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“There was a real
buzz around books
and
authors in the school
the week of the festival.” Widcombe
Junior School
“A chance to
introduce not
only the
pupils, but
the
teaching
staff to new
authors.”
Waycroft
Academy
Here at Bath Festivals we believe that
books open doors to the world, inspiring
creativity and enquiry, quenching children’s
thirst for knowledge, as well as teaching
empathy and understanding. We love all
the possibilities a book can offer, from the
ability to draw you into the exciting arc of a
narrative to being a safe place to escape to.
We want to share that possibility with as
many children and young people as we can
so we have programmed a week of events that we hope will kick start, reinvigorate
and deepen children’s reading journey.
We are lucky there are so many talented authors & illustrators out there that can
inspire children and we have invited a brilliant selection for you and your pupils. Shane Hegarty will enthral us with battles between heroes and villains; visit
magical worlds with CBeebies', Cerrie Burnell; watch Caroline Lawrence and Martin
Brown bring historical characters to life. There’ll be new ways of looking at traditional tales and myths with Tom Percival and Lucy Coats, a celebration of Shakespeare with Tony Bradman, as well as special poetry events with A F Harrold to
celebrate National Poetry Day and events to discover comics. Oh in incase anyone
likes mini beasts we’ve invited Cbeebies’ Jess French too!
Join us in October and discover a new author, a new illustrator, a new story, the
next step into a book. We look forward to welcoming you to our Festival.
John, Gill, Hazel, Sarah & Beth
Bath Children’s Literature Festival Schools Programme Team
“The festival was a great boost to pupils enthusiasm for reading and it has widened
their reading” Castle Primary School
To book please call the Box Office on 01225 463362 or email
[email protected] The Box Office is open from 10:30—17:00 Monday
to Saturday.
The Box Office can take payment by credit card or cheque. They can also invoice
the school if this is required. Payment will need to be received before the tickets
are sent out. All payments to be received within 1 month of receipt of invoice or at
the latest by 16th September 2016 in order for the tickets to be sent out in time for
the festival.
Group bookings: we offer 1 free ticket for every 10 tickets booked. Please ensure
when you make your booking that you account for the correct number of pupils
and teaching staff.
Booking by credit card incurs a £2 transaction charge. Booking by debit card or
cheque incurs no charge. We charge £1 to post out your tickets.
To book an Outreach event please email Beth Coyle on
[email protected] We will arrange payment via invoice. All invoices need to be paid within 1 month of issue or by 16th September at the latest.
We are delighted that Centurion Coaches are supporting the Schools Programme
once again to offer a number of free coaches for schools in B&NES. Places for this
are strictly limited so if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity please
contact us as soon as you can. Coaches seat a maximum of 49 people. Priority will
be given to schools with the greatest need, so please let us know how many pupils
you have who receive pupil premium and the benefits this transport will offer your
pupils. Please complete the Transport Application Form and send to Hazel Plowman
[email protected] by Friday 10th June.
C1 10:00—10:45
Clara Vulliamy
Dotty Detective
£4
5+
About the event
Clara Vulliamy has story, adventure and entertainment in her bones. As the daughter of legend, Shirley Hughes she grew up with Alfie and Dogger as part of the family. Now taking on this inspiration and adding in contemporary reference of the
Wacky Racers and the Famous Five, Clara creates young fiction that will easily become the heritage classics of the future. From Dixie O’Day, Bambang and Friends
and Bubble and Squeak all her stories are warm and full of antics and capers. None
more so that her new creation, Dotty Detective.
