Reeve & McIntyre

10.45 — 11.30am

Mission Theatre

40

J6

Chris Haughton

10.45 — 11.30am

Widcombe Institute

40

J7

Creative Writing with Sheila Rance

11am — 12.30pm

Holburne

41

J8

How to draw Wookie and Droid

11.45 — 12.30

Guildhall

41

J9

Grrrrr! With Rob Biddulph

12.30 — 1 .15pm

Widcombe Institute

41

J10

Writing Doctor Who

12 — 1pm

Guildhall

42

J11A

Peppa Pig

12.30 — 1 .15pm

Mission Theatre

42

J11B

Peppa Pig

1.45 — 2 .30PM

Mission Theatre

42

J12

Chloe Inkpen

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Guildhall

42

J13

Andy Day

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Guildhall

43

J14

Jacqueline Wilson

2 — 3pm

Forum

43

J15

Film Writing Masterclass — Robot Overlords

2.15 — 3 .45pm

Holburne

43

J16

Alex T Smith's Doggy Delights

TBC

Guildhall

44

J17

Bath Picks 2015: Coggan, Doyle & Matharu

3.30 — 4 .30pm

Guildhall

44

J18

Dinosaur Police with Sarah McIntyre

3.30 — 4 .15pm

Widcombe Institute

44

J19

Illustrating Alice in Wonderland

4 — 5pm

Guildhall

45

J20

Joe Abercrombie and Philip Reeve

5.15 — 6 .15pm

Guildhall

45

J21

Charlie Higson and Darren Shan

6.30 — 7.30pm

Guildhall

45

Sunday 4 October

K1

Hugless Douglas with David Melling

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

48

K2

Authors of Magic: Joe Delaney & Angie Sage

10 — 1 0.45am

Guildhall

48

K3A

Art Ninja!

10 — 11.30am

The Makery

48

K3B

Art Ninja!

12.30 — 2pm

The Makery

48

K4

Richard Byrne: This book just ate my dog!

10 — 1 0.45am

Widcombe Institute

49

K5

Peter Rabbit

11.45 — 12.30

Mission Theatre

49

K6

Jonathan Meres — M ay Still Be Charged

11.45 — 12.30

Widcombe Institute

49

K7

Derek Landy

12 — 12.45

Guildhall

50

K8

An Illustrated Life: Michael Foreman

12 — 12.45pm

Guildhall

50

K9

Roar Like A Lion with Rachel Bright

1.15 — 2pm

Widcombe Institute

50

K10A

Topsy and Tim Go Camping

1.30 — 2 .15pm

Bath Central Library

50

K10B

Topsy and Tim Go Camping

3.00 — 3 .45pm

Bath Central Library

50

K11

Julian Clary and David Roberts

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Guildhall

51

K12

Danger Is Still Everywhere

1.45 — 2 .30pm

Guildhall

51

K13

100 Family Adventures — The Meek Family

2.30 — 3 .15pm

Mission Theatre

51

K14

Bath Picks 2015: Hegarty, Fanning, Mabbit & Davies

3.15 — 4 .15pm

Guildhall

52

K15

John Hegley

3.30 — 4 .15pm

Guildhall

52

K16

Beast Quest Tournament

3.30 — 4 .15pm

Mission Theatre

52

K17

Helen Skelton — Amy Wild

5.15 — 6pm

Guildhall

53

K18

Jennifer Donnelly

5.15 — 6pm

Guildhall

53

K19

David Baddiel

5.15 — 6pm

Mission Theatre

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Saturday 3 October

Wimpy Kid Show

Age 8+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £6 / J1 A must for all Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans! Host Alastair Watson brings the books to life with fun activities, including the Wimpy Kid Draw-Along and the Wimp Wars Quiz. Check out exclusive clips of author Jeff Kinney talking about his books and the films, and watch him draw the characters!

