The Telegraph Bath Children's Literature Festival 2013

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WELCOME

Welcome to our Festival! Come along and help us to celebrate and explore a vibrant literature that sits right at the heart of our culture.

Forget the pessimists. Children read widely, are fascinated by stories and language, and they are encouraged, supported and inspired by parents, teachers, librarians – and by festivals like ours!

Children read books in all kinds of forms: short books, long books, books with amazing blends of image and text, books with no words at all, books that flash, books that squeak, books that explore the depths of emotion, that deal with major social issues, books that are hilarious, books that are troubling, books that are daft. Children know that stories are living things, that words on the page can blend with pictures, can leap out into drama, song and dance. Children’s writers and illustrators are experimental, risk-taking, and are dedicated to their art and craft. They genuinely want to reach out to their audience, and to work with their readers to keep the culture alive.

We’re bringing some of the leading writers and illustrators to Bath. We’re proud that there will be a strong contingent of foreign authors this year. We’re also proud of our hugely effective educational and outreach programme, and of the series of masterclasses that will be taking place this year to help children and adults to develop their own writing/artistic skills.

Come to the Festival. Meet people who really do believe that books, reading, writing, and all forms of art can change people’s lives. We invite you all – children, especially, of course, and their families.

But we want everyone to come, no matter what their age. The public at large, and the media, and politicians all need to know about this vibrant world, to understand and value it, to be energised by it.

Come along, look, listen, learn, take part, and have fun.

David Almond Guest Artistic Director

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CRESSIDA COWELL WITH HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

FESTIVAL BOOKSHOP Guildhall We are delighted to welcome back Waterstones (www.waterstones.com) as the official bookseller for The Telegraph Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Pop into their bookshop inside the Guildhall where a full selection of festival books will be available to tempt you. And don’t forget that there will be a booksigning after each event (which can often last an hour or more). There will also be satellite bookshops at the other festival venues.

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DIARY FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER Kids Party with Sharky and George! A1 4.30 – 5.15pm Guildhall £6 / 7+ Festival Opening Night A2 7 – 8pm Guildhall £7 / Adults

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER Maisy’s Band with Lucy Cousins B1 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £6 / 4+ Fizzlebert Stump B2 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £5 / 7 – 9 The Wimpy Kid Show B3 + B4 10 – 10.45am (B3) and 11.30am – 12.15pm (B4) Mission Theatre £5 / 8+ Fantastic Beasts with Emily Gravett B5 10.30am – 12 noon Holburne Museum £12 / 7+ Michael Rosen B6 10.30 – 11.30am The Forum £7.50 / 5+ / family Winne the Pooh Storytime B7 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall £5 / 4+ Geraldine McCaughrean: The Positively Last Performance B8 11.30am – 12.15pm The egg £5 / 10+ Dog Loves Counting B9 11.30 – 12.15pm Bath Central Library £5 / 4 – 7

John Boyne: The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brockett B23 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 11+

Creating Characters Workshop with Curtis Jobling C18 2.30 – 4pm Holburne Museum £12 / 10+

Lyn Gardner: Olivia B24 4 – 4.45pm The egg £5 / 9+

Judith Kerr with David Almond C19 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £6.50 / 9+

Bottlenose Bay B25 4 – 4.45pm Bath Central Library £5 / 4 – 7

Stitch Head! C20 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £5 / 6+

Dave McKean B26 4 – 4.45pm Holburne Museum £6 / 13+ / adults

Michelle Paver: Gods and Warriors C21 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 10+

Sarah Webb and Natasha Farrant B27 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall £5 / 11+ Charlie Higson – The Fallen B28 5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 10+ Lego with Duncan Titmarsh B29 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall £6 / 6+

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Carrie and David Grant: Making Music C1 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £6 / 4+ Moshi Monsters C2 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £5 / 6+ Dinosaur Cove C3 10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre £5 / 5+ Horror writing workshop C4 11am – 12.30pm Holburne Museum £12 / 12+

The Dragonsitter C22 4.15 – 5pm The Paragon School £5 / 7+ Rachel Bright: My Life C23 4.15 – 5pm Holburne Museum £6 / 16+ Adventures, Myths and Legends C24 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall £5 / 8+ David Levithan C25 5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 12+ Robert Muchamore C26 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall £6.50 / 10+

MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Andrew Motion D1 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 10+ Super Sleuthing with Clementine Beauvais D2 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 8+

About Zooming Time: Opal Moonbaby C5 11.30 – 12.15pm Guildhall £5 / 7+

Ladybird Live D3 and D4 10 – 11.30am (D3) and 1 – 2.30pm (D4) Bath Central Library Free but ticketed / 3 – 5

The Lost Worlds C6 11.30 – 12.15pm Mission Theatre £5 / 11+

Storybuilding with Christopher Hill D5 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 9+

Bodyguard vs Samurai B12 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 9+

Sarah Ferguson C7 11.30am – 12.15pm The Paragon School £5 / 4 – 8

Is our food safe? Young Curators Debate D6 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 10+

Tales from Schwartzgarten B13 1 – 1.45pm The egg £5 / 9+

Don’t Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog C8 12noon – 12.45pm Guildhall £6 / 7+

A Bag Full of Acorns B14 1 – 1.45pm Bath Central Library £5 / 5+

Atticus Claw Lends a Paw C9 1 – 1.45pm Guildhall £5 / 7+

Serious Play: Creative Writing Workshop with Julia Green B15 1 – 2.30pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / 11+

Cathy Cassidy – Chocolate Box Girls: Coco Caramel C10 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 9+

Pip and Posy with Axel Scheffler B10 12noon – 12.45pm Guildhall £6 / 3+ Barry Loser B11 1 – 1.45pm Guildhall £5 / 7+

Cressida Cowell B16 2.30 – 3.30pm The Forum £7.50 / 7+ Nick Barnard: Flight School B17 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £6 / 7+ Emily Gravett – our 2013 cover artist! B18 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £5 / 4+ Arthurian legends: Julia Golding and Katherine Roberts B19 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre £5 / 9+

Monster Craft Making with Rachel Bright C11 1 – 1.45pm The Paragon School £5 / 4 - 8 Mog the Cat Storytime C12 + C13 1.30 – 2pm (C12) and 2.30 – 3pm (C13) Bath Central Library £3.50 / 2+ Where’s Spot? C14 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £6 / 3 – 5 Blood and Gore in Ancient Rome C15 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £5 / 10+

Boris the Bear B20 2.30 – 3.15pm Bath Central Library £5 / 3+

Love and Pants C16 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre £5 / 10+

Jeremy Strong – My Brother’s Famous Bottom Gets Crowned! B21 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £6 / 6+

Jon Mayhew: Monster Odyssey C17 2.30 – 3.30pm The Paragon School £5 / 9+

A Walk on the Wild Side with Nicola Davies B22 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £5 / 8+

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School Library Association Information Book Award 2013 D7 6 -7pm Guildhall Free but ticketed / Adults Geekathon with Holly Smale and Andy Robb D8 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall £5 / 11+

TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER Conference: Children as Readers, Children as Writers E1 9.30am – 5.30pm Guildhall £80 / Adults Ladybird Live E2 and E3 10 – 11.30am (E2) and 1 – 2.30pm (E3) First Steps Children’s Centre, Twerton Free but ticketed / 3 – 5 Meg Rosoff and Anthony McGowan E4 6 – 7pm Guildhall £6 / 13+ Lord of the Flies E5 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre Tickets £10 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) / 11+

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

I’m a Chicken…Get Me Out of Here F1 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 7+

Horrid Henry J1 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £6 / 5+

Celebrate 10 years of Dirty Bertie K1 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £6 / 6+

Code Breakers F2 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 9+

Zoe and Beans with Chloe Inkpen J2 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £5 / 4+

The Baby’s Catalogue K2 10 – 10.45am Guildhall £5 / 2+

Ladybird Live F3 10 – 11.30am Midsomer Norton Library Free but ticketed / 3 – 5

Pirates versus Aliens J3 10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre £5 / 5+

The Famous Five Show K3 10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre £5 / 7+

Cerrie Burnell J4 10 – 10.45am Holburne Museum £5 / 3+

The Big Bath Draw 12 noon – 4pm Holburne Museum Free / Family

Explore the Solar System with Simon Abbott F4 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 5 – 7 Are iPads the new school books?

