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Meet the illustrator (John Duddle) of the silver anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Find out how he creates the unique Harry Potter covers and watch him bring your favourite Harry Potter characters to life. Don’t forget your pencil to draw along with Jonny! 12.15pm-1:15pm Suitable for: Age 7+ Find out more about John Duddle. Find out more events part of the Great Malvern Festival of Stories for Children.
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The Mega Robo Bros are back! Hear about their latest adventure in Meltdown and then Neill will show participants how to generate (awesome) ideas for comics, and then how to turn those ideas into a comic story! This session aims to give participants easy and fun tools to feel empowered to start telling their own stories, with a strong focus on character motivation and basic plot structure. 2pm-3pm Suitable for: Ages 7-14 Find out more about Neil Cameron. Find out more events…
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Do you like your history with the nasty bits left in? Join Martin Brown, the illustrator of Horrible Histories, and author/illustrator of the Lesser Spotted Animal series and Nell and the Cave Bear, for foul facts, savage stories and some deadly drawing. Read all about it! Read all about it! From Rotten Romans to Woeful Second World War, Horrible Histories has a bold new look for a new generation. The bestselling series, written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin, has sold over 30 million copies and has inspired the…
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Part of the brand NEW Great Malvern Festival of Stories for Children Join award-winning author & performer Gareth P. Jones for some musical mayhem based on his picture books Rabunzel, CinderGorilla and Snowy White. The Fairy Tales for the Fearless series adapts the fairy tales we all know and love, but with a romping animal twist. Sing, shout, rap and beat your chest in this hilarious and unique event. 1pm – 2pm Suitable for: Ages 3-7
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Two Terrible Vikings with Francesca Simon Meet the very WORST Vikings in the village! Imagine a world where your parents WANT you to be bad... well, that's the case for terror twins Hack and Whack, the WORST Vikings in the village. Join Francesca Simon as she introduces the third instalment in her mischievous new series, Two Terrible Vikings: Feast with the King. Prepare yourself for anarchy, mischief and total chaos! Francesca Simon has written over 60 books for children of…
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Join award-winning author-illustrator Lydia Monks for sparkling storytelling adventures and live drawing. Meet the Illustrator of the best-selling What the Ladybird Heard books in the Ladybird’s latest crime-busting adventure What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas and enjoy Lydia’s beautiful new picture book Adoette. Adoette lived to be 100 years old. Just imagine all the things she saw! She lived on the same street all her life, but one day, people decided it would be best if she would go... Lydia…
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The Star Whale with Nicola Davies & Petr Horáček Join Petr Horáček and Nicola Davies for live painting and performance as they dip into their amazing new collection of pictures and poems as varied as a box of chocolates. From a cat with five legs to a T. Rex in a pinny, from the Queen of the Fishes to a planet where it's always Tuesday. And the Star Whale of course ... swimming in a stream of galaxies and…
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Supertato: Mean Green Time Machine with Paul Linnet Ever wondered how Supertato got his superpowers? Travel back in time to find out in the thrilling new adventure in this super bestselling series! It's night-time in the supermarket, and the veggies are trying DESPERATELY... not to laugh at Supertato's baby photos! Supertato looks SUPER cute, but just as he's telling Carrot that he hasn't always been super, a certain mean, green character overhears him. If ONLY Evil Pea could get…
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MONTGOMERY BONBON with Alasdair Becket-King “It is an unbreakable law of the universe that brilliant detectives are always present when mysterious murders are committed.” Are you a keen detective in the making? Do you have a sharp eye for detail and a nose for hidden clues? Then this is the event for you! Author and award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King invites you to meet Montgomery Bonbon, the world's finest detective. (And Bonnie Montgomery, his ten-year-old alter ego.) Find out how to…
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Wolf Road with Alice Roberts Join anthropologist, author and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this family event, as she reveals the inspiration behind her children’s novel, Wolf Road - taking readers on a journey into the Ice Age. Find out about the archaeology that informed the book, from stone tools and animal bones to painted caves and carved mammoth ivory. And discover how cutting-edge science is challenging and changing our ideas about the deep past and bringing our ancient ancestors…
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