Robin Stevens and Elen Caldecott: Mystery Girls

Age 9+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / J2 Murder Most Unladylike, Diamonds and Daggers, Arsenic for Tea, Crowns and Codebreakers, First Class Murder — all tantalising titles from super sleuth authors Robin Stevens and Elen Caldecott: mistresses of mystery and intrigue. Unravel both their stories in this event full of revelations and reckoning. Suspense fans look no further!

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How To Train Your Dragon with Cressida Cowell

Age 7+

10 — 11am / Forum / Tickets £7.50 / J3 Join mega-star author Cressida Cowell as she talks about the last Hiccup book. Ever! In How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury can Hiccup save the dragons?

Get top tips on becoming an author or illustrator, listen to the behind-thescenes details about how the books became films, and learn some Dragonese.

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Saturday 3 October

Introducing Alice 10.30 — 11.15am / Midsomer Norton Library / Tickets £3 Adults go FREE / J4

Age 3+

ALICE IN WO N D E L AND R

An event specially created for this year’s Festival, come along and join in the fun as Chrissie Weltike introduces the magical delights of Lewis Carroll’s classic story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to pre-schoolers. White rabbits, storytelling, activities and song, this event will be bursting with interactive fun.

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Philip Reeve and Sarah Mcintyre — Pugs Of The Frozen North

Age 7+

10.45 — 11.30am / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / J5 Get ready for a race to the top of the world with the fabulous Philip Reeve and sumptuous Sarah McIntyre.

Expect the journey of a lifetime with their two adventurous new heroes, snow trolls, sea monsters, hungry yetis and 66 pugs! That’s a 264 paw-powered sled.

Let the race begin!

Chris Haughton

Age 3+

10.45am — 11.30am Widcombe Institute / Tickets £5 / J6 Acclaimed picture book creator, Chris Haughton, is the man behind Oh No George! and most recently Shh! We Have a Plan. In this interactive family event, Chris reads from his books, shows trailers and lots of lovely images, gets out a few clever props and plays drawing games with them.

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Saturday 3 October

ES F TH RO N 'GAME OYOU NG E R FOR A — GUARDIAN CE ’ AU DIE N

Age 12+

Creative Writing with Sheila Rance 11am — 12.30pm / Holburne Museum Tickets £14 / J7 Please note: for workshops only, parents/guardians attend for free, should they wish to stay — please see page 66 for more information Join Sheila Rance, author of the stunningly original fantasy adventure Sun Catcher, for a masterclass in creative writing and world-building. Discover how to choose characters and build their worlds — from ideas in your mind to reality on the page. Sheila shows you how it’s done. Essential for budding young writers.

How to draw Wookie and Droid 11.45am — 12.30pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / J8 Ready for the new Star Wars? Channel your inner Wookie. Dress up as a Droid. Join JAKe — an official illustrator for Lucas Films Ltd — as he teaches you the tricks of the trade, shows you how to draw your own Star Wars characters and answers your questions.

Age 6+

Grrrrr! with Rob Biddulph 12.30 — 1.15pm / Widcombe Institute / Tickets £5 / J9

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Age 4+

Come on some fun and arty journeys with author and illustrator Rob Biddulph as he introduces two of his favourite friends. Meet Penguin Blue, the adventuring bird from Blown Away and a new favourite character — Fred the champion bear who has lost his GRRRRR! Can you help him find it?

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Age 3+

Peppa Pig 12.30 — 1.15pm / J11A & 1.45 — 2 .30pm / J11B Mission Theatre / Tickets £5 Giggle and snort your way through a riotous show with the irresistible Peppa Pig — star of the award-winning number one preschool children’s TV show. Enjoy some fun, interactive mini-adventures with a professional storyteller and even meet Peppa in person! Friendly hugs guaranteed.

Writing Doctor Who

Age 10+ / Family

12 — 1pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / J10 Join actor, author and Sherlock creator Mark Gatiss, screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell Boyce and writer A L Kennedy as they talk about writing for Doctor Who. Three amazing authors discussing one iconic time-travelling Doctor in sixty unmissable, heavenly minutes — all chaired by The Daily Telegraph’s very jammy Ben Lawrence.