Young Curators Debate F5 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 10+ I Have the Right to Be a Child F6 4.30 – 5.30pm Guildhall £6 / 8+ Lord of the Flies E5 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre £10 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) / 11+

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER Tarzan: The Savage Lands G1 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 9+

Holly Webb J5 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall £5 / 6+ Bubble and Squeak J6 11.30am – 12.15pm Mission Theatre £5 / 3+ Doug the Bug with Sue Hendra J7 11.30am – 12.15pm Bath Central Library £5 / 4+ 5 Children and It workshop J8 11.30 – 12.30pm Holburne Museum £6 / 8+ Rainbow Magic 10th Anniversary J9 12 – 12.45pm Guildhall £6 / Age 5+ Fantasy with Catherine Fisher J10 1 – 1.45pm Guildhall £5 / 10+

Kate Pankhurst: Mariella Mystery K4 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall £5 / 7+ Bring the funny! K5 11.30am – 12.15pm Mission Theatre £5 / 9+ Mystery Making Workshop K6 11am – 12.30pm The Paragon School £12 / 8+ Beast Quest K7 12 – 12.45pm Guildhall £6 / 7+ Belle and Boo Tea Party K8 and K9 1 – 1.45pm (K8) and 2.30 – 3.15pm (K9) Guildhall £5 / 3 - 6 David Almond on Skellig K10 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 11+

The Trouble with Mummies G2 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall £3 / 9+

Do be silly! J11 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 7+

Ladybird Live G3 and G4 10 – 11.30am (G3) and 1 – 2.30pm (G4) Bristol Central Library Free but ticketed / 3 – 5

Kim Fupz Aakeson J12 1 – 1.45pm Bath Central Library £5 / 5+

Rob Lloyd Jones: Wild Boy K11 1 – 1.45pm The Paragon School £5 / Age 9+

Caroline Lawrence J13 1 – 1.45pm American Museum £5.50 adults, £4.50 children 8 – 12

The Very Hungry Caterpillar K12 and K13 1.30 – 2.15pm (K12) and 2.45 – 3.30pm (K13) Bath Central Library £5 / 2+

Sally Gardner and David Roberts: Wings & Co J14 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £5 / 7+

Comic Books Masterclass K14 1.30 – 3pm Holburne Museum £12 / 7+

Quirky Characters with Steve Hartley and Jo Nadin G5 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 7 – 9 Shrinking Violet is Totally Famous G6 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall £3 / 7+ Tanya Byrne: Follow Me Down G7 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall £5 / 14+ Lord of the Flies E5 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre £10 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) / 11+

FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER Kids Big Bath Read: The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas H1 10.30 – 11.15am The Royal High School £3 / 8+ Ladybird Live H2 and H3 10 – 11.30am (H2) and 1 -2.30pm (H3)Chippenham Library Free but ticketed / 3 – 5 Malorie Blackman: The Noble Conflict H4 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / 11+ Bath Spa Panel Event H5 6 – 7pm Guildhall £7 / Adults Lord of the Flies E5 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre £10 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) / 11+ From Pippi Långstrump to Pippi Longstocking - Children’s Literature in Translation H6 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall £6 / Adults

Anne Fine J15 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 11+ Rich Witch, Poor Witch J16 2.30 – 3.15pm Bath Central Library £5 / 4 – 6 E-writing Workshop with Siobhan Curham J17 2.30 – 4pm Holburne Museum £12 / 12+ Derek Landy J18 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £6 / 9+ Septimus Heap – Fyre J19 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / 8+ Alom Shaha J20 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 12+ The Troll and the Oliver J21 4 – 4.45pm Bath Central Library £5 / 3 – 5 Alexia Casale and Janne Teller J22 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall £5 / 12+ Sally Gardner and David Almond J23 5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 11+ / adults

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks storytelling K15 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall £6 / 4 – 8 Sita Brahmachari and Hayley Long K16 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 12+ Case File Conundrum K17 2.30 – 4.30pm The Paragon School £12 / 7+ Steve Cole: MAGIC INK K18 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £6 / 8+ Wild Animals with Gill Lewis K19 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall £5 / Age 9+ Seawigs and Sea Monkeys K20 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall £5 / 7+ Crown of Midnight K21 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre £6 / 12+ Lauren St John: Race the Wind K22 5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre £6 / 12+ More Than This with Patrick Ness K23 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall £6.50 / Age 11+

The Curious World of Eoin ColferJ24 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall £7 / 11+

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FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

KIDS PARTY WITH SHARKY AND GEORGE!

FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT

4.30 – 5.15pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / A1 Age 7+

7 – 8pm Guildhall Tickets £7 / A2 Adults

Sharky and George know all about creating great kids’ parties. Their first book, is the ULTIMATE book of fun, filled with games, pranks and secrets. Come along, join in, come dressed up as your favourite book character and get the festival going with a bang!

An exploration of the richness and diversity of children’s literature today. How can we help this culture to thrive? What can we learn from children themselves? Guest Director and Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, David Almond is joined by Julia Green, author and lecturer at Bath Spa University, school librarian Gill Trueman and children’s author Cressida Cowell.

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SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

MAISY’S BAND WITH LUCY COUSINS 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £6 / B1 Age 4+ Come and meet Maisy! She and her friends have started a band. Listen to her latest noisy pop-up adventure, and – wait for it! - meet her creator Lucy Cousins, in her only festival appearance this year.

Supported by Walker Sponsored by

FIZZLEBERT STUMP

THE WIMPY KID SHOW

10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £5 / B2 Age 7 – 9

10 – 10.45am (B3) & 11.30am–12.15pm (B4) Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / B3 & B4 Age 8+

A.F. Harrold calls all laugh-a-holics for a fantastically funny adventure! Meet Fizzlebert Stump, the boy who lives in a travelling circus and is on a quest to make new friends, and enjoy quirky poems and gripping stories along the way.

Supported by Bloomsbury

A must for Wimpy Kid fans and their families! Take part in The Wimpy Kid DrawAlong and The Wimp War Quiz. See author Jeff Kinney talking on screen. Buy a book and get it stamped with the Wimpy Kid Show stamp.

Supported by Puffin Books

FANTASTIC BEASTS WITH EMILY GRAVETT 10.30am – 12 noon Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / B5 Age 7+ An amazing opportunity to join multi-award-winning author Emily Gravett for an exclusive workshop event!

Hear Emily read from her new book, Little Mouse’s Big Book of Beasts, before creating your own amazing creature!

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

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SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

MICHAEL ROSEN 10.30 – 11.30am The Forum Tickets £7.50 / B6 Age 5+ / Family Join the brilliant former Children’s Laureate for a rollercoaster of poems, jokes and stories. From a farting fish to chocolate cake, from hunting bear to mustard and custard, you won’t have a dull moment with this great wordsmith.

Supported by Bloomsbury and Andersen Press Sponsored by

WINNIE THE POOH STORYTIME 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / B7 Age 4+ Let storyteller Liz Fost take you away to Hundred Acre Wood to hear some wonderful tales of Winnie the Pooh, the bear for all ages!

There’s sure to be encounters with Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger too – so come, join in and make your own Pooh Stick!

Supported by Egmont Press

GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN: THE POSITIVELY LAST PERFORMANCE 11.30am – 12.15pm The egg Tickets £5 / B8 Age 10+ Geraldine is one of our finest writers. Her new book is a chilling ghost story about memories. “I’ve invited ghosts along,” she says. “Bring memories of your own. It may be possible to create one more story before the curtain falls.”

Supported by Oxford University Press

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DOG LOVES COUNTING 11.30 – 12.15pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / B9 Age 4-7 When Dog can’t go to sleep- what to do?

He tries counting sheep, but it’s not working. Join Louise Yates for Dog’s latest adventurous journey to meet new friends and get crafty on the way.

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PIP AND POSY WITH AXEL SCHEFFLER 12noon – 12.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / B10 Age 3+ Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler introduces his new characters Pip & Posy.

They’re good friends – most of the time!

This charming pair will delight toddlers and their parents with their adventures, and may even make an appearance themselves.

BARRY LOSER 1 – 1.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / B11 Age 7+ Come and find out about the hilarious Barry Loser series. Jim Smith (Waterstone’s Prize shortlisted author and illustrator) will show you how to draw Barry and his mates, and might even show you how to draw a poo.

BODYGUARD VS SAMURAI 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / B12 Age 9+ Chris Bradford’s Young Samurai events are hugely popular.

Now he launches his explosive new Bodyguard series.

Learn the tricks of the trade. Put your bodyguard skills to the test. Can you be the one to protect the President’s daughter?

Supported by Puffin Books

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TALES FROM SCHWARTZGARTEN 1 – 1.45pm The egg Tickets £5 / B13 Age 9+ Join awardwinning playwright Christopher William Hill as he chats about his gruesomely funny book, Osbert the Avenger and why he loves dark humour.

Do some very silly storybuilding, and find out why Christopher carries some extremely weird and wonderful smells with him…

Supported by Orchard Books

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

A BAG FULL OF ACORNS 1 – 1.45pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / B14 Age 5+ Nicola Davies is a marvellous writer, speaker, and observer of the natural world.

She will read from her beautiful new picture book, The Promise, which reminds us all that the smallest actions can change our world for the better.

Supported by Walker

SERIOUS PLAY: CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH JULIA GREEN

CRESSIDA COWELL

NICK BARNARD: FLIGHT SCHOOL

2.30 – 3.30pm The Forum Tickets £7.50 / B16 Age 7+

2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / B17 Age 7+

1 – 2.30pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / B15 Age 11+

How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero is the latest in the hilarious and wildly popular How To Train Your Dragon series. Join the best-selling author and illustrator in a high-energy and very funny event that shows how she comes up with new characters and plots.

Stunt pilot Nick Barnard takes you on a fascinating, factfilled journey: how airplanes work, how they stay in the air, what you need to wear and much much more. Props and activities help you understand how to be a pilot yourself.

Young Adult author Julia Green will lead you through a series of writing exercises to get you started with your own story.

