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    Axel Scheffler: Hooray for Pip and Posy!

    Age 3+

    Wednesday 18 August 10:15 - 10:40

    Axel Scheffler: Hooray for Pip and Posy!
    Axel Scheffler may be best known for his collaborations with Julia Donaldson, including his iconic illustrations of the legendary Gruffalo, but his adorable duo Pip and Posy are stars in their own right too, and now even feature in their own animated TV...
     

    Alice Blackwell & Barbara Henderson: Artifacts and Fiction

    Age 8+

    Thursday 19 August 10:15 - 11:00

    Alice Blackwell & Barbara Henderson: Artifacts and Fiction
    Be catapulted back in time to the Viking Age with this thrilling new historical adventure story from one of Scotland’s finest children’s authors, Barbara Henderson. In The Chessmen Thief we meet 12 year old Kylan, a Viking slave who helped carve the...
     

    Allen Fatimaharan & Hannah Lee: 99 Problems but a Beat Ain’t One

    Age 3+

    Friday 20 August 11:15 - 11:35

    Allen Fatimaharan & Hannah Lee: 99 Problems but a Beat Ain’t One
    Clap, snap and rap to the beat in this awesome event as the team behind My Hair presents their new picture book The Rapping Princess. Princess Shiloh cannot sing like all the other princesses, but does she have another talent? Author Hannah Lee helps...
     

    Michael Morpurgo: Finding Hope in Nature

    Families & 5+

    Saturday 21 August 10:00 - 10:45

    BSL Interpreted, Captioned
    Changed Michael Morpurgo: Finding Hope in Nature
    From War Horse and Private Peaceful to The Butterfly Lion, master storyteller Michael Morpurgo has entranced generations of young people with his heartfelt stories and remarkable animal tales. He joins us today, live in our studio in Edinburgh, to...
     

    Oti Mabuse: Dance with Oti!

    Age 3+

    Saturday 21 August 11:15 - 12:00

    Oti Mabuse: Dance with Oti!
    Join dancing superstar Oti Mabuse for an exclusive virtual dance class and an introduction to her debut picture book, Dance with Oti: The Bird Jive. Oti is a superb dancer, well-known for her winning appearances on BBC TV’s Strictly Come...
     

    Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell: Pirate Stew!

    Age 5+

    Sunday 22 August 10:15 - 11:00

    Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell: Pirate Stew!
    Two greats of the book world unite as Neil Gaiman, the iconic author of American Gods and Good Omens comes together with Chris Riddell, the illustrator behind Goth Girl and The Edge Chronicles to create Pirate Stew, a marvellously silly and gloriously...
     

    Jasbinder Bilan & Efua Traoré: Stories of Magic and Mythology

    Age 9+

    Sunday 22 August 11:30 - 12:15

    Jasbinder Bilan & Efua Traoré: Stories of Magic and Mythology
    Two prize-winning authors immerse you in the mystical worlds of their new novels. From Jasbinder Bilan, author of the Costa Award-winning Asha and the Spirit Bird and Tamarind and the Star of Ishta, comes a thrilling new adventure, Aarti and the Blue...
     

    Alastair Chisholm & Elle McNicoll: Can Robots Be Friends?

    Age 9+

    Sunday 22 August 14:30 - 15:15

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    Alastair Chisholm & Elle McNicoll: Can Robots Be Friends?
    The future is coming, and it DEFINITELY includes Artificial Intelligence. But how do we know whether we will be friends with these robots? Will they think or feel things like we do? In their incredible new novels Alastair Chisholm, with Adam-2, and Elle...
     

    Eilidh Muldoon: Sandy Toes and Inky Fingers

    Age 7+

    Monday 23 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Eilidh Muldoon: Sandy Toes and Inky Fingers
    From beautiful sandy beaches and flower-laden machair to dramatic cliffs and sea stacks (with just a few puffins thrown in!) The Scottish Coastal Colouring Book is the perfect way to celebrate the beauty of Scotland’s coastline in this year of...
     

    What's the T? with Juno Dawson & Special Guests

    Age 14+

    Monday 23 August 10:15 - 11:00

    BSL Interpreted, Captioned
    What's the T? with Juno Dawson & Special Guests
    Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Stonewall ambassador, bestselling author and former PSHE teacher Juno Dawson as she talks about her new book What’s the T? along with special guests including award-winning writer, model and contributor Jamie...

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