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There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Over 900 authors appear in around 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.

Showing events in the Baillie Gifford Children's Programme for ages 0 - 18.

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    Amazing Animal Artwork

    All Ages

    Friday 16 August 11:00 - 13:00

    Amazing Animal Artwork
    Drop into Story Box to create some animal art inspired by the Book Festival programme, featuring goats, aardvarks, horses, crocodiles and deep sea creatures. Choose your beast from water, land or air and come and contribute to the menagerie.

    Duncan Beedie: A Moth’s Moon Mission

    Age 3-6

    Friday 16 August 11:45 - 12:45

    Duncan Beedie: A Moth’s Moon Mission
    Molly the moth yearns for adventure; she longs to visit the moon. She knows it’s no easy feat for one little moth, but she’s not one to give up on her dreams. Celebrate the hilarious endeavours of a tiny moth’s big journey with author-illustrator...

    Celebrating Diversity with Mylo Freeman

    Age 3-6

    Friday 16 August 13:30 - 14:15

    Celebrating Diversity with Mylo Freeman
    Mylo Freeman has published over 50 books with her trademark colourful illustrations – and now you can be part of them too! Mylo shows you how she creates her amazing artwork, as well as reading from the latest in her bestselling Princess Arabella...

    Fashion a Feathered Friend

    All Ages

    Friday 16 August 14:30 - 16:30

    Fashion a Feathered Friend
    Author-illustrator Lucy Volpin loves to draw, paint and create. Drop into Story Box today and help her fashion an incredible flock of feathered friends. Design your own bright, bold bird using lots of arty materials and then let them take flight with...

    Secrets of Scottish Castles with Theresa Breslin & Kate Leiper

    Age 7-10

    Friday 16 August 15:45 - 16:45

    Secrets of Scottish Castles with Theresa Breslin & Kate Leiper
    Discover the legends that dwell within Scotland's ancient castles. Multi award-winning author Theresa Breslin and CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-longlisted illustrator Kate Leiper bring you the highly anticipated third volume in their much-loved Illustrated...

    From Page to Stage with Francesca Simon

    Families & 10+

    Friday 16 August 15:45 - 17:00

    From Page to Stage with Francesca Simon
    Francesca Simon’s darkly humorous novel The Monstrous Child, about a teen Goddess of the Underworld finding her place, has been adapted into a stunning theatrical spectacle by The Royal Opera. Today is your chance to hear some of the music performed...

    Wendy Meddour: Pebble Pals

    Age 4-7

    Friday 16 August 16:45 - 17:45

    Wendy Meddour: Pebble Pals
    Lubna and Pebble are best friends. Even when life gets scary in the camp where they live, Pebble always listens – but perhaps the other children need Pebble’s help too. Bestselling author Wendy Meddour delivers a gentle but powerful lesson for...

    Remembering John Burningham

    Families & 10+

    Friday 16 August 17:30 - 18:30

    Remembering John Burningham
    This special event celebrates the life and works of the late John Burningham, who won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal twice for Mr Gumpy’s Outing and Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers. Catherine Rayner, herself a CILIP Kate Greenaway...
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    Keep on Reading

    Families & 10+

    Friday 16 August 18:30 - 19:30

    Keep on Reading
    How do you navigate the tricky adolescent reading years spanning the end of primary school and the start of secondary school when there’s so much else to do? Join award-winning novelist William Sutcliffe, debut author Serena Patel and Mr Gum creator...

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