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Chloe Inkpen 1.45 — 2 .30pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / J12

Age 5+

Bestselling author and illustrator of the Zoe and Beans series, Chloe Inkpen introduces you to I Will Love You Anyway — the first book in a series about a badly behaved dog who destroys everything and won’t stop running away! Come along for interactive storytelling, activities and fun.

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Saturday 3 October

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Andy Day 1.45 — 2 .30pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / J13

Age 4+

Join Cbeebies' presenter Andy Day for a time-travelling adventure as he tells some exciting prehistoric tales, performs his legendary dino raps and answers questions about his highly popular children's TV series' 'Andy's Wild Adventures', 'Andy's Dinosaur Adventures' and the forthcoming 'Andy's Prehistoric Adventures'.

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Jacqueline Wilson 2 — 3pm / Forum / Tickets £7.50 / J14

Age 8+

Megastar author Jacqueline Wilson talks about her life as a writer and how she came to write some of her best-loved books.

Grab the chance to ask your own question and hear a sneak preview of her brand new book, Little Stars, the fifth title about Victorian foundling, Hetty Feather.

There will be no book signing after this event but pre-signed copies will be available to purchase from the bookshop.

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Film Writing Masterclass — Robot Overlords 2.15 — 3.45pm / Holburne Museum / Tickets £14 / J15 Please note: for workshops only, parents/guardians attend for free, should they wish to stay — please see page 66 for more information

Age 10+

Join Mark Stay, writer of the film Robot Overlords, for this fun screenwriting workshop. Learn about the ‘Hero’s Journey’, how one page of script becomes a finished scene and create your own story using ideas and methods explored in the session. This multimedia event is essential for all young film fans.

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Saturday 3 October

Alex T. Smith’s Doggy Delights 3.15 — 4pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / J16 Join tip-top doggy illustrator Alex T. Smith and have fun with his famous creations Claude and Sir Bobblysock, the custard-pie-throwing dog and his smelly sidesick. Learn top secret illustrator tips, including how to draw Claude himself, and hear about how he re-illustrated that doggy classic, 101 Dalmatians!

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Teen

3.30 — 4.30pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / J17 John McLay introduces three rising stars — each making their Bath festival debut. Taran Matharu, Helena Coggan and Catherine Doyle are all exciting new young adult novelists with stories that arrive with thrilling, magical and deadly romantic elements. Each is, above-all, fantastically readable.

Supported by our Creative Partner

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Age 5+

Dinosaur Police with Sarah Mcintyre 3.30 — 4.15pm / Widcombe Institute / Tickets £5 / J18 RAWR!!! What happens when a hungry T-Rex goes wild in a pizza factory? Can Dinoville’s police force bring this rascal to justice?

Sarah McIntyre reveals all. Sing the Dinosaur Police song and learn how to draw your own cartoon dinosaur, so you can go off and create more dinosaur adventures.

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Age 9+ / Family

Saturday 3 October

Illustrating Alice In Wonderland 4— 5pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / J19 Delight in three awarding-winning artists — Michael Foreman, Grahame Baker-Smith and Helen Oxenbury — who have each enchanted a new generation of readers with their own, unique colourful and imaginative modern editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Publisher Colin Webb explores with them how they each decided to draw Alice’s amazing wonderland.

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Joe Abercrombie and Philip Reeve 5.15 — 6.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / J20 Prepare to be transported into two incredible worlds — in turns brutal, fantastical, amazing and utterly riveting.

Joe Abercrombie (Half a King) and Philip Reeve (Railhead) — both young adult storytellers at the top of their craft — illuminate their creative journeys with readings, thoughts and questions. Sarah Pinborough keeps it chatty.

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Charlie Higson and Darren Shan 6.30 — 7.30pm / Guildhall Tickets £7 / J21 Join master horror heavyweights Darren Shan and Charlie Higson as they talk Zombies. Get ready to sit on the edge of your seat, hide your eyes and cover your ears because their new books are gruesome, riveting, bloody and brilliantly entertaining. Lou Morgan asks about the grisly detail.

