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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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    Freedom of Imagination with Gulnar Hajo

    Age 4-7

    Wednesday 14 August 14:00 - 15:00

    Freedom of Imagination with Gulnar Hajo
    Free your mind with a book beautifully illustrated by Syrian-born Gulnar Hajo. Nour’s Escape follows a little girl with no family, no home and seemingly no escape. But as the story criss-crosses fantasy and reality, you’ll discover how freeing a...

    Big Cat Creations

    All Ages

    Wednesday 14 August 14:30 - 16:30

    Big Cat Creations
    ROARRRR! Drop in and join Big Cat author Emma Lazell to help her create a very big Big Cat. Make sure you place him in his natural surroundings with lots of green and leafy collaging – and be sure to remember to give him his stripes.

    Nessie Reimagined with Lari Don & Sara Sheridan

    Age 14+

    Wednesday 14 August 15:45 - 16:45

    Nessie Reimagined with Lari Don & Sara Sheridan
    What is the process of turning an idea into a book? How can the same idea appear as very different stories? Meet two Edinburgh authors, each putting their spin on the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. Lari Don’s The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster...

    Scribbling on the Sofa with Fifi Kuo

    Age 3-6

    Wednesday 14 August 15:45 - 16:30

    Scribbling on the Sofa with Fifi Kuo
    Discover your inner artist with Fifi Kuo, Macmillan Prize for Illustration winner and author of Everyone Can Draw. Using giant rolls of paper, create a story with Fifi and celebrate your unique drawing style. Then, taking inspiration from her new book...

    Sibéal Pounder: Bad Mermaids and Witch Wars

    Age 5-8

    Wednesday 14 August 17:15 - 18:15

    Sibéal Pounder: Bad Mermaids and Witch Wars
    Think you know all there is to know about mermaids and witches? Wait until you meet bestselling World Book Day 2019 author Sibéal Pounder, creator of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series. Find out the truth about your favourite fairy tales, and learn...

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    All Ages

    Thursday 15 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    Join one of our Festival authors each morning for a magical half hour of storytelling, poetry, song or rhyme. This daily changing event is suitable for children of all ages. Appearing today: Emily Dodd.

    Scribbling on the Sofa with Fifi Kuo

    Age 3-6

    Thursday 15 August 10:00 - 10:45

    Scribbling on the Sofa with Fifi Kuo
    Discover your inner artist with Fifi Kuo, Macmillan Prize for Illustration winner and author of Everyone Can Draw. Using giant rolls of paper, create a story with Fifi and celebrate your unique drawing style. Then, taking inspiration from her new book...

    Become a Little Inventor

    All Ages

    Thursday 15 August 11:00 - 16:30

    Become a Little Inventor
    Get your thinking cap on and drop in to design your own original invention with authors of The Little Inventors Handbook, Katherine Mengardon and Dominic Wilcox. With lots of different materials available, you can let your imagination roam free and...

    Join the Super Power Agency

    Families & 8+

    Thursday 15 August 11:00 - 16:30

    Join the Super Power Agency
    Hop aboard the Super Power Agency Bus and become a literacy superhero! Special agents show you how to take a book out of your head and onto the page, where it can change the world, with fun bookmaking and storytelling activities.

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