Suitable for Reception, Years 1 & 2 Join multi-award winning author illustrator Ken Wilson-Max and Aqua Boy for an exciting journey under the sea and an empowering story about looking after the ocean and its wildlife. Then discover how to draw your own octopus and other underwater creatures. www.kenwilsonmax.com [https://www.kenwilsonmax.com/] Duration:One hour Booklist:Aqua Boy Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]

Suitable for Years 2 - 5 It's time for The Villain's Showdown! Join Jack Meggitt-Phillips, the internationally bestselling author of The Beast and the Bethany series for a hilarious storytelling (with puppetry!) adventure starring 512 year old Ebenezer Tweezer and orphan Bethany, and discover how to create your own monstrous stories and dastardly villains. www.jackmeggittphillips.com [https://www.jackmeggittphillips.com/] Duration: One hour Booklist: The Beast and the Bethany: The Final Feast The Beast and the Bethany series Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]

Suitable for Years 5 & 6 Join Katya Balen, the Carnegie Medal winning author of October, October, for an interactive storytelling adventure whether it be rafting trips through rocky seas, exploring and forging dens on a small deserted island, or rescuing a family of puffins from a night-time storm. In this event, Katya shares her journey as a writer, the inspiration behind her books and how you can build an exciting story from the everyday world around you. www.katyabalen.com [https://www.katyabalen.com/] Duration:One hour Booklist: Ghostlines October, October Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]

Suitable for Reception Years 1 & 2 Come and join award winning bestselling author Caryl Hart for this fun-filled prehistoric adventure to Meet the Dinosaurs! Get ready to meet all the friendly (and not so friendly!) dinosaurs from the huge Brontosaurus and amazing Diplodocus to the speedy Velociraptor. Talk to the scary T-Rex! Join her for this fact-packed read and sing along event with lots of chances to join in! www.carylhart.com [https://carylhart.com/] Duration: One hour Booklist:Meet the Dinosaurs Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]

Suitable for Years 5 & 6 How can we use poetry and storytelling to understand the world we all share? Find out with the 2024 Children's Poetry Prize winner Matt Goodfellow who performs extracts from his acclaimed verse novel The Final Year, and his powerful new book The First Year, and demonstrates what it is to write, to perform and be proud of your own voice. www.mattgoodfellowpoet.com [https://www.mattgoodfellowpoet.com/] Duration: One hour Booklist: The First Year The Final Year Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]

Suitable for Years 5 & 6 Professor Peter Lantos BEM is a survivor of the Holocaust, having entered Bergen-Belsen camp at five years old. His new book The Boy Who Didnt Want to Die is a sensational, hopeful graphic novelisation of his experiences. Join Peter to hear about life in the concentration camp, liberation, how he became an internationally renowned neuroscientist and ask him all your questions. www.peter-lantos.com [https://www.peter-lantos.com/] Duration: One hour Booklist:The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva (Graphic novel version) The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die Part of the London Primary Schools Programme. For more information go to www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools [https://www.barneskidslitfest.org/schools/]