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Sunday 4 October

Hugless Douglas with David Melling

Age 4+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall Tickets £5 / K1 The world’s most huggable bear and his creator David Melling celebrate Hugless Douglas Goes to Little School. Douglas is excited to be going to school. There’s lots to do and lots of hugs to be given out!

Come along for stories and learn how to draw Douglas.

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Authors Of Magic: Joe Delaney & Angie Sage

Age 10+

10 — 10.45am / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / K2 Two awesome, bestselling authors, both at the top of their game.

Angie Sage (Septimus Heap, and Joe Delaney (The Spook’s Apprentice) are creators of fantastic magical worlds and dark, mystical places of adventure and drama. A must for all young fantasy readers! Huw Powell fires the questions.

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Age 8 — 12

10 — 11.30am / K3A & 12.30 — 2pm / K3B The Makery / FREE but ticketed Parents/guardians may stay if they wish, see page 66 for details Join CBBC star Ricky Martin — aka the Art Ninja — for free animation workshops at The Makery. Get creative, discover your artistic talent and bring your creations to life!

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Sunday 4 October

Richard Byrne: This book just ate my dog!

10.00 — 10.45 / Widcombe Institute Tickets £5 / K4

Age 5+

Bella takes her dog for a walk across the pages of a book– until all of a sudden, he disappears without a trace! Join author Richard Byrne on a dog-tastic adventure and learn how to draw your own lovable pooch along the way.

Age 7+

Jonathan Meres — May Still Be Charged 11.45am — 12.30pm / Widcombe Institute / Tickets £5 / K6 Life isn’t getting any fairer for poor old Norm. He’s grounded because he’s accidentally run up a phone bill the size of a bus. If only Norm knew how it happened! Meet Norm’s creator, Jonathan Meres. Hear him say stuff.

Ask him anything you want. He might even sing.

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Age 3+

Peter Rabbit 11.45am — 12.30pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / K5 Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were — Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter… Hop along to this charming interactive storytelling session of Beatrix Potter’s classic story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, brought to life for all to enjoy. Come and meet Peter Rabbit himself!

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Sunday 4 October

Derek Landy

FO R NOT AINTF TH E R TE D HEA

12 — 12.45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / K7

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From master storyteller Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant) comes a new and epic saga. Demon Road is full of Landy’s trademark wit, action and razor sharp dialogue. From the shocking beginning, this gripping road-trip across the supernatural landscape of America delivers Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and demons. Yikes!

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An Illustrated Life: Michael Foreman 12 — 12.45pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / K8 Join us for a celebration of Michael Foreman’s life as a master storyteller and illustrator. He’s known for his acclaimed collaborations with, amongst others, Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones. Michael reveals to artistic director John McLay some of the places, stories and people that inspired him along the way.

Age 4+

Roar Like A Lion with Rachel Bright 1.15 — 2pm / Widcombe Institute / Tickets £5 / K9 Can you roar like a lion? Squeak like a mouse? Create crazy animal characters? Enjoy storytelling, games and fun with author and illustrator Rachel Bright — the creative brainbox behind multi-million selling card and gift range the bright side.

Topsy and Tim Go Camping AS SEEN ON CBEEBIES

Age 3+

1.30 — 2 .15pm / K10A and 3 — 3.45pm K10B / Bath Central Library / Tickets £5 Topsy and Tim are just like you! They find fun and adventure in the real world — helping friends, going swimming or visiting the zoo. Join your favourite twins for a camping adventure with storytelling, games and a make-and do craft session.

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Sunday 4 October Age 7+

Danger Is Still Everywhere 1.45 — 2 .30pm / Guildhall Tickets £6 / K12 Do you enjoy enjoyment? Do you find danger dangerous? Join award-winning comedian David O’Doherty and illustrator Chris Judge for a lesson in Dangerology. Inspired by the notebooks of Dangerologist ‘Docter’ Noel Zone, David and Chris prepare you for many of life’s dangers — such as a shark in the loo or a volcano under your house!

