24 October - 1 November

Winchester Children’s Book Festival 2015

A week long celebration of books and reading with authors, illustrators, poets,

theatre, shows, storytelling and workshops!

winchesterchildrensbookfestival

www.hants.gov.uk/wdc

01962 873603

Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB

P & G WellsBooksellers

Workshops24 October 9.30amLittle Funky Art Club - The Big OneJoin the guys from Little Funky Art Club to help create a huge artwork, messiness guaranteed!Free drop-in - Ages 1-4 24 October 1.30pmCircus Skills WorkshopLearn some fabulous circus skills from the guys at Creative Palaver - cavort with a diablo, just juggle or pick up some poi.£8 - Ages 6+ 26 October 9.30amGreen Screen WorkshopYour imagination is the only limit! Using green screen technology under expert tuition you will contribute to a short film and learn some great skills too!£10 - Ages 6+ 26 October 1.30pmStop motion animationUsing toys, plasticine and your imagination you will work as group to make a short animated film and develop your modelling, photographic and creative skills.£10 - Age 6+ 27 October 9.30amPoetry WorkshopI want to be a Giant Balloon! If you write poems, you know you’ve got the freedom to write about anything! You can pretend you are someone or something other than yourself. In this session, we will be looking at persona poems using rhyme and alliteration. I wonder what object you will choose to be? £10 - Ages 6+

28 October 9.30am and 1.30pmHistory HeroesCome and have some educational fun in these extended sessions based on the fabulous History Heroes game. Get active and exercise your grey matter in a variety of games celebrating the greats from history!£6 - Ages 6+

29 October 9.30amPrint your own book bagDecorate a cotton bag with your favourite characters from books, using a variety of techniques.£10 - Ages 5+ 29 October 1.30pmBook MakingMake and decorate a beautiful handmade book in this crafty workshop. Use paper and card and learn some useful techniques.£10 - Ages 8+ 30 October 9.30amCreative WritingWhat is the recipe of a good dream? Immerse yourself in a place where dreams are thought up. Creative writing: stories, articles, recipes and poetry; about make-believe situations will help your writing take on a life of its very own.£10 - Ages 6+

30 October 3.00pmRachel Sambrooks WorkshopRachel has been performing poetry, stories and funny stuff to children and adults since the early 1990s. She has been a creative in schools, art galleries and arts centres and loves working with children, having two of her own to inspire her. She is a children’s storyteller having worked in a variety of settings. Learn some skills and have fun in this interactive, out loud workshop.£12 - Ages 8+ 29 October between 10.00am – 1.00pmWillow Weaving Taster SessionFree drop in willow taster session. Come and make Halloween wands and brooms with our master willow weaver!Free drop-in - Ages 8+

27 October 17:00 - 20:00Writing for Children WorkshopA workshop for adults with some great tips and techniques for writing for children from Dan Metcalf - Author of the Lottie Lipton Mysteries£12

For booking and terms and conditions, see: www.hants.gov.uk/wdc or call 01962 872603

26 October 1.30pmJohn Townsend - SCARY OR WHAT?What terrifies you more than anything else? Spiders? Snakes? Sharks? Deadly danger? Vile villains? Murderous Monsters? Ghastly ghosts? Halloween? Homework? Aaaah!For 9-13 year-olds 27 October 1.30pmDan Metcalf - The Lottie Lipton AdventuresThe Lottie Lipton Adventures are a series of books starring a nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! Dan Metcalf brings us a fun filled session discussing his books and teaching us some codebreaking skills and fabulous tips for young writers.Ages 5+ 29 October 12.30pmGuy Bass - Stitch Head and MoreGuy Bass is an award-winning children’s book author, whose series include Legend of Frog, Stitch Head, Dinkin Dings, Atomic! and Gormy Ruckles. 6+ 29 October 2.30pmJane Lawes - Ballet StarsJane Lawes, author of the very popular Gym Stars, and new series Ballet Stars. Hear Jane talk about the inspiration for her stories, why she will always loveballet and how dancing made her dreams come true! Ages 5-10

30 October 11.30amElen Caldecott - The Great Ice-Cream Heist and Diamonds and DaggersElen’s characters investigate jewel thefts, make off with ice cream vans and they uncover secrets in country houses. Learn some simple tricks of the writing trade in this highly interactive workshop.For ages 6+ 30 October 1.30pmRachel Sambrooks - The Strangest Sandwich In the World And Other Silly StuffWhat’s in your strange sandwich? Why is your pet a twig? Do earwigs have ears or wigs? Silly, fun and proper interactive poems and things for kids under 10.

31 October 1.30pmRob Biddulph - Blown AwayAuthor and Illustrator of the beautiful books Blown Away! and GRRRRR! We are thrilled to welcome the winner of the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Expect a really interactive event, with a reading and drawing exercises followed by a craft activity.

Programme Programme

Wed 28 October11:30am and 2:30pmDuck in the Truck£7 or four for £22Based on the bestselling book by acclaimed children’s author Jez Alborough, this funny, silly, yucky mucky show will have you giggling away, singing along and laughing out loud. Ducklings aged 3 - 7 years old will love this hilarious tale, don’t forget to wear your wellies!

Sat 31 October11:30amThe Wimpy Kid Show£7 or four for £22A 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. Suitable for 7+.

Sunday StorytellingSunday 25 Oct & Sunday 1 Nov - 11.30amJoin our expert storyteller for extra special sessions with some of the greatest Children’s books.Age 2-5 £1.50

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