About Clara Vulliamy
Clara was born in London in 1962. As a little girl her favourite hobby was drawing she used paper until it ran out and then moved on to the walls of their home! Clara
studied Fine Art at the Chelsea School of Art, The Ruskin (Oxford) and The Royal
Academy. The course taught her that the two most important skills in her profession are how to really look at the world around you and how to draw people. She
says, "For me, faces, expressions and gestures tell the story in a way that words
can't on their own.”. Clara has written and illustrated numerous stories for children
and babies. She also enjoys illustrating books by other authors. http://claras.me/
C2 11:30—12:15
Page Fright
in partnership with the Poetry Society
£4
KS3 and KS4
About the event
Page Fright is a new project from The Poetry Society which harnesses spoken word
to inject fresh life to poems which are often difficult for students to relate to. Four
spoken word artists perform their own electrifying versions of canonical page poems and discuss the impact on their own work. For this event we will be bringing
spoken word sensation Joelle Taylor to the stage in Bath to perform her work and
the poems that have influenced her. A brilliant way to open young people’s eyes to
the possibilities of poetry.
About the Poetry Society
The Poetry Society is Britain’s leading voice for poets and poetry. Founded in 1909
to promote “a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry”, the Society is
now one of the country’s most dynamic arts organisations. It is also the publisher
of the UK’s leading poetry magazine, The Poetry Review. With innovative education
and commissioning programmes, and a packed calendar of performances, readings
and competitions, The Poetry Society champions poetry for all ages.
http://poetrysociety.org.uk/education/page-fright/
Photo credit: Kevin Lake for The Poetry Society
C3 13:15—14:00
Martin Brown
Horrible Histories
7+ KS2
£4
About the event
Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown brings history to life, exploring Ancient
Civilisations through an action-packed show full of jokes, stories and live drawing
with suggestions from the audience. Foul fun for everyone!
About the author
Martin Brown was born in Melbourne, Australia, on the
proper side of the world. Ever since he can remember
he's been drawing. His dad used to bring back huge
sheets of paper from work and Martin would fill them
with doodles and little figures. Then, quite suddenly, with
food and water, he grew up, moved to the UK and found
work doing what he's always wanted to do: drawing doodles and little figures.
http://horrible-histories.co.uk/
D1 10:00—10:45
Tom Percival
Little Legends
5+ Yr1—Yr3
£4
About the event
Tale Town is a faraway kingdom full of extraordinary children that you just might
recognise. Imagine all the fairy tale characters you know and love, living together. A wondrous world full of witches, wolves, dragons and fairies where magic and
mystery crackle through the air. Join Tom as he introduces you to his new series,
with plenty of adventure and live drawing along the way.
About the author
Tom Percival writes and illustrates picture books as well as producing amazing illustrations for a number of successful children’s fiction series, including
‘Skulduggery Pleasant’, 'The Chronicles of Egg' and 'Shiverton Hall'. He has also
illustrated books for Anthony Horowitz and other writers.
http://tom-percival.com/
There is also a brilliant Little Legends app you can download here: http://
littlelegends.club/app/
D2 11:30—12:15
Shane Hegarty
Darkmouth
8+ Yr4—Yr6
£4
About the event
Join Shane Hegarty, the creator of the monstrously funny and action-packed Darkmouth series, for a legendary event at Bath Festival. Come and see the 2016 Waterstones Shortlistee reveal some of the book’s most frighteningly hilarious – or should
that be hilariously frightening – creatures, talk about the inspiration for his hapless
hero Flynn and guide you through the labyrinth of twisty, turny deadends that is the
town of Darkmouth itself.
About the author
Shane Hegarty was a journalist before becoming a full time writer. He lives on the
east coast of Ireland, in a village not unlike Darkmouth. Only with no monsters. That
he knows about…
D3 13:15—14:00
Caroline Lawrence
How to Tell a Good Story
9+ Yr5—Yr7
£4
About the event
Caroline Lawrence is the best selling author of the Roman Mysteries series and in
this event she will share her top tips for plotting stories, finding characters and creating a detailed world of adventure. She will reveal some of the fascinating and funny things she has learned about the Romans during her research for her new series.
All illustrated by artefacts & images from her travels.
