The magical world of ponds

This session for kids of all ages is book-ended by readings from Will Millard’s book, The Old Man and the Sand-Eel. Using live specimens gathered from the ponds in his Cardiff backyard, and drawing inspiration from his ‘lockdown lessons’ on Facebook, Will introduces...

Journey to a greener planet

Join the founders of Uh-Oh! Books for an interactive storytelling of their picture book, “Uh-Oh!” Said Flo. With activities to do throughout, listen to this eco-friendly educational story following Flo’s journey against plastic pollution and climate change, plus...

Telling war stories

Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse, talks to Clare Mulley about his bestselling World War II books for children. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day he reveals what inspired stories such as Flamingo Boy, In the Mouth of the Wolf, An Eagle in...

Draw medieval Scotland

Celebrating her award-winning children’s book with author James Robertson, Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, illustrator Jill Calder inspires us to dive into history and draw the kings, queens, castles and creatures from medieval Scotland… then make your very own...