Please bring paper and pens, an open, playful mind, and a sense of courage and adventure!

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

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SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

EMILY GRAVETT – OUR 2013 COVER ARTIST! 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / B18 Age 4+ Emily is the prolific creator of funny, moving, brilliant books. She’ll talk about her stories and illustrations, and will read from the brandnew Little Mouse’s Big Book of Beasts.

And best of all, she will show us how she draws!

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books Sponsored by

ARTHURIAN LEGENDS: JULIA GOLDING AND KATHERINE ROBERTS

BORIS THE BEAR

2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / B19 Age 9+

Carrie Weston will tell tales about hairy, scary Boris the Bear. She’ll have you stomping and singing and making Big Bear noises. She’ll introduce you to Boris’s animal friends, and you’ll understand why they come to love him so much.

The Arthurian legends are magical, beautiful, compelling and brutal. Here are two wonderful modern writers with their own versions of these great old tales. Join them at the Round Table and follow their quests for the elusive Holy Grail.

2.30 – 3.15pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / B20 Age 3+

Supported by Oxford University Press

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JEREMY STRONG – MY BROTHER’S FAMOUS BOTTOM GETS CROWNED! 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / B21 Age 6+ Get ready to laughyour-sock-off with Puffin’s King of Comedy Jeremy Strong as he tells you all about the hilarious My Brother’s Famous Bottom Gets Crowned! and the bonkers adventures of Cheese and Tomato!

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SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH NICOLA DAVIES 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / B22 Age 8+ Nicola Davies introduces you to endangered animals in her new books about children around the world whose lives are changed forever by the animals they meet.

Hear about the real conservation projects that Nicola worked on that inspired the stories.

Supported by Walker

JOHN BOYNE: THE TERRIBLE THING THAT HAPPENED TO BARNABY BROCKETT

LYN GARDNER: OLIVIA

BOTTLENOSE BAY

4 – 4.45pm The egg Tickets £5 / B24 Age 9+

4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / B23 Age 11+

Join Guardian theatre critic Lyn Gardner as she raises the curtain on her bestselling Olivia series. Set at The Swan Academy – a stage school where the drama isn’t confined to the stage – this series will have all budding performers shouting ‘Encore!’

4 – 4.45pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / B25 Age 4 – 7

John Boyne takes you on the journey of a lifetime. Barnaby Brockett is the boy who can float. His parents can’t live with such a child, and Barnaby floats away into the path of a very special hot air balloon.

Supported by Random House Children’s Books

Supported by Nosy Crow

The Bottlenose Bay books are funny, tender and full of surprises. This is a great opportunity to meet their creator, the multi-talented Jan Fearnley. She’ll tell you about Etsuko the hamster and what happened when the mysterious Flittermouse flew into the bay.

Supported by Egmont

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SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

DAVE MCKEAN 4 – 4.45pm Holburne Museum Tickets £6 / B26 Age 13+ / adults An unmissable illustrated talk by this extraordinary artist, filmmaker and musician. Dave collaborates with leading authors such as Neil Gaiman and David Almond, and helped design the Harry Potter films. He explores art’s power to bring characters and stories to life.

SARAH WEBB AND NATASHA FARRANT

CHARLIE HIGSON: THE FALLEN

LEGO WITH DUNCAN TITMARSH

5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / B27 Age 11+

5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / B28 Age 10+

6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / B29 Age 6+

Sarah writes the much loved Ask Amy Green series, and is twice nominated for Queen of Teen. Natasha writes beautifully about young love, and has drawn comparisons with Meg Rosoff.

Join two authors who really know how it feels to be young.

Charlie Higson, writer, actor and comedian, is author of the phenomenally successful Young Bond series. Come to hear him talk about his writing life, and discover the new instalment in his bloodcurdling zombie series, The Fallen.

Love Lego? Duncan Titmarsh is the UK’s only LEGO Certified Professional! Hear about his work with Lego and the amazing models he’s built.

Join in with a quick fire Lego-building challenge and take part in a Lego quiz.

Lego-tastic!

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

CARRIE AND DAVID GRANT: MAKING MUSIC 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £6 / C1 Age 4+ You like to sing, dance, make music? Then come along to this vibrant interactive session. Carrie and David are famous voice coaches from Cbeebies Popshop, The Voice and Fame Academy.

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MOSHI MONSTERS 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £5 / C2 Age 6+ Get involved in our Moshi Monsters mashup! Create your very own Moshi Monster pet, search for monsters in our giant pictures and come prepared to tell your best monster jokes.

Come and meet a Moshi Monster too!

Supported by Puffin Books Sponsored by TM

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

DINOSAUR COVE 10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / C3 Age 5+ A museum expert will share extracts from the exciting Dinosaur Cove series. You’ll find out about Pterosaurs and Saw sharks, and you’ll be able to examine the fossils on which the characters and stories are based.

Supported by Oxford University Press

HORROR WRITING WORKSHOP 11am – 12.30pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / C4 Age 12+ Want to write about ghosts and vampires?

Want your pages to drip with blood?

Join best-selling author Alexander Gordon Smith and learn how to create believable stories and characters and how to delight and terrify your readers. All abilities welcome!

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

ABOUT ZOOMING TIME: OPAL MOONBABY 11.30 – 12.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / C5 Age 7+ Introducing her new Opal Moonbaby book, Maudie Smith calls for your help to try and make sense of life.

What might spending time on Earth be like for a larger than life alien? Join her for games, songs and a quiz.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

THE LOST WORLDS 11.30 – 12.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / C6 Age 11+ Join Andrew Lane, author of the phenomenal Young Sherlock Holmes series, as he takes us on a new adventure in The Lost Worlds, a high-tech, terrifying, globe-crossing tale with a bold new hero, Calum Challenger.

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

Sponsored by

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

SARAH FERGUSON 11.30am – 12.15pm The Paragon School Tickets £5 / C7 Age 4 – 8 The Duchess of York reads from her picture books and introduces red-haired Ballerina Rosie who loves to dance, Ruby who needs to brush up on her manners when she is invited to tea with the Queen and the daring adventures of Budgie The Little Helicopter. Come and ask questions about the fun cast of characters.

DON’T WIPE YOUR BUM WITH A HEDGEHOG 12noon – 12.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / C8 Age 7+ Mitchell Symons answers the important questions. Why buy shampoo when real poo is free? Is eating bogeys good for you?

How many times do you fart in a year? Get the facts, hear the advice, and tremble at the warnings.

ATTICUS CLAW LENDS A PAW 1 – 1.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / C9 Age 7+ Atticus is the world’s greatest (reformed) cat burglar. In his third adventure he travels to Egypt to stop his enemies from robbing a pharaoh’s tomb. Act out the adventure with Jennifer Gray in this fun-packed event.

Supported by Faber

Supported by Random House Children’s Books

CATHY CASSIDY – CHOCOLATE BOX GIRLS: COCO CARAMEL 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C10 Age 9+ The brilliant Cathy Cassidy tells us all about the latest book in her delicious new series, The Chocolate Box Girls. Discover which of the Tanberry sisters you are most like, and get Cathy’s tips on friendship, daydreaming and chocolate.

Supported by Puffin Books

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

MONSTER CRAFT MAKING WITH RACHEL BRIGHT 1 – 1.45pm The Paragon School Tickets £5 / C11 Age 4 - 8 Love Monster is looking for something shiny for someone wonderful. But shiny things can be VERY expensive… What can a Love Monster do?

Rachel Bright, creator of Love Monster and the Perfect Present, leads an afternoon of crafty fun!

Supported by HarperCollins

MOG THE CAT STORYTIME 1.30 – 2pm (C12) & 2.30 – 3pm (C13) Bath Central Library Tickets £3.50 / C12 & C13 Age 2+ A special storytelling session to celebrate Judith Kerr’s muchloved classic Mog the Cat. Expect games, songs and an interactive telling of Mog the Cat. Please note: children under 2 will require a purchased ticket for this event Supported by HarperCollins Sponsored by

WHERE’S SPOT? 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / C14 Age 3 – 5 Where’s Spot? Have you seen him? Come along and join in the fun with this storytelling session feayturing games, dancing plus a chance to meet the world’s most lovable puppy!

‘Spot is one of the essential experiences of childhood’ (Parents Magazine.)

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BLOOD AND GORE IN ANCIENT ROME 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / C15 Age 10+ Best-selling author Simon Scarrow brings the blood and gore of ancient Rome to life in this thrilling event! The hero of his exciting Gladiator series, Marcus, has been newly freed from slavery and tasked by Julius Caesar to overthrow a rebel army… And witness the final two teams in Simon’s Roman History schools quiz battle it out to win the title!

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

LOVE AND PANTS 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / C16 Age 10+ Here are two writers who know all about the joys, miseries, embarrassments and hilarities of being young. Karen Saunders’ debut novel is the funny and touching Me Suzy P. Mark Lowery’s latest is the weird and wonderful Pants Are Everything.

Supported by Templar and Scholastic

JON MAYHEW: MONSTER ODYSSEY 2.30 – 3.30pm The Paragon School Tickets £5 / C17 Age 9+ The author of Mortlock takes you on another thrilling adventure in his latest book, Monster Odyssey.