About the author
Million-selling author Caroline Lawrence writes detective stories with the double
aim of entertaining children and teaching them. Combining fast-moving plots with
historical accuracy means her history mystery stories are beloved of children, parents and teachers. In 2009, Caroline won the Classical Association Prize for her Roman Mysteries series, which comprises over 20 books and inspired a glossy BBC TV
series.
http://www.romanmysteries.com/
E1 10:00 -10:45
Tracey Corderoy & Steve Lenton
Shifty McGifty & Slippery Sam
5+
£4
About the event
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have swapped a life of crime for baking cakes in
their café. But now there’s a new robber in town – the infamous Kitty-le-Claw!
When there’s a midnight robbery at the bank, can the two baker dogs save the day?
Join Tracey Corderoy & Steve Lenton for an action-packed event filled with readaloud rhyme and storytelling.
About Tracey & Steve
Tracey is the author of Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble, its sequel, Whizz, Pop,
Granny, Stop!, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam. She grew up in industrial South
Wales and now lives in a hidden valley in Gloucestershire with her husband, two
children and an ever-increasing menagerie of devilishly-cute-but-sometimes-rathernaughty pets. A trained teacher, Tracey has always had a passion for wonderful
literature and began writing for children in 2006.
Steven is the illustrator of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, written by Tracey Corderoy. Steven has written his first book with Nosy Crow,
Princess Daisy and the Dragon (and the Nincompoop
Knights). He splits his time between the bustling busyness of London and the calmer countryside of Bath and
has a deaf rescue Jack Russell called Holly, but you can
call her anything you like – she can’t hear you.
E2 11:30—12:15
Jeremy Strong
The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog:
Master of Disguise
6+
£4
About the event
Get ready to laugh your socks off with the King of Comedy Jeremy Strong, as he
shares the giggles and fun from the latest story in the My Brother’s Famous
Bottom and 100MPH Dog series.
About the author
Jeremy Strong is an English writer credited with over 100 children's books. After
university he became a junior school teacher and also began his writing career. He
left teaching in 1991 and has been writing full-time ever since. His humorous writing
often makes use of his childhood and primary teaching experiences. His story
There's A Viking In My Bed was made into a BBC children's TV series.
E3 13:15—14:00
Lucy Coats
Beasts of Olympus
7+
£4
About the event
Beasts of Olympus is a series all about Greek mythological beasts, the hero of the
tale Demon becomes a stable boy on Mount Olympus and finds never far away
from a beastly challenge! Join Lucy Coats to hear more about Demon’s adventures,
find out lots of facts about mythical beasts, and learn how to draw a griffin!
About the author
Lucy Coats is an English writer of picture books, poetry, stories and novels for children of all ages. Her specialty is retelling myths and legend from many cultures.
Coats has written all her life. In 1986 she won the Selfridges/Parker Pen poetry
competition, and in 2004 Atticus the Storyteller was shortlisted for the Blue Peter
Book Award. Her first published poem was in Island of the Children (Orchard 1987),
and since then she has had poems and stories included in many anthologies.
http://www.lucycoats.com/
F1 10:0—10:45
A F Harrold
The Things You Find in a Poets Beard
6+
£4
About the event
It’s National Poetry Day so we thought we’d celebrate with a fantastic poet. He’ll be
reading poems from his collection of poems for children: Things You Find In A Poet’s
Beard whilst jumping around and pointing vigorously at the audience - only once in
Bath this year. Don’t miss out.
About the author
A.F. Harrold is an English poet. He writes and performs for adults and children, in
cabaret and in schools, in bars and in basements, in fields and indoors. He was Glastonbury Festival Website's Poet-In-Residence in 2008, and Poet-In-Residence at
Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2010. He won the Cheltenham All Stars Slam
Championship in 2007 and has had his work on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and BBC7. He
is active in schools work, running workshops and slams and doing performances at
ungodly hours of the morning, and has published several collections of poetry. He is
the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one beard.
http://www.afharroldkids.com/
F2 11:30 -12:15
Tony Bradman & Tom Morgan-Jones
The Boy and The Globe
7+
£4
About the event
Join Tony Bradman and illustrator Tom MorganJones as they celebrate the
400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s
death with this fun interactive event that will take
you right into Shakespeare’s world. With brilliant
live drawing, and a special draw-alongShakespeare activity, you’ll meet orphaned street
child Toby as he discovers the Bard at The Globe
and helps him solve his writer’s
block!