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Age 7+

Julian Clary and David Roberts 1.45 — 2 .30pm / Guildhall Tickets £6.50 / K11 Come and meet comedian, entertainer and writer Julian Clary, and award-winning illustrator David Roberts as they introduce you to their fabulous new children’s book, The Bolds. An unmissable event packed with wildly hilarious readings in Julian’s unique style, live-drawing from David and lots of laughter for the whole family.

100 Family Adventures — The Meek Family

Age 8+ / Family

1.45 — 2 .30pm / Mission Theatre / Tickets £6 / K13 The Meek Family have been out and about, going on an adventure or two (make that 100!) — and now they want you to join them! Learn all about the fun to be had in the amazing outdoors — from swimming in rivers and swinging from trees. Take away amazing survival skills and check out essential outdoor kit.

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Age 8+

Shane Hegarty, Kieran Fanning, Will Mabbit and Linda Davies 3.15 — 4.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / K14 Gill McLay introduces four new rising stars — each making their Bath festival debut. Shane Hegarty (Darkmouth), Kieran Fanning (The Black Lotus), Will Mabbit (The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones) and Linda Davies (Longbow Girl) talk monsters, ninjas, pirates and tournaments. Release your inner adventurer and join the ride.

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Age 9+ Age 9+

John Hegley 3.30 — 4.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £7 / K15 Drawing on recent spuddish collections, including I am a POETato, popular poet John Hegley, with mandolin in hand, delivers meditations upon family, celery and happier daleks. Includes dippings into an animal alphabet and verses light and lyrical, deep and daft.

Devised largely for adults but has proved tolerable for some 9-year-olds. Come and sing.

Age 7+

Beast Quest Tournament 3.30 — 4.15pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / K16 Calling all Adam Blade and Beast Quest fans. Help the good wizard Aduro to free the beasts from Malvel’s evil spell.

Take part in a Beast Quest Tournament and learn all about Beast Quest and the exciting new companion series Sea Quest.

The heroes of Avantia need your help…

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Sunday 4 October

Age 8+

David Baddiel 5.15 — 6pm / Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / K19 Author and comedian David Baddiel invites you into the hilarious world of his fab first children’s book, The Parent Agency. Also hear about his new novel — a story of humour, adventure and wishes gone wrong for a brother and sister who make an astonishing discovery that turns their lives upside down…

Age 8+

Helen Skelton — Amy Wild 5.15 — 6pm / Guildhall Tickets £7 / K17 Join TV presenter Helen Skelton as she introduces her first children’s book, Amazon Summer, and talks about her action-packed, real-life adventures that inspired it. From travelling through the amazon and cycling to the South Pole, to tightrope walking between the towers of Battersea Power Station — she’s done it all.

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Teen

5.15 — 6.15pm / Guildhall / Tickets £6 / K18 On an exclusive visit from the US, bestselling author Jennifer Donnelly (A Gathering Light) joins us to talk about her third book in the Waterfire Saga, Dark Tide. Revel in the adventures of six courageous mermaids who are on a quest to save their hidden world.

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Acknowledgements

Bath Festivals Board of Trustees John Cullum Chair Carol Baines, David Bates, Councillor Cherry Beath, Margaret Heffernan, Celia Mead, Ian Stockley, Stephen Taylor, Richard Turner CMG OBE, Anna Williams.

Chief Executive Belinda Kidd

Artistic Directors John & Gill McLay

Finance Director Lynne Gregory

Literature Producer Judith Robinson Bath Festivals would like to thank the following for their invaluable support: The Festival volunteers, event managers, freelance production team and the managers and staff of all the Festival venues.