Follow Prince Dakkar as he encounters sharks, giant sea creatures, spies and evil Cryptos.

Supported by Bloomsbury

CREATING CHARACTERS WORKSHOP WITH CURTIS JOBLING 2.30 – 4pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / C18 Age 10+ A great chance to work with Curtis Jobling, who designed Bob the Builder, and whose latest book is Wereworld: War of the Werewolves. Learn how to create, draw and write about wild and weird characters of your own. Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

Supported by Puffin Books Sponsored by

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JUDITH KERR WITH DAVID ALMOND 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6.50 / C19 Age 9+ Judith Kerr, a true national treasure, is 90 this year. Her muchloved works include The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The new book Creatures celebrates her life and work.

For this special event, she is in conversation with Artistic Director David Almond. Please note: this event is not suitable for young children.

Supported by HarperCollins Sponsored by

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Pre-Prep. For girls and boys. Two and up.

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

STITCH HEAD! 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / C20 Age 6+ Come and meet Blue Peter Award-winning author Guy Bass, and his almost-creation, Stitch Head! From jokes and childhood memories, to Tarzan impressions, hilarious book readings, and a bit of ‘mad science’, Guy’s event will have you howling with laughter.

Supported by Stripes Publishing Sponsored by

MICHELLE PAVER: GODS AND WARRIORS 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C21 Age 10+ Michelle’s Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is an international bestseller. Listen as Michelle brings to life The Burning Shadow, the second adventure in the epic new series, Gods and Warriors, set in the Mediterranean Bronze Age, where two children’s battle for survival collides with myths, magic and elemental powers.

THE DRAGONSITTER 4.15 – 5pm The Paragon School Tickets £5 / C22 Age 7+ Have you got what it takes to be a Dragonsitter? Join author Josh Lacey, author of the Roald Dahl Funny prize shortlisted The Dragonsitter, for a fun-filled event and find out what happens when Eddie gets left in charge of his uncle’s dragon!

Supported by Andersen Press

RACHEL BRIGHT: MY LIFE 4.15 – 5pm Holburne Museum Tickets £6 / C23 Age 16+ Self-proclaimed ‘wordsmith, illustrator and eternal optimist’ Rachel Bright will discuss her own rather unique path to becoming a published author/illustrator, and will introduce her brand new book, Love Monster and the Perfect Present. Don’t miss this inspiring talk!

Supported by HarperCollins

Supported by Puffin Books

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SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

ADVENTURES, MYTHS AND LEGENDS 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / C24 Age 8+ Sarwat Chadda’s Ash Mistry was inspired by ancient Indian mythology.

Sam Gayton continues the great story of Gulliver’s Travels with his novel Lilliput. Join them as they read from their books and explore the spellbinding power of old stories and myths.

Supported by HarperCollins and Andersen Press

DAVID LEVITHAN

ROBERT MUCHAMORE

5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / C25 Age 12+

6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6.50 / C26 Age 10+

One of the USA’s finest is on a rare trip to the UK. We’re delighted to welcome him to Bath. He’s best known here for Will Grayson, Will Grayson, his collaboration with John Green. His new book, Every Day, is stunning and original.

Ryan is about to board a plane. He has twenty four hours to stop the biggest terrorist attack America’s ever seen.

Join the internationally best-selling author of CHERUB and Henderson’s Boys, as he talks about his new novel CHERUB Black Friday.

Supported by Egmont

Supported by Hodder Children’s Books Sponsored by

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MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Welcome to The Telegraph Bath Children’s Literature Festival Schools’ Programme which will bring the energy of hundreds of school and home educated children to the festival hub. We hope you will join us.

See page 51 for more information.

ANDREW MOTION 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / D1 Age 10+ Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-09), introduces his sequel to Treasure Island, Silver, featuring a cast of noble seamen, murderous pirates and tales of love, valour and terrible cruelty. Don’t miss this extra special event which launches our programme for schools.

Supported by Vintage and Vintage Children’s Classics Sponsored by

SUPER SLEUTHING WITH CLEMENTINE BEAUVAIS 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / D2 Age 8+ Join Clementine Beauvais as she introduces elevenyear-old Sesame Seade, Cambridge’s number one self-made super sleuth. Find out what it takes to create a purple roller-skate wearing detective and the mysteries for her to solve.

Supported by Hodder Children’s Books Sponsored by

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LADYBIRD LIVE 10 – 11.30am (D3) & 1 – 2.30pm (D4) Bath Central Library Free but ticketed / D3 & D4 Age 3 – 5 An event for preschoolers and parents, part of Ladybird’s innovative storytelling tour. A host of activities will include professional storytelling, facepainting, colouringin and bookselling.

Ladybird experts will be on hand to offer reading advice to parents.

Supported by Ladybird Books

MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

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STORYBUILDING WITH CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM HILL

IS OUR FOOD SAFE? YOUNG CURATORS DEBATE

1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / D5 Age 9+

1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / D6 Age 10+

Award-winning playwright talks about the gruesomely funny book, Tales From Schwartzgarten: Osbert the Avenger.

Get involved with some very silly storybuilding, and find out why Christopher carries some extremely weird and wonderful smells with him.

What’s in our food?

Where does it come from? How does it get to our plates?

Can we trust our manufacturers and suppliers? Our fantastic young panel will lead discussion around the burning issues of food safety and quality.

Supported by Orchard Books Sponsored by

Sponsored by

SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INFORMATION BOOK AWARD 2013 6 – 7pm Guildhall Tickets free, but ticket required / D7 Adults Join us for the announcement of the winners of the annual School Library association Information Book award 2013. This award celebrates the best information books for young readers, and supports school libraries in promoting the importance of non-fiction.

GEEKATHON WITH HOLLY SMALE AND ANDY ROBB 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / D8 Age 11+ Harriet Manners wants to shed her geeky image in Holly Smale’s novel. In Andy Robb’s Geekhood, Archie’s life is shaken up by a beautiful Goth girl.

Join the authors as they discuss their fabulous books and reveal their own inner geek.

Supported by Stripes Publishing and Harper Collins Children’s Books

Supported by Hachette

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TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER

CONFERENCE: CHILDREN AS READERS, CHILDREN AS WRITERS 9.30am – 5.30pm Guildhall + various venues Tickets £80 / E1 Adults A day of workshops, seminars and panel discussions to debate, explore and celebrate the creativity of our writers, educators, children and young people. With a keynote speech by Artistic Director David Almond, this day is a must for teachers, librarians, parents, writers, artists and arts education professionals who are passionate about reading and writing. Visit bathfestivals.org.uk for more information Supported by

LADYBIRD LIVE 10 – 11.30am (E2) & 1 – 2.30pm (E3) First Steps Children’s Centre, Twerton Free but ticketed / E2 & E3 Age 3 – 5 An event for preschoolers and parents, part of Ladybird’s innovative storytelling tour. A host of activities will include professional storytelling, facepainting, colouring-in and bookselling.

Ladybird experts will be on hand to offer reading advice to parents.

MEG ROSOFF AND ANTHONY MCGOWAN 6 – 7pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / E4 Age 13+ Come and meet two of our finest Young Adult authors, both at the top of their game.

Meg’s How I Live Now has just become a major movie. Her new novel is Picture Me Gone. Anthony’s new and dark mystery is Hello Darkness.

Supported by Walker and Puffin Books Sponsored by

Supported by Ladybird Books

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LORD OF THE FLIES 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre Tickets £10 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) / E5 Age 11+ This play is a compelling adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel. The story, adapted by Nigel Williams for the Royal Shakespeare company, exposes the Beast that is in us all and debunks the myth of childhood innocence. Don’t miss this powerful and unforgettable production performed by a stellar cast from Next Stage’s acclaimed youth theatre company.

WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER

I’M A CHICKEN… GET ME OUT OF HERE 10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / F1 Age 7+ Titch the chicken is trapped. She arrived at Wilf’s house when Mum’s internet order went wrong – again!

Now she’s desperate to GET OUT OF THERE! Anna Wilson talks about her eccentric characters and their amazing adventures.

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

CODE BREAKERS

LADYBIRD LIVE

10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / F2 Age 9+

10 – 11.30am Midsomer Norton Library Free but ticketed / F3 Age 3 – 5

Brodie, Hunter and Tusia are three children chosen to solve the greatest unbroken code in the world in H.L Dennis’s series Secret Breakers. But why will some people kill to stop them? Join H.L Dennis to look at code cracking challenges throughout history and hone your own code cracking skills.

Supported by Hodder Children’s Books

An event for preschoolers and parents, part of Ladybird’s innovative storytelling tour. A host of activities will include professional storytelling, facepainting, colouring-in and bookselling.

Ladybird experts will be on hand to offer reading advice to parents.

Supported by Ladybird Books

Sponsored by

Sponsored by

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WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER

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EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH SIMON ABBOTT 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / F4 Age 5 – 7 Journey through the Solar System with children’s artist Simon Abbott on an intrepid voyage of discovery.

Enjoy an out-of-thisworld afternoon, full of space-crafting and fact-finding which will introduce your children to the wonders of the universe.