About Tony Bradman & Tom Morgan-Jones
Tony Bradman is an English writer of children's books he is perhaps best known in the
UK for his Dilly the Dinosaur stories. His books have sold more than two million copies
worldwide and he has been published in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
France, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Japan amongst others.
Tom Morgan-Jones is an award winning illustrator based in Cambridge. His work is
widely and internationally published, from Children's books and magazines to satirical
board games. He has been honoured with a D&AD (British Design and Art Direction)
Yellow pencil and a medal from the AOI (Association of Illustrators).
http://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/books/the-boy-and-the-globe/
F3 13:15 -14:00
Mega Robo Adventures with Neill Cameron from The
Phoenix
7+
£4
About the event
Get ready for a MEGA COMIC power up with the wonderful Neill Cameron, artist
behind MEGA ROBO BROS! Get ready for a futuristic adventure as he leads you
through creating your own amazing characters and story plots. Bring your imagination, gain some top comic-making tips and walk away with your very own comic
strip!
About Neill Cameron
Neill Cameron is a cartoonist and writer, creator of the young adult graphic novels Mo-Bot High, The Pirates of Pangaea (with Daniel Hartwell) and the instructional How To Make Awesome Comics. Since 2011 his work has appeared in the weekly
children’s comic The Phoenix, where he produces - amongst other things - the robotic soap opera comedy Mega Robo Bros, and (with artist Kate Brown) the Cornish
-set fantasy drama Tamsin and the Deep.
http://www.neillcameron.com/
https://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/
G1 10:00 - 10:45
Cerrie Burnell
The Magical World of Harper
6+
£4
About the event
Children’s TV presenter Cerrie Burnell talks about her wonderful new series following the adventures of Harper and her scarlet
umbrella. Told with Cerrie’s trademark beauty and wonder, prepare to be whisked
away to a very magical world of stories.
“Once there was a girl called Harper who had a rare musical gift. She heard songs on
the wind, rhythms on the rain and hope in the beat of a butterfly’s wing.”
About Cerrie Burnell
Cerrie Burnell is a much-loved presenter on
Cbeebies. She was named in the Observer’s top ten children’s presenters and also featured in the Guardian’s 2011
list of 100 most inspirational women where she received
praise for tackling disability head on. Cerrie divides her time
between London and Manchester. Her bestselling picture
books Snowflakes and Mermaid, illustrated by Laura Ellen
Anderson, have won critical acclaim.
G2 11:30 -12:15
Jess French
Mini Beasts
5+
£4
About the event
Get ready for a minibeast-hunting adventure with Zoologist and TV presenter Jess
French! Find out how caterpillars change into beautiful butterflies, explore the
world of woodlice and count how many legs a millipede has. Magnifying glasses at
the ready!
About Jess French
Jess French is a zoologist, naturalist and entomologist and presenter of 'Minibeast
Adventure with Jess' on the Cbeebies channel. Jess is also writing a series of children’s books about minibeasts. Through her writing, Jess hopes to tackle “Nature
Deficit Disorder” and the disconnect between children and their environment.
G3 13:15 - 14:00
Hamish and the World Stoppers
with Jamie Littler
7+
£4
About the event
What would you do if the whole world stopped? Yes the WHOLE WORLD, except
YOU? And then you found out there was someone exactly like YOU, but NOT like
YOU at all? Confused?
Join Jamie Little, illustrator of Hamish and the WorldStoppers and sequel Hamish
and the NeverPeople as he introduces you to Hamish and his trusty gang the PDF
who need to save the world before the Terribles and Hypnobots take over! Author
Danny Wallace will also make an appearance via video as we round off the week
celebrating this year’s Kids Big Bath Read. Expect live drawing and plenty of laughs!
