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Meet the Gruffalo

All ages

Saturday 23 August 11:30 - 12:00

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Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo! Meet Julia Donaldson’s most famous creation and join in with songs, dancing, and games. Don’t miss the opportunity to give the Gruffalo a cuddle, a high five or take a selfie…
 

How Does Your Garden Grow? With Frances Tophill

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 23 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Hear Frances Tophill, author of How to Grow a Garden, sharing all about the wonderful plants and creatures that call your back garden their home and discover all different types of gardens: from vegetable ones to tropical glass houses…
 

Adam Kay & Henry Paker: Dexter Procter Will See You Now

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 23 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Meet the only doctor in the world who must be in bed by 8pm. From former doctor and author Adam Kay comes a new side-splitting series about the world’s youngest doctor, Dexter Proctor: The 10-Year-Old Doctor, brilliantly illustrated by Henry Paker……
 

Jonathan Freedland: Defying a Dictator

Saturday 23 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Author, journalist, and host of both BBC Radio 4’s The Long View series and the Guardian’s Politics Weekly America podcast, Jonathan Freedland has won both the Orwell Prize for Journalism and the Somerset Maugham Award for Non-Fiction…
 

Spellbinding Stories with Nadine Aisha Jassat & Dominique Valente

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 23 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Hear Nadine and Dominique chat about their brilliant books in an event that will leave you spellbound!…
 

Stuart Murdoch: Late Developer

Saturday 23 August 12:15 - 13:15

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Taking time away from his prolific band Belle and Sebastian, singer Stuart Murdoch has penned a stunning debut novel which fictionalises his own experience with ME (a chronic fatigue illness)…
 

Get Drawing with Adeola Sokunbi

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Saturday 23 August 13:00 - 14:00

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Expect a colourful drawing session where you can unleash your own imagination to draw your very own friendly (or even scary) monsters…
 

Strike a Chord with the Instrument Library

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 23 August 13:00 - 13:50

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Songwriting is the magical place where poetry and music meet. Join Hannah to learn some chords on the ukulele and write a song together. Instruments will be provided from Edinburgh Libraries – where you can borrow an instrument, just like borrowing a…
 

Have Lunch with José Pizarro

Saturday 23 August 13:00 - 16:00

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Enjoy a little bit of the Mediterranean in Edinburgh this afternoon as iconic award-winning chef José Pizarro serves up a flavour-punch of a meal, inspired by his latest cookbook, The Spanish Pantry…
 

The Front List: Asako Yuzuki

Saturday 23 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Since Butter appeared in print, bookshops have been scrambling to keep Asako Suzuki’s word-of-mouth sensation in stock. Yuzuki talks today about consumption, sexism, skewed beauty standards, and her mission to elevate the status of Japan’s women through…