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

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    Cressida Cowell: Which Way to Anywhere?

    Families & 8+

    Saturday 27 August 10:00 - 11:00

    Cressida Cowell: Which Way to Anywhere? Book
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    Hold tight for a brand new, out-of-this-world adventure from the Waterstones Children’s Laureate, author of How To Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once, Cressida Cowell! An epic quest filled with adventure, friendship and a futuristic twist that...
     

    Benjamin Dean: The Village of Rainbow Dreams

    Age 8-12

    Saturday 27 August 10:15 - 11:15

    Benjamin Dean: The Village of Rainbow Dreams Book
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    Following the death of their father and a move to the countryside, Riley and Bea struggle to smile in their new world. But Bea will do anything to make her sister happy – even if it means taking on elected officials to inject some Pride into the...
     

    Meet Elmer

    All Ages

    Saturday 27 August 11:00 - 11:20

    Meet Elmer Book
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    Meet David McKee’s wonderful Elmer the Patchwork Elephant in real life. Join in with songs and games as we celebrate this classic story of embracing difference and loving who you are!
     

    Ian Eagleton: Confidence, Kindness and Shakespeare

    Age 3-6

    Saturday 27 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Ian Eagleton: Confidence, Kindness and Shakespeare Book
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    Join as author Ian Eagleton reads his beautiful story, Violet’s Tempest, about a girl who manages to overcome anxiety and stage fright. This is a heart-warming story of kindness and finding your inner strength, peppered with the words of Shakespeare....
     

    Erica McAlister: A Bug's World

    Families & 6+

    Saturday 27 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Erica McAlister: A Bug's World Book
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    Did you know that flies can help us solve crimes? Spiders can be astronauts? Moths are the ultimate fashion designers? Discover the extraordinary things that bugs do for us with Dr Erica McAlister, the Natural History Museum’s senior entomologist....
     

    Celebrate Pride with Mama G!

    All Ages

    Saturday 27 August 11:30 - 13:30

    Celebrate Pride with Mama G! Book
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    Join storytelling panto dame Mama G, plus some very special guests, for stories and songs as we celebrate acceptance, inclusion and love on the 50th anniversary of London Pride!
     

    Make a Pride Flag with Harry Woodgate

    Age 5-8

    Saturday 27 August 12:30 - 13:30

    Make a Pride Flag with Harry Woodgate Book
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    This year the London Pride parade is back and turns 50 years old. Many Pride parades have had to be cancelled over the last few years, so celebrate with us by making a flag to wave outside in our Festival Village and take home with you! The workshop is...
     

    Laura Ellen Anderson: Wicked Weatherlings

    Age 7-9

    Saturday 27 August 13:30 - 14:30

    Laura Ellen Anderson: Wicked Weatherlings Book
    Why not try? On the Trail of a Tale: Macastory's Meadows Mysteries Walking Tour On the Trail of a Tale: Macastory's Meadows Mysteries Walking Tour Families & 6+ Sat 20 Aug 10:00 - 11:00
     

    Dean Atta & Juno Dawson: Love in Scotland

    Age 14+

    Saturday 27 August 13:30 - 14:30

    Dean Atta & Juno Dawson: Love in Scotland Book
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    Come and hear from two of the greatest writers for young adults as they talk about their new novels, both love stories in their own way and both based in Scotland. In Stay Another Day, Juno Dawson weaves three siblings’ experiences over one Christmas...
     

    Gareth P Jones: Solve Your Own Mystery – Yeti Detective

    Age 7-10

    Saturday 27 August 14:30 - 15:30

    Gareth P Jones: Solve Your Own Mystery – Yeti Detective Book
    Why not try? Humza Arshad & Jason Reynolds: Little Badman vs Stuntboy Humza Arshad & Jason Reynolds: Little Badman vs Stuntboy Age 9+ Sun 21 Aug 14:30 - 15:30