About Jamie Littler
Jamie Littler graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in 2008 and won a
High Commendation in the Macmillan Children’s Book Award. He is the creator,
writer and illustrator of the comic series Cogg and Sprokit which was serialized in
the Phoenix Comic. When not trying to tame his un-naturally fast growing hair or
having staring matches with next door's cat he likes drawing, colouring in, cutting
things out and sticking things in.
http://worldofhamish.com/
We have some brilliant authors and illustrators available to visit schools throughout the week of the festival. Our writers will spark and inspire young imaginations
and offer fascinating insights into the world of writing books. The fee for each of
these events is £250.
Monday 3rd - Stewart Foster
Come and hear local author Stewart Foster talk about his stunning debut, The Bubble Boy. Joe Grant wants to be an ordinary eleven-year-old. But Joe is far from ordinary. The only way he can watch films is in the safety of his hospital room, with its
beeping machines. The only way he can see his best friend is via Skype. Joe’s condition means he’s not allowed outside, not even for a moment. But then someone
new enters his world and Joe is given opportunities he had previously only
dreamed of.
Tuesday 4th - Chris Vick
Christopher Vick works for a whale and dolphin conservation charity, is a graduate
of Bath Spa MA programme in children’s writing and is a keen surfer. His debut
novel is a heart-pounding love story that grips like a riptide, and doesn’t let go…
Wednesday 5th - Faye Bird
Faye’s new book What I couldn’t tell you is an intriguing look at Selective Mutism
combined with a powerful thriller by author of critically acclaimed My Second Life.
Faye’s event will explore our relationship with language, hwo we can express ourselves without it, the condition of selective mutism as well as her life as an author.
Thursday 6th - Tamsyn Murray
In a thought-provoking session, author Tamsyn Murray talks about the inspiration
behind Instructions for a Second-hand Heart, and explains (amongst other things)
what a Berlin Heart is, why it took her two years to write this book and why she
said YES to joining the organ donation register.
Friday TBC – watch this space!
Every once in a while, the world just… stops. The
birds in the air. The people outside. The clock on the
wall. Everything. Everything, that is, except for Hamish…But WHY is the world pausing? WHERE are all
the grown-ups vanishing to? WHAT are those horribly hideous creatures that keep appearing? And
WHO are the mysterious PDF who think they have
the answers??
We are very excited to have Hamish and the World
Stoppers as our Kids Big Bath Read this year. A
laugh out loud adventure with brilliant characters,
monstrous baddies and a story that you can’t put
down.
WHAT’S INVOLVED?
Read the book with us, as a class, use it as a focus for a library club, for guided
reading, or explore the book as part of a class topic, it’s up to you. To help you get
the most out of the book we have teamed up with experienced librarian Hannah
Sackett, who will create a resource pack packed full of ideas which links the book to
different curriculum areas.
We will also be running a twilight INSET session on Wednesday 15th June, venue
TBC, where Hannah will introduce you to the resource pack, give you the chance to
have a go at the activities and find ways to link the book to your current classroom
work.
To take part costs £50 and includes 5 copies of the book, 2 places on the INSET as
well as the resource pack. Email
[email protected] to book
We always love to see what the pupils create in response to the book and there will
be opportunities to put this work on display in one of our Festival venues to share
with friends, family and our audiences.
This year we are delighted to be working with
Readathon and we’d love you and your school
to get involved!
What is Readathon?
In a nutshell: Kids in school reading to help kids in hospital. We get children reading
for fun through our sponsored read in schools. The money raised provides children's hospitals with regular storyteller visits, plus a mobile bookcase jampacked full of brand new books which are replenished every six weeks.
We give schools free resources with everything needed to run a brilliantly successful sponsored read.