Supported by Ticktock Sponsored by

ARE IPADS THE NEW SCHOOL BOOKS? YOUNG CURATORS DEBATE 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / F5 Age 10+ Join our Young Curators to discuss the pros and cons of new technology and its impact on schools and young people now.

What is the place of new technology in our culture and how do we use it appropriately?

Sponsored by

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE A CHILD 4.30 – 5.30pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / F6 Age 8+ I am a child. But do I have rights? Our panel will discuss exacting questions put to them by children from local schools and you can ask your own questions too! Be prepared to experience children’s creativity first hand!

This is part of an Action For Children’s Art Inspiration Day, see bathfestivals. org.uk for more information.

Supported by Phoenix Yard Books In partnership with

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LORD OF THE FLIES 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre Tickets £10 / E5 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and fulltime students) Age 11+ This play is a compelling adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel. The story, adapted by Nigel Williams for the Royal Shakespeare company, exposes the Beast that is in us all and debunks the myth of childhood innocence. Don’t miss this powerful and unforgettable production performed by a stellar cast from Next Stage’s acclaimed youth theatre company.

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER

TARZAN: THE SAVAGE LANDS

THE TROUBLE WITH MUMMIES

10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / G1 Age 9+

10.30 – 11.15am Guildhall Tickets £3 / G2 Age 9+

Tarzan, the world’s first eco-warrior, is back. Andy Briggs reads from his new book, shares stories and movies of his meetings with gorillas in Cameroon, and describes the dangers that these amazing animals face in the modern world.

Get fired up about history with Fleur Hitchcock and her latest adventure, The Trouble with Mummies. This event is peppered with historical anecdotes and historical artefacts, both genuine, reproduction and downright silly.

Supported by Faber

Supported by Hot Key Books

Sponsored by

Sponsored by

LADYBIRD LIVE 10 – 11.30am (G3) & 1 – 2.30pm (G4) Bristol Central Library Free but ticketed / G3 & G4 Age 3 – 5 An event for preschoolers and parents, part of Ladybird’s innovative storytelling tour. A host of activities will include professional storytelling, facepainting, colouringin and bookselling.

Ladybird experts will be on hand to offer reading advice to parents.

Supported by Ladybird Books

QUIRKY CHARACTERS WITH STEVE HARTLEY AND JO NADIN 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / G5 Age 7 – 9 Meet Steve, author of the outrageous Oliver Fibbs, and Jo, creator of disaster-magnet Penny Dreadful, as they read from their books and talk about how they created their wonderfully funny characters. Come prepared to ask lots of questions!

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books and Usborne Sponsored by

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THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER

SHRINKING VIOLET IS TOTALLY FAMOUS 1.15 – 2pm Guildhall Tickets £3 / G6 Age 7+ Introducing Shrinking Violet, the girl who is normal size one minute and pocket size the next! Lou Kuenzler will tell you all about her fantastically fearless heroine and her mind-boggling adventures – prepare to join in the fun and ask lots of questions.

Supported by Scholastic

TANYA BYRNE: FOLLOW ME DOWN 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / G7 Age 14+ Adamma has just arrived at her exclusive girls’ boarding school, and is already making enemies of unpredictable Scarlett and her friends. Events take a darker turn when Scarlett vanishes without a trace. Tanya Byrne talks to Steve Voake about her new spellbinding thriller.

Supported by Headline and Scholastic

Sponsored by

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LORD OF THE FLIES 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre Tickets £10 / E5 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and full-time students) Age 11+ This play is a compelling adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel. The story, adapted by Nigel Williams for the Royal Shakespeare company, exposes the Beast that is in us all and debunks the myth of childhood innocence. Don’t miss this powerful and unforgettable production performed by a stellar cast from Next Stage’s acclaimed youth theatre company.

If you are under 12 then you need an adult with you who has bought a ticket. If you are under 2 then you can sit on a lap and don’t need a ticket!

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FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER

KIDS BIG BATH READ: THE BOY WHO SWAM WITH PIRANHAS 10.30 – 11.15am The Royal High School Tickets £3 / H1 Age 8+ David Almond, Guest Director and multiaward winning author, talks about this his life-affirming and fishy tale. Stanley Potts runs off to the fair and meets the legendary Pancho Pirelli. Does Stan dare to swim with Pancho’s shoal of lethal fish?

Find out more about the Kids Big Bath Read on page 53.

Supported by Walker Books

LADYBIRD LIVE 10 – 11.30am (H2) & 1 – 2.30pm (H3) Chippenham Library Free but ticketed / H2 & H3 Age 3 – 5

MALORIE BLACKMAN: THE NOBLE CONFLICT 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / H4 Age 11+

An event for preschoolers and parents, part of Ladybird’s innovative storytelling tour. A host of activities will include professional storytelling, facepainting, colouringin and bookselling.

Ladybird experts will be on hand to offer reading advice to parents.

The Waterstones Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman discusses her latest gripping novel. Kaspar lives in a peaceful society created after years of violent war.

Now a group of rebels threaten the peace, and ask questions that challenge everything that Kaspar believes in.

Supported by Ladybird Books

Supported by Random House Children’s Books Sponsored by

Sponsored by

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FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER

BATH SPA PANEL EVENT: READING THE FUTURE: DIGITAL CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING 6 – 7pm Guildhall Tickets £7 / H5 Adults Kate Wilson, managing director of children’s publisher Nosy Crow, leads a panel of experts to explore trends that might impact on children’s reading as digital reading experiences evolve and to consider the question: What kind of reading experience can digital offer children? Chaired by Janine Amos, Bath Spa University

LORD OF THE FLIES 7.30 – 10pm (approx) Mission Theatre Tickets £10 / E5 (£8 concessions for over 60s, under 16s and fulltime students) This play is a compelling adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel. The story, adapted by Nigel Williams for the Royal Shakespeare company, exposes the Beast that is in us all and debunks the myth of childhood innocence. Don’t miss this powerful and unforgettable production performed by a stellar cast from Next Stage’s acclaimed youth theatre company.

Presented by our Creative Partner

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FROM PIPPI LÅNGSTRUMP TO PIPPI LONGSTOCKING - CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION 7.30 – 8.30pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / H6 Adults There is not enough translated literature for young people published in the UK. Come and meet three brilliant European writers, Kim Fupz Aakeson (Denmark), Bart Moeyaert (Belgium) and Janne Teller (Denmark) as they discuss their work with translator Daniel Hahn Supported by

Prep School Bath

Kingswood Preparatory School is delighted to sponsor the Children’s Author, Cressida Cowell, as part of this year’s fabulous Children’s Literature Festival.

All of us at the Kingswood Foundation wish to congratulate the Festival Organisers on bringing together such a wealth of talent to inspire the children of Bath with a love of literature.

T. 01225 734210 E. enquiries@kingswood.bath.sch.uk

www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

HORRID HENRY 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £6 / J1 Age 5+ Everyone’s favourite naughty boy is back!

Francesca Simon reads from his latest adventures: what happens on Mum’s least favourite day of the year and how Henry gets chased by a ghost bunny, a graveyard ghost, and a slimy zombie.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books Sponsored by

ZOE AND BEANS WITH CHLOE INKPEN

PIRATES VERSUS ALIENS

10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £5 / J2 Age 4+

10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / J3 Age 5+

Zoe and Beans are blown into the sky on a washing line full of pants. Chloe Inkpen takes you on a hilarious adventure to the moon and back. Special guest appearance from Chloe’s dad, Mick Inkpen, creator of Kipper and Wibbly Pig!

Jonny Duddle follows up The Pirates Next Door with The King of Space, a space adventure like no other. It involves a small boy, a huge galaxy, moogs and dung blasters. Best dressed pirates and aliens are very welcome!

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

Supported by Templar

Sponsored by

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CERRIE BURNELL 10 – 10.45am Holburne Museum Tickets £5 / J4 Age 3+ ‘Every snowflake is different, every snowflake is perfect’.

Cerrie will tell you all about Snowflake, and read from the book about Mia and her Grandma. Then you can colour your own snowflake and take it home with you!

Supported by Scholastic Sponsored by

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

HOLLY WEBB 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / J5 Age 6+ Maisie Hitchins is a riproaring series about a young detective in Victorian London Join best-selling author Holly Webb for an event full of stories, activities and Q&A. Come dressed up in your best Victorian costume for a chance to win prizes!

Supported by Stripes Publishing

BUBBLE & SQUEAK 11.30am – 12.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / J6 Age 3+ James Mayhew and Clara Vulliamy are a dream picture book team. Meet their new characters Bubble & Squeak, the loveable elephant and mouse who show that you can be best friends despite your differences. Packed with interactive storytelling and the chance to be creative!

Supported by Orchard Books

DOUG THE BUG WITH SUE HENDRA

5 CHILDREN AND IT WORKSHOP

11.30am – 12.15pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / J7 Age 4+

11.30am – 12.30pm Holburne Museum Tickets £6 / J8 Age 8+

Meet Sue Hendra the creator of bestselling and hilarious Barry the Fish, Norman the Slug, No-Bot the Robot, Spider Sandwiches and the brand new Doug the Bug. This is an active session with storytelling, art and craft and tons of fun.

