Events for 8 to 10 yr olds
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Julian Sedgwick
£0.00TSUNAMI GIRL
Julian Sedgwick introduces his award-winning book Tsunami Girl, a coming-of-age novel set against the unfolding of an unforeseen crisis of colossal scale.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 14:00 – 14:45 | MAIN HALL
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Event Full!
Draw a Dragon
£0.00We’re excited to welcome fantasy author and artist John McCambridge back to Linton with his extremely popular dragon-drawing workshops. A highlight of festivals past!
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 10:00 – 10:45 | ART ROOM
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Lisa Thompson
£0.00GAMING TREASURE
Lisa Thompson, the bestselling author of modern classic The Goldfish Boy, reveals how gaming and digging for treasure in her back garden inspired her latest book.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 11.15 – 12:00 | MAIN HALL
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Once Upon A Rainbow
£0.00With James Mayhew + friends discover the underwater world of Nen, the merman with an empty heart who ventures to the forbidden world above to meet Ernest, the lonely fisherman.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 15:15 – 16:15 | MAIN HALL -
Julian Sedgwick Workshop
£0.00GHOST WORKSHOP
Inspired by Japanese ghost stories and his research in Japan, Julian Sedgwick will be leading a ghost theatre workshop here in Linton. The workshop is about creating atmospheric and fun story settings.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 11:15 – 12:00 | ROOM 8
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Event Full!
Andy Stanton
£0.00MAD, BAD… MR GUM!
The iconic ‘bad man’ Mr Gum (who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob) is on his way to Linton! Hidden away in a bag of sticks, he’s hitched a lift from his author, Andy Stanton.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 15:15 – 16:15 | MAIN HALL
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Isabel Thomas Workshop
£0.00SCIENCE: FULL OF LIFE
Take a journey through space and time to uncover the astounding world of genomes that make-up life on our planet! Isabel Thomas bases this workshop on her book Full of Life: Exploring Earth’s Biodiversity.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 10:00 – 10:45 | COMMON ROOM
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Event Full!
Paul Jackson
£0.00STORIES IN THE YURT
As a passionate storyteller, Paul has travelled the world telling stories in all sorts of locations from schools to libraries and museums, and even the inside of a hollow tree!
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 10:00 – 10:45 | Y11 GARDEN
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Event Full!
Really Big Pants
£0.00Children’s performers Really Big Pants are on the up, spreading the word about their twin passions of the environment and the theatre.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 10:00 – 11:00 | MAIN HALL
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Ian Eagleton
£0.00GLITTER BOY POETRY
In this fun-packed poetry workshop, Polari-Prize-winning Ian Eagleton will read extracts from his book Glitter Boy, an unforgettable, joyful story about a boy who faces up to bullying.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 12:45 – 13:30 | ROOM 8
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Miriam Halahmy
£0.00WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
This session will turn your ideas upside down as you are faced with the same question Alix and Samir confront in Hidden, Miriam Halahmy’s YA novel about refugees.
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 14:00 – 14:45 | ROOM 8
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Chloe Perrin
£0.00HIS ROYAL HOPELESS
A laugh-out loud reverse fairytale, His Royal Hopeless tells the tale of Robbie Sinistevil, a hilariously hopeless heir to a knee-knockingly evil dynasty. Life in this royal family is about to get horribly complicated…
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 12:45 – 13:30 | MAIN HALL
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Event Full!
Chloe Perrin Workshop
£0.00TRULY VILLAINOUS!
Chloe Perrin will be delivering a workshop about their favourite thing in the whole world – villains. Come up with your own villain and workout what makes a really good storybook villain.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 11:15 – 12:00 | ROOM 8
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Event Full!
Sufiya Ahmed Workshop
£0.00SPY SCHOOL
Learn to decode like a spy, with Sufiya Ahmed! Perfect training for any future James or Jane Bond.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 12:45-13:30 | ROOM 8
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Joanne Limburg
£0.00BOOKSIDE DOWN POETRY
Award-winning Joanne Limburg sees things deliciously from a child’s point of view, as she performs the funny and thoughtful poems from her book Bookside Down.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 11:15 – 12:00 | LIBRARY
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Event Full!
David Tazzyman
£0.00QUICK ON THE DRAW
Award-winning illustrator of the brilliant Mr Gum books, David Tazzyman, as well as the hilarious You Can’t Take An Elephant On A Bus, Jelly Boots Smelly Boots, and many more, will be leading a hands-on illustration workshop.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 14:00 – 14:45 | ART ROOM
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Isabel Thomas
£0.00IMPOSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Prize-winning author Isabel Thomas will define, debunk and demystify the trickiest of questions. Perfect if you are wondering if there really is an answer to everything!
SATURDAY 13th MAY | 12.45 – 13:30 | LIBRARY
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Event Full!
David Tazzyman 2
£0.00QUICK ON THE DRAW
Award-winning illustrator of the brilliant Mr Gum books, David Tazzyman, as well as the hilarious You Can’t Take An Elephant On A Bus, Jelly Boots Smelly Boots, and many more, will be leading a hands-on illustration workshop.
SUNDAY 14th MAY | 12:45 – 13:30 | COMMON ROOM