Read along with us
As you might imagine, here at Bath Festivals we love reading and we love it when
reading can make a difference. So we’d love you to sign up and take part in our Bath
Children’s Literature Festival
Readathon. Complete your Readathon over the festival period, get friends and family to sponsor you and raise money for books for Bristol Children’s Hospital. Pupils
can choose how much they want to read and what they fancy reading from comics
to classics. You could even read our Kids Big Bath Read as part of your Readathon
Challenge.
Sign up and win a prize
If your school signs up to Readathon by Friday 17th June we will enter you into a
prize draw to win a class worth of tickets to an event in the festival plus a free
coach. The draw will take place on Friday 1st July. School will be drawn at random
from all orders that state "BATH" as the reason for ordering.
To sign up go to www.readathon.org and click on ‘order a kit’ Your kit will be sent
out in early September so you have everything you need to complete your Readathon during the festival.
For more info please contact Readathon.org or call 08456061151
Arts Award
This year Bath Festivals are very excited to be able to offer to schools the chance for
pupils to gain an Arts Award Discover as part of their participation in the festival.
The Arts Awards are recognised qualifications in the Arts run by Trinity College London. Working with the Arts Award as recognised supporters, we have developed a
unique log book and teacher resource pack for schools to use in conjunction with a
visit to our Children’s Literature Festival. Teachers will be able to clearly guide students through the simple questions and tasks laid out in the log book for pupils to
complete before the visit and after. To complete the award costs £10 per pupil and
this includes a teacher INSET, regular support and assessment plus the certificates.
FFI: www.artsaward.org.uk
Bringing Books to Life
Building on the fantastic success
of this drama project we delivered during the Literature Festival, we will again be offering the
opportunity to work with Sarah
Dowie, our drama practitioner,
to give you the tools to use drama confidently and effectively
within the classroom to explore
and investigate children’s literature. For more info please contact Sarah: [email protected]
YA Day—Young Reviewers
This year we are putting together a day of YA authors for the public programme and
we are looking for a group of young people aged 14—18 who would be interested in
reviewing the books, interviewing authors, writing blogs, stewarding at the event. If
you have any pupils who would be interested in getting involved please email Hazel
Plowman [email protected] for more info.
Paper Nations
Bath Festivals are delighted to be a key partner in Paper Nations the UK’s first Crea-
tive Writing Education Hub. Paper Nations is an ambitious three year project lead by
Bath Spa University which will work alongside south west schools and a thriving
community of arts organisations and creative writers across the region. The Arts
Council funded project will deliver creative writing projects with disadvantaged
young people and create models of collaborative working that embed creative
writing in schools - inspiring imaginative thought, and raising language and literary
skills. Bath Festival will be delivering a spoken word project as part of this programme. If you would like more info about Paper Nations and how your school can
get involved email [email protected].
Waterstones are our festival bookseller and pupils will be able to purchase books
after the event and get them signed by the author. We will email in mid June to let
you know what books will be on sale, with a parent letter and a book order form.
If you would like to order books please complete the booking form and send this
to Waterstones [email protected] Waterstones can then either take
payment at the event by cash, gift cards or debit/credit cards or you can arrange
to be invoiced. If you would like to be invoiced you will need to have a Schools
Account with Waterstones, which offers a 15% discount on Festival books.
If you have any queries about book orders please call Waterstones on 01225
448515. If you pre-order books you can arrange for them to be pre-signed if you
wish.
Clara Vulliamy
Jess French
Tom Percival
Tracey Corderoy & Steve Lenton
A F Harrold
Cerrie Burnell
Lucy Coats
Caroline Lawrence
Jeremy Strong
Jamie Littler
Neill Cameron
Tony Bradman & Tom Morgan Jones
Martin Brown
Shane Hegarty
A F Harrold
Cerrie Burnell
Page Fright with Joelle Taylor
Stewart Foster
Chris Vick
Faye Bird
Tamsyn Murray
Neill Cameron—The Phoenix
Tony Bradman & Tom Morgan-Jones
To book please call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362 or email
[email protected]