Suitable for Reception, Years 1 & 2 Join multi-award winning author illustrator and draw along genius Rob Biddulph, for this fun packed and interactive event. Find out about Rob's journey from budding illustrator, to award winning picture book creator of Blown Away and Dog Gone, all the way to being a Guinness World Record Holder. And everyone can learn to draw one of Robs characters step-by-step in one of his famous #DrawwithRob draw-alongs! www.robbiddulph.com [https://www.robbiddulph.com/] Duration: One hour Booklist:Draw With Rob: Fantastic Food Draw With Rob series Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go towww.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [http://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools]

Suitable for Years 3 - 6 Join the Welsh Children's Laureate performance poet Alex Wharton for this fun packed interactive poetry and rap workshop. Watch out for hairy jellybeans and mischievous hedgehogs as Alex reads, raps and rhymes his way through his favourite poems, discover his top tips and tricks for writing your own funny poems and songs and leave rapping and rhyming all the way back to school! www.alexwhartonpoet.co.uk [https://alexwhartonpoet.co.uk/] Duration: One hour Booklist: Red Sky At Night Poet's Delight Daydreams and Jellybeans Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go towww.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [http://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools]

Suitable for Years Suitable for Years 5 & 6 There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's a refugee who's run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to help That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan The Blue Peter and Waterstones Children's Book Prize winning author and human rights activist, Onjali Q. Raf shares her experiences of growing up, what she loved to read, and how she came to write the modern classic, The Boy At the Back of the Class, which draws on her work delivering emergency aid for refugees. Join Onjali for this inspirational event, full of heartwarming stories and the real life global issues behind them. www.onjaliqrauf.org [https://www.onjaliqrauf.org/] Duration:One hour Booklist:The Boy at the Back of the Class The Star Outside My Window The Night Bus Hero The Lion Above The Door Hope On The Horizon Where Magic Grows Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go towww.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [http://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools]

GREENLAND What on earth is happening to our planet? And who knows what to do? Certainties are few: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is continual and inevitable. Directed bySam Gibbs Movement Support Rachael Alleyne Voice SupportEmily Mawer Intimacy Support Rachael Reaney Technical Support and Lighting Design George Oglivie This Changes Everything A group of disillusioned young women have disappeared. On a platform out at sea, they have formed The Community a new type of society and a better way of living. But how can you change the world if youve taken yourself out of it? Directed byEsther Hall Movement Support Rachael Alleyne Sarah Lamb Voice Support Emily Mawer Technical Supportand Lighting DesignGeorge Oglivie