Supported by Simon and Schuster and Bloomsbury

Please remember:

Adam Stower is the illustrator for the Vintage Children’s Classic Edition of Five Children and It. Come and hear a reading from this classic muchloved story, find out out how he created It with its snail’s eyes and furry tail and learn to draw an It of your very own. Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

Supported by Vintage Children’s Classics

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SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

RAINBOW MAGIC 10TH ANNIVERSARY

FANTASY WITH CATHERINE FISHER

12 – 12.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / J9 Age 5+

1 – 1.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / J10 Age 10+

It’s the tenth anniversary of Rainbow Magic, one of the most successful series ever! Get out your wings, put on some glitter and celebrate with the Fairy Queen. Games, songs, storytelling, and extra special Rainbow Magic goodies!

Catherine Fisher is the former Young People’s Laureate for Wales.

Her stunning fantasies have rich casts of eccentrics, criminals and faery-folk. She talks about her series Chronoptika, and her new novel, The Box of Red Brocade. Should we tamper with time itself?

Supported by Hachette

Supported by Orchard Books

DO BE SILLY! 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / J11 Age 7+ Have a laugh with your favourite hilarious writers: Francesca Simon, creator of the very naughty Horrid Henry; The Wrong Pong author Steve Butler; and Philip Ardagh the bearded brain behind The Grunts. You’ll be in stitches before you know it.

Supported by Faber, Puffin, Nosy Crow and Orion Children’s Books

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KIM FUPZ AAKESON 1 – 1.45pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / J12 Age 5+ Meet Vitello. He lives with his mum by a very noisy road and is surrounded by very annoying friends.

Join author Kim Fupz Aakeson as he tells you about Vitello’s yucky girlfriend or his plan to borrow a dad.

Supported by Pushkin Press

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

CAROLINE LAWRENCE 1 – 1.45pm American Museum Tickets £5.50 adults, £4.50 children / J13 Age 8 – 12 Caroline’s bestselling Western Mysteries follow the adventures of 17 year old detective P.K.Pinkerton in 1862 Nevada. Hear about the latest, The Good Looking Corpse.

Discover what life was like among the gunslingers, gamblers and desperados of the old Wild West.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

SALLY GARDNER AND DAVID ROBERTS: WINGS & CO

ANNE FINE

2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / J14 Age 7+

Edward and his mum are locked away for years by his alcoholic father. They manage to escape – but can Edward forget his past or will it forever determine his future?

Former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine discusses her chilling and thoughtprovoking novel Blood Family.

Emily and her friends from the Wings & Co Fairy Detective Agency are back!

Join multi-talented author Sally Gardner and brilliant illustrator David Roberts for an event packed with mystery, magic and meddling fairies.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / J15 Age 11+

Supported by Random House Children’s Books

RICH WITCH, POOR WITCH 2.30 – 3.15pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / J16 Age 4 – 6 Peter Bentley and Jim Field won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for Cats Ahoy. Now here’s their fantastic new book, Rich Witch, Poor Witch. The Witches have a problem. How can they cheer up a miserable Princess?

With lots of fun, of course!

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Book

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SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

E-WRITING WORKSHOP WITH SIOBHAN CURHAM 2.30 – 4pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / J17 Age 12+ An opportunity to explore and to join the world of E-writing with Siobhan Curham, editor, life coach and author of the Young Adult novel, Dear Dylan, which won the YoungMinds Award. Her follow-up is the emotional and entertaining Finding Cherokee Brown.

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

DEREK LANDY 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / J18 Age 9+ The amazing Skullduggery Pleasant series is almost at an end. The suspense is unbearable. Derek Landy is here with the penultimate episode, Last Stand of Dead Men. Ask him annoying questions and he might even tell you how it all turns out.

Supported by HarperCollins

SEPTIMUS HEAP – FYRE 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / J19 Age 8+ Join us for a celebration of Septimus Heap and the final instalment in the bestselling series, Fyre. Author Angie Sage talks about her inspiration, her world of mysteries and magical secrets, and how it felt to write the final book.

Supported by Bloomsbury

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Supported by Egmont Sponsored by

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ALOM SHAHA 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / J20 Age 12+ What should you believe in? Who should you listen to? How should you live? The Young Atheists Handbook is a ground-breaking work of philosophy, facts and ideas for the young. Come along to meet this inspirational author and speaker.

Supported by Biteback

SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

THE TROLL AND THE OLIVER 4 – 4.45pm Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / J21 Age 3 – 5 The award-winning illustrator Adam Stower is back with another charming story – this time about a troll who tries to eat Oliver – but catching Oliver is tricky. Lots of slapstick fun as clever Oliver outwits Troll – or does he?

Supported by Templar

ALEXIA CASALE AND JANNE TELLER

SALLY GARDNER AND DAVID ALMOND

THE CURIOUS WORLD OF EOIN COLFER

5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / J22 Age 12+

5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / J23 Age 11 + / adults

6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £7 / J24 Age 11+

Alexia’s The Bone Dragon follows Evie as she comes to terms with abuse and neglect. Janne’s strange and beautiful Nothing is about nothing less than the meaning of life. Two fine authors discuss how teenagers deal with the promises and threats of growing up.

Sally’s wonderful books draw on her rich background in art and drama. She talks to David (whose work includes plays and an opera libretto) about the excitement of working in many forms, the nature of creativity, and the joys of collaboration.

Eoin Colfer, along with actors and a magician, brings the characters of his new time-twisting novel, W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin to life. Expect danger, suspense, sleight-of-hand, a live bullet catch, an armchopper, and heartstopping illusion!

Supported by Orion Children’s Books and Hot Key Books

Supported by Puffin Books

Supported by Faber

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF DIRTY BERTIE 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £6 / K1 Age 6+ Get mischievous and help us celebrate 10 years of the world’s grubbiest trouble-magnet, Dirty Bertie! Creator and illustrator David Roberts promises an interactive event jampacked with Bertie chaos, lots of laughs and drawing!

Supported by Stripes Publishing

THE BABY’S CATALOGUE 10 – 10.45am Guildhall Tickets £5 / K2 Age 2+ A fun, lively and interactive celebration of Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s wonderful book The Baby’s Catalogue.

Professional storyteller Justine de Mierre presents a special session, with games, songs and activities to take part in!

Please note: children under 2 will require a purchased ticket for this event Supported by Puffin Books

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‘Dauntsey’s is ... Fab’ The Good Schools Guide

Please come and see

Dauntsey’s

Boarding and Day School Co-educational · 11–18

Open Morning

Saturday 12th October www.dauntseys.org

West Lavington Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4HE 01380 814500

SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

THE FAMOUS FIVE SHOW

THE BIG BATH DRAW

10 – 10.45am Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / K3 Age 7+

12 noon – 4pm Holburne Museum Free Family

Calling all Enid Blyton fans: join Julian from the Famous Five as he demonstrates some mystery-solving techniques and tips!

Learn how to question suspects, crack codes, and stretch your memory. Bring along your thinking caps and a sense of adventure!

Dust off your cape, shield and mask and fly to the Holburne Museum for a day of comic book inspired art activities. Meet your favourite comic book characters as you discover new ways of drawing, painting and printing for a future generation of superheroes.

Find out more at www.holburne.org/ big-draw.

Supported by Hodder Children’s Books Sponsored by

KATE PANKHURST: MARIELLA MYSTERY 11.30am – 12.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / K4 Age 7+

BRING THE FUNNY! 11.30am – 12.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £5 / K5 Age 9+

Hear all about how Kate creates Mariella stories, check out her top secret never before seen initial sketches for the books, watch some live Super Sleuth sketching and get top tips on writing a funny mystery story.

Join two awardwinning funny authors!

Jonathan Meres, Scottish Children’s Book Award winner for The World of Norm, and Jamie Thomson, Dark Lord author and Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner, discuss their hilarious books and why they love to bring the funny!

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

Supported by Orchard Books

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

MYSTERY MAKING WORKSHOP 11am – 12.30pm The Paragon School Tickets £12 / K6 Age 8+ Get out your magnifying glass and thinking cap. Learn how to solve mysteries with Elen Caldecott, the author of The Mystery of Wickworth Manor. Discover how to read clues, how to spot red herrings, and how to create mysteries of your own.

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

BEAST QUEST 12 – 12.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / K7 Age 7+ Calling all Beast Quest fans! Help the good wizard Aduro to free the beasts from Malvel’s evil spell. Take part in a Beast Quest Tournament… Get a sneak peek of Adam Blade’s new series, Sea Quest!

Supported by Orchard Books Sponsored by

BELLE & BOO TEA PARTY 1 – 1.45pm (K8) & 2.30 – 3.15pm (K9) Guildhall Tickets £5 / K8 & K9 Age 3 - 6 Enter the charming world of Belle and Boo, a bob-haired little girl and her adorable bunny friend.

Come to a Belle & Boo tea party with its creator (and local resident!) Mandy Sutcliffe. Decorate your own bunny ears and listen to stories!

Supported by Orchard Books

Supported by Bloomsbury

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

DAVID ALMOND ON SKELLIG 1 – 1.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / K10 Age 11+ Skellig has worldwide acclaim and a string of major awards. It is published in over thirty languages and has become a movie, an opera and a play.

