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Enter the Escape with Christopher Edge

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 9 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Welcome to The Escape – an epic new world full of puzzles and peril to beat before time runs out…
 

Meet Bunny and Monkey

All ages

Saturday 9 August 11:30 - 12:00

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Get ready to meet everyone’s favourite chaotic comic duo! Bunny and Monkey have crash landed at the Book Festival and they’re ready to cause mayhem. Join them for high-fives, fist bumps, and hilarious hijinks – you’ll even be able to grab a selfie…
 

Friends, Fortune-tellers and Ferocious beasts with Radhika Sanghani and RAMZEE

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 9 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Authors Radhika Sanghani and RAMZEE know a thing or two about solving life’s daily worries. Hear them chat all things popularity and friendships, with some fortune-telling and hunting for beasts thrown in!…
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Ride the Storm with Polly Ho-Yen

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 9 August 13:00 - 14:00

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Why not try? Scots Fairytales with Ashley Douglas and Kate Osmond Scots Fairytales with Ashley Douglas and Kate Osmond Suitable for age 9 - 11 Sat 16 Aug 14:45 - 15:45
 

Go Wild with National Museums Scotland

All ages

Saturday 9 August 13:00 - 15:30

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Get ready to rewild and discover the amazing animals and minibeasts which make our planet so unique, with National Museums Scotland and Maths Week Scotland…
 

Battle of the Blitzers with Alastair Chisholm

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 9 August 13:00 - 14:00

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Are you ready for a gamer battle like no other? Join bestselling author, Alastair Chisholm as he shares his newest sci-fi mystery, where everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting-game craze…
 

Storytelling Yoga with Radhika Sanghani

All ages

Saturday 9 August 14:45 - 15:45

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Why not try? Invent a Story with Niall Moorjani Invent a Story with Niall Moorjani All ages Sat 23 Aug 10:00 - 11:00
 

Make and Create with Boxbuilders

All ages

Sunday 10 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Inspired by Kim Smith’s beautifully illustrated picture book Boxitects, join Noëlle and Jodie from the Book Festival’s Communities team to hear the story and get hands-on in this creative box-building session…
 

Blast to the Past with Maisie Chan

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Sunday 10 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Come hear Maisie chat about this period of history and the real-life inspiration behind her writing…
 

Meet Supertato

All ages

Sunday 10 August 11:30 - 12:00

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a…potato? Meet everyone’s favourite veggie superhero and join in with some songs, rhymes, and games. Supertato will also be hap-pea to share high fives, cuddles and pose for photos. See you there!…