Development & Marketing Director Jane Jones Development Rosie Fearon, Clodagh Moynan Finance and Administration Rebecca Wheeler Danny Brothers Festival Production Kate Hall, Elizabeth Coyle, Oliver Corbett

Photo & Illustration Credits Cover Illustration © Ben Cort P2 + 67 Bath Skyline © Christopher Mould P5 Gruffalo © Axel Scheffler P5 Tiger © Judith Kerr P6 Red Chair © Chris Riddell P8 Ladybird © Lydia Monks P11 Sam & Mark © George Gottlieb P11 Hamish © Jamie Littler P11 Princess © Lydia Monks P12 Girl & Panda © Chris Riddell P17 Horrid Henry © Tony Ross P20 Red Chair © Ben Cort P21 Q Pootle 5 © Nick Butterworth P24 Festival Photography © Julian Foxon P29 Sally Gardner © Eleonore de Bonneval P30 Alice in Wonderland ©Eric Puybaret P31 Pom Pom Panda © Sophy Henn P35 Blue Monster © Ben Cort P37 Alice © Grahame Baker-Smith P40 Mad Hatter © Helen Oxenbury P41 C3PO © JAKe P42 Kipper © Mick Inkpen P42 Dog © Chloe Inkpen P44 Claude © Alex T. Smith P48 Hugless Douglas © David Melling P50 War Boy © Michael Foreman P50 Lion & Mouse © Rachel Bright P51 Julian Clary © Eddie Botsio

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How to Book

Booking Bath Box Office Bath Visitor Information Centre Abbey Chambers Abbey Churchyard Bath BA1 1LY 01225 463362 boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk www.bathfestivals.org.uk Box Office opening hours Monday to Saturday 10.30am — 5pm Open Sunday & Bank Holidays during Festivals only 10am — 4pm General Booking Monday 6 July Bath Box Office will be open 9:30 — 5pm

How to book In person at Bath Box Office By telephone on 01225 463362 Online at www.bathfestivals.org.uk By post to Bath Box Office at the above address — cheques made payable to Bath Box Office Please note postal bookings will dealt with alongside telephone and counter bookings.

When to Book Friends booking: Friday 26 June General booking: Monday 6 July

Booking details Your tickets will be posted to you for a charge of £1 or free of charge if you include a stamped addressed envelope with your booking.

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Child Protection Policy Children under 12 must be accompanied by a ticket buying adult at all festival events unless otherwise stated. Children under 2 who do not require a seat do not require a ticket, unless otherwise stated. Bath Festivals maintains a Child Protection Policy but we cannot act in loco parentis or take responsibility for wandering children.

Masterclasses You need only buy a ticket for each young person attending. Adults attend for free, should they wish to stay. If not, we ask parents/ guardians to drop children off at the venue, sign them in, and leave a mobile contact number in case of emergencies. Please ensure that you are able to collect your young person(s) at the specified event end time Bath Festivals welcomes disabled visitors Please advise the Box Office of your requirements when making a booking.

Access details can be found on page 36 or by visiting the Access Statement on our website bathfestivals.org.uk/accessibility. Disabled visitors who need to bring a personal assistant are offered one free ticket. If you require a BSL interpreter, please enquire at the Box Office as soon as possible and we will do our best to accommodate this.

Other booking information Please quote the event code when booking.

Event times are approximate and doors open 15 minutes before each event. Tickets are non-refundable, but if an event sells out we are happy to offer returned tickets for resale.

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Highlights

AS SEEN ON CBEEBIES & CBBC Horrible Histories / Peter Rabbit Q Pootle 5 / Art Ninja Andy Day / Sam & Mark Topsy & Tim / Cerrie Burnell

TEEN Holly Smale / Patrick Ness Joe Sugg / Hunger Games Quiz James Dawson & Hayley Long

MASTERCLASSES Shaun the Sheep model making Creating Cartoons / Film Writing Pop-up Book Making & Much More

AS SEEN ON SCREEN Star Wars / Hunger Games Quiz Doctor Who / Wimpy Kid How to Train Your Dragon Professor of Potter

BATH PICKS

LEGENDS

Introducing some of the best new talents in the world of children’s books. Come along and meet some of the new rising stars and headliners of tomorrow

Julia Donaldson / Chris Riddell Francesca Simon / Cressida Cowell Jacqueline Wilson / Michael Rosen Judith Kerr / Floella Benjamin

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