Come and meet David as he talks about this extraordinary novel on its 15th anniversary.

Supported by Hodder Children’s Books

ROB LLOYD JONES: WILD BOY

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

1 – 1.45pm The Paragon School Tickets £5 / K11 Age 9+

1.30 – 2.15pm (K12) & 2.45 – 3.30pm (K13) Bath Central Library Tickets £5 / K12 & K13 Age 2+

Join Rob Lloyd Jones on a race through history, discovering events that inspired his book Wild Boy – the thrilling story of a freak show performer turned master detective. Visit a Victorian fairground, and a creepy crime scene – with prizes for the best young detectives!

Supported by Walker

COMIC BOOKS MASTERCLASS 1.30 – 3pm Holburne Museum Tickets £12 / K14 Age 7+

Please note: children under 2 will require a purchased ticket for this event

Fuzzby’s diner is a very special place.

It makes the best chips anywhere and the customers are monsters. Come and meet them. Best of all, make your very own comic strip with David O’Connell, creator of Monster and Chips.

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

Supported by Puffin Books

Supported by HarperCollins

A special storytelling session to celebrate Eric Carle’s muchloved classic devised and presented by professional storyteller Justine de Mierre.

Expect games, songs and an interactive telling of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

SIR CHARLIE STINKY SOCKS STORYTELLING 2.30 – 3.15pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / K15 Age 4 – 8 Join bestselling author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson for interactive musical storytelling based on her latest book Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of The Wizard’s Whisper, complete with hilarious songs and silly sound effects.

Supported by Egmont

SITA BRAHMACHARI AND HAYLEY LONG 2.30 – 3.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / K16 Age 12+ Two fine Young Adult authors together on stage. Sita won the Waterstone’s Prize for Artichoke Hearts.

Her potent Kite Spirit is just published.

Hayley’s What’s Up With Jody Barton was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award. Her latest is the hardhitting Downside Up. Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

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STEVE COLE: MAGIC INK

2.30 – 4.30pm The Paragon School Tickets £12 / K17 Age 7+

4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6 / K18 Age 8+

A workshop for all aspiring Young Super Sleuths!

Work with author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst to search for extraordinary and baffling pieces of evidence using Mariella’s Mystery Kit, before writing and illustrating your own funny detectives case file to solve the mystery.

Caution: session will contain loads of drawing and TOTALLY spooky and mysterious stuff!

Please note: for workshops only parents/carers attend for free, should they wish to stay – please see page 55 for more information.

Steve’s bestsellers include Astrosaurs, Cows in Action and Z Rex. Now he brings us the fast and funny MAGIC INK. Join him in a joke-fest for the whole family and learn how to create pulse-pounding plots of your own.

Supported by Simon and Schuster and Random House

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SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

WILD ANIMALS WITH GILL LEWIS 4 – 4.45pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / K19 Age 9+ Former vet, Gill Lewis has a passion for wild animals and wild places, and the wonders of the natural world.

Come and hear her talk about dolphins, ospreys and moon bears and the other inspirations behind her enthralling books.

Supported by Oxford University Press

SEAWIGS AND SEA MONKEYS 5.30 – 6.15pm Guildhall Tickets £5 / K20 Age 7+ The incredibly talented Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre have joined forces to make brilliant, touching and very funny books. Come and hear about Oliver, Iris and the Seawigs, listen to the puppets, and learn how to draw a Sea Monkey!

Supported by Oxford University Press Sponsored by

CROWN OF MIDNIGHT 4 – 4.45pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / K21 Age 12+ Sarah J Maas’ Throne of Glass was her hugely successful debut. Crown of Midnight is her new heart wrenching Young Adult fantasy.

18 year old Celaena Sardothien is an assassin. She must decide what she will fight for: survival, love or the future of a kingdom.

Supported by Bloomsbury Sponsored by

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LAUREN ST JOHN: RACE THE WIND 5.30 – 6.15pm Mission Theatre Tickets £6 / K22 Age 12+ Join Lauren to discover the new instalment in the One Dollar Horse series. Casey Blue and her horse Storm are invited to the Kentucky Three Day Event. But her father is accused of a crime, and she faces losing everything she loves.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER

MORE THAN THIS WITH PATRICK NESS 6 – 6.45pm Guildhall Tickets £6.50 / K23 Age 11+ Double Carnegie Medal-winning and acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy author, Patrick Ness, reveals his thrilling and utterly absorbing new novel for Young Adults, More Than This. Join us as Patrick discusses his inspiration behind this brilliantly imagined and provocative novel for our times.

Supported by Walker Sponsored by

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CREATIVE PARTNER Bath Spa University is delighted to be The Telegraph Bath Children’s Literature Festival’s Creative Partner.

Ranked by Which? as one of the UK’s top five most creative universities, Bath Spa University has creativity, culture and enterprise at its heart.

Our students gain a competitive edge thanks to our great courses, leading facilities, enterprising staff and strong industry partnerships.

Recently published graduates from our highly successful MA Writing for Young People include Elen Caldecott, Sam Gayton, Fleur Hitchcock, Marie-Louise Jensen, Gill Lewis and Sally Nicholls. Students are taught by prize-winning authors including Lucy Christopher, Steve Voake, Julia Green and Professor David Almond, with collaborations and visiting speakers from across the children’s publishing industry including Oxford University Press and top literary agency United Agents.

Bath Spa University graduates work right across the creative and cultural industries, with graduates from last year alone making an impact at Atlantic Records, Bristol Old Vic, Chickenshed, Dyson, English Heritage, Films@59, Future Publishing, McGraw-Hill Education, National Trust, Parragon, Sony Music, Universal Music and many other great employers.

Find out more about our wide range of courses – including Creative Writing, English Literature and Publishing – and experience our beautiful campuses and excellent facilities for yourself by booking on to one of our Undergraduate Open Days taking place on upcoming Saturdays: 5, 19, 26 October, 9 November and 7 December 2013.

www.bathspa.ac.uk

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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME DIARY

Welcome to The Telegraph Bath Children’s Literature Festival Schools Programme. For the first time we are hosting events for schools at the Guildhall in Bath which will bring the energy of hundreds of school and home educated children to the festival hub.

We have an amazing line up of authors and events to inspire young readers and writers and creativity in the classroom across the curriculum.

We launch our programme with Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-09), who introduces his sequel to Treasure Island, Silver.

We follow this event with tales of super-sleuths with Clementine Beauvais, exploration of the solar system with Simon Abbott and Andy Briggs will talk about his expedition to research gorillas in Cameroon. Guest Artistic Director, David Almond finishes the week with a talk about his life-affirming and fishy tale, The Boy who Swam with Piranhas.

Don’t miss our Young Curators Debates (page 27 & 30) which have been developed by a group of students from Wellsway School. Join our panels as they explore questions around food safety and new technology in schools and ask them any tricky question you like! These are great events for exploring Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education and citizenship curriculum areas or supporting speaking and listening.

Sponsored by

MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Andrew Motion 10.30 – 11.15am Age 10+ (see page 26 for more details) Super Sleuthing with Clementine Beauvais 10.30 – 11.15am Age 8+ (see page 26 for more details) Storybuilding with Christopher Hill 1.15 – 2pm Age 9+ (see page 27 for more details) Is Our Food Safe? Young Curators Debate 1.15 – 2pm Age 10+ (see page 27 for more details) WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER

TRANSPORT FOR SCHOOLS

I’m a Chicken…Get Me Out of Here 10.30 – 11.15am Age 7+ (see page 29 for more details)

We encourage schools in central Bath to walk to the venue, enjoy a picnic on the way and explore the city of Bath! We are able to offer some free transport for schools in Bath and North East Somerset to get children to these events but places are very limited, to apply please contact us – deadline for applications Friday 12 July.

Code Breakers 10.30 – 11.15am Age 9+ (see page 29 for more details)

Sponsored by

HOW TO BOOK Please request our Schools Programme Brochure by e-mailing education@ bathfestivals.org.uk or call us on 01225 462231. This includes full details of the events, information about the author, curriculum links and booking forms. Once you have decided which event(s) you would like to book then please complete the booking form and return to us or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362.

Explore the Solar System with Simon Abbott 1.15 – 2pm Age 5 – 7 (see page 30 for more details) Are iPads the new school books?

Young Curators Debate 1.15 – 2pm Age 10+ (see page 30 for more details) I Have the Right to Be a Child 4.30 – 5.30pm Age 8+ (see page 30 for more details) THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER Tarzan: The Savage Lands 10.30 – 11.15am Age 9+ (see page 31 for more details) The Trouble with Mummies 10.30 – 11.15am Age 9+ (see page 31 for more details) Quirky Characters with Steve Hartley and Jo Nadin 1.15 – 2pm Age 7 – 9 (see page 31 for more details) Shrinking Violet is Totally Famous 1.15 – 2pm Age 7+ (see page 32 for more details) FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER Kids Big Bath Read: The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas 10.30 – 11.15am Age 8+ (see page 51 for more details) All events at the Guildhall, Bath

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MAKE A DATE WITH OUR NEXT FESTIVAL The Independent Bath Literature Festival 28 February to 9 March 2014 For more information: bathfestivals.org.uk Bath Box Office 01225 463362

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LEARNING & PARTICIPATION Bath 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.

SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS Outreach Programme

For more information: Email us at education@bathfestivals.org.uk or call us on 01225 462231

Children as Readers, Children as Writers Conference Tuesday 1 October Join us to debate, explore and celebrate the creativity of our writers, educators, children and young people. With a keynote speech from David Almond and breakout sessions led by Arvon and Writers’ Centre Norwich amongst others, this day is a must for teachers, librarians, parents, writers, artists and arts education professionals working in schools and in non-formal educational settings.

Please see our website for more information Supported by

Early Years Events at Paragon School Join us at Paragon School on weekday mornings for storytelling events for our very youngest readers. Hear tales of ladybirds, a little girl called Lollipop and a dog called Claude!

Free transport is available for these events but places are very limited, to apply please contact us – deadline for applications Friday 12 July.

Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 We also have some brilliant authors and illustrators available to visit schools throughout the week of the festival. Our writers will spark and inspire young imaginations and offer fascinating insights into the world of writing books.

Kids Big Bath Read

YOUNG CURATORS Supporting young people to develop and showcase their ideas and creativity is at the heart of our learning and participation programme.

This year we have worked with a brilliant team of 10 young people from Wellsway School who have been busy developing ideas for events (see page 27 & 30) and will be at the festival to gain first-hand experience of what it takes to run a festival. Look out for the events they recommend throughout the programme.

Our annual Kids Big Bath Read aims to encourage reading and writing for pleasure in primary schools across Bath and North East Somerset. This year we will be reading The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by our Guest Artistic Director, David Almond.

Read the book and then send us your ideas for a new circus act to win tickets for your school to our Kids Big Bath Read event (page 51). Contact us for details of how to sign up.

BOOK TOTS

Supported by Walker Books

Supported by the Medlock Charitable Trust

Our Book Tots project, created in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Library Service, will be working with pre-school children to explore their magical worlds and investigate how storytelling, song and play can enhance early literacy. Please see our website for more information about the project.

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THANKYOU

The children’s publishing industry is creative, inventive and supportive. It is filled with folk with a passion for books, and who do genuinely believe that books, art and storytelling can change children’s lives. We would like to thank all publishers for their generous and continuous support - and for bringing us the books that we love so much.

BOOKING

BATH BOX OFFICE Bath Visitor Information Centre Abbey Chambers Abbey Churchyard Bath BA1 1LY 01225 463362 bathfestivals.org.uk/childrens-literature www.bathfestivals.org.uk Box Office opening hours Monday to Saturday 9.30am–5.30pm Sundays & Bank Holidays 10am–4pm

WORKSHOPS

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

WHEN TO BOOK

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 visitors with disabilities Please advise the Box Office of your requirements when making a booking. Access details can be found on page 57 (map page) or by visiting the Access Statement on our website bathfestivals. org.uk/accessibility. Visitors with a disability who need to bring a personal assistant are offered one free ticket. If you require a BSL interpreter, please enquire at the Box Office and we will do our best to accommodate this.

Friends booking 21 June Readers of The Telegraph priority booking 29 – 30 June Waterstones Cardholders priority booking 29 - 30 June General booking 1 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. Otherwise your tickets will be held for collection at the Box Office, or at the venue from one hour before the event. Booking by credit card either in person or by telephone incurs a £2 transaction charge.

Booking by debit card either in person or by telephone incurs no charge. All online bookings incur a transaction charge of £1.

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.

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. A £2 per ticket handling charge will apply on all resold tickets. Please note we cannot refund card transaction or online booking fees. Programmes and performers may be subject to change. All information in this programme was correct at the time of going to press.

Filming Some events or shows may be filmed or photographed. Buying a ticket affirms your consent to the filming, sound recording or photographing of yourself as a member of the audience.

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HOTELS

Official Hotel Partner

The Carfax Hotel A Georgian town house hotel in famous Great Pulteney Street. Car park, lifts and affordable prices.

Best Western Abbey Hotel

13–15 Great Pulteney Street Bath BA2 4BS 01225 462089 www.carfaxhotel.co.uk

Set in the centre of the city, the 60-bedroomed hotel is brilliantly located for the Roman Baths, Thermae Spa, Abbey, main shopping area and festival venues.

The much-acclaimed Allium Brasserie serves a varied and seasonal menu all day from 12 until 9pm including light dishes and salads, and the contemporary lounge, with its exhibition of modern art, is perfect for coffee, cocktails and afternoon teas.

Terrace dining when the weather is warm 1–3 North Parade Bath BA1 1LF 01225 461603 www.abbeyhotelbath.co.uk

Hilton Bath City Hilton Bath City is centrally located in the historic city of Bath, close to shops, local attractions and train station.

The hotel has been fully refurbished offering 173 air conditioned bedrooms, lobby bar serving Costa Coffee and a brand new French style restaurant “Atelier”.

Walcot Street Bath, BA1 5BJ 01225 463411 www.hilton.co.uk/bathcity

The Halcyon The Halcyon, contemporary boutique townhouse hotel, centrally located within 2 minutes walk of major attractions, train station and parking. From £99.

2–3 South Parade Bath BA2 4AA 01225 444100 www.thehalcyon.com

Kennard Hotel A Georgian town house with its own special charm and character quietly situated within minutes of the city centre.

11 Henrietta Street Bath BA2 6LL 01225 310472 www.kennard.co.uk

Henrietta House Henrietta House is an elegant, double fronted Georgian townhouse located in a quiet central area of Bath. Privately owned, we provide guests with an excellent personal service. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, and each room is individually decorated with art and antiques.

33 Henrietta Street Bath BA2 6LR 01225 632632 www.henriettahouse.co.uk

Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel The five star Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel is the perfect accommodation venue for Bath’s five star Festivals.

Sydney Road Bath BA2 6NS 0844 8799106 www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/ our-hotels/macdonald-bathspa-hotel

For more information about accommodation in Bath, visit www.visitbath.co.uk or call Bath Tourist Information Centre on 0906 711 2000 (50p/min).

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Pratt’s Hotel Built in 1743 by John Wood, Pratt’s Hotel is in a great location to explore the city’s many historic attractions. Full of character rooms, a classic Georgian restaurant and lounges with open fireplaces.

South Parade Bath BA2 4AB 01225 460441 www.forestdale.com

Royal Crescent Hotel This stunning hotel overlooks the City of Bath and offers elegant Georgian grandeur, luxurious accommodation and unrivalled customer care.

This 5* Relais & Chateaux property also boasts an Award Winning Restaurant, secluded gardens as well as the relaxing & intimate Spa. Come to The Royal Crescent Hotel and let us take care of you.

16 Royal Crescent Bath BA1 2LS 01225 823333 www.royalcrescent.co.uk

Tasburgh House Set in 7 acres of beautiful gardens Tasburgh House is a 3 minute taxi ride or 20 minute canal walk from the City centre. 12 stylish rooms with extraordinarily comfy beds and breathtaking views all set in a relaxing atmosphere.

Helpful knowledgeable staff will happily recommend and reserve restaurants, tours, taxis etc. Licensed, great breakfasts and free parking.

Warminster Road Bath BA2 6SH 01225 425096 www.tasburghhouse.co.uk

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BATH FESTIVALS Board of Trustees Jane Drabble OBE Chair Carol Baines, John Cullum, Councillor Katie Hall Margaret Heffernan, Celia Mead, Louise Mitchell, Professor Rod Morgan, Ian Stockley, Richard Turner CMG OBE, Anna Williams Chief Executive Belinda Kidd

Guest Artistic Director David Almond

Finance Director Alison Parker

Literature Producer Judith Robinson

Development & Marketing Director Owen McNeir

Bath Festivals would also like to thank the following for their invaluable support:

Development Clare Diacono, Laura Keating

The Festival volunteers, events managers, freelance production team and the managers and staff of all the Festival venues.

Finance Rebecca Wheeler

PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION CREDITS Cover illustration: Emily Gravett Page 4 Image copyright Julian Foxon Page 5 Michael Rosen copyright Laurence Condrowicz Eoin Colfer credit Michael Paynter Page 13 Julia Green credit Kim Green Page 38 Francesca Simon credit Francesco Guidicini

Festival Officers Laura Cook, Kate Hall Learning & Participation Louise Betts, Hazel Plowman Marketing and PR Juliet Simpson, Tamsin Treverton Jones Emma Stanley, Beth Cutter Box Office Alison Sully, Beth Cutter, Christina Popejoy June Price, Melodie Robson, Isabel Snowden Jean Saint, Pam Twohig Brand and Festival Design Smith & Milton

Page 45 Elen Caldecott credit Books for Keeps

THE INDEPENDENT BATH LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Page 51 Image copyright Julian Foxon Photography

Artistic Director Viv Groskop

Page 55 Image credit Julian Foxon Photography

Bath Festivals Third Floor, Abbey Chambers Kingston Buildings Bath BA1 1NT Registered Charity No. 801617

BATH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Artistic Director Alasdair Nicolson Music Producer Bethany Alexander

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