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DrawAlong with… your Favourite Illustrators in your Classroom!

Posted on 11 March 2021
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • DrawAlong
  • Festival
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Picture books

Formidable Females with Lari Don and Eilidh Muldoon

Posted on 7 October 202013 October 2020
Formidable Females with Lari Don and Eilidh Muldoon
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Feminism
  • Festival
  • Gender
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Sexism
  • Storytelling

Flying High with Chris Hoy and Flying Fergus

Posted on 4 June 2020
Get inspired by watching cycling superstar Chris Hoy’s Book Festival 2019 event, then join in with our bike-themed activities.
  • 1st level
  • Creative writing
  • Early level
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1

Drawing Girafficorns with Barroux!

Posted on 14 December 2018
Get drawing crazy creatures with illustrator Barroux
  • 1st level
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1

Graphic Novel Draw-Off with Alexis Deacon & Joe Todd-Stanton

Posted on 21 November 201821 November 2018
Two awesome graphic novelists take part in an illustration battle
  • 2nd level
  • Graphic novels
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 2

Draw Along with Tom Morgan-Jones

Posted on 22 October 201815 November 2018
Top illustrator and author Tom Morgan-Jones shows you how to draw his comical character, Norman the Norman, from Philip Ardagh's book series.
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 2

Colouring the Book Festival with Eilidh Muldoon

Posted on 30 July 201816 November 2018
Get excited about your visit to the Book Festival with beautiful colouring sheets created by illustrator Eilidh Muldoon
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1

Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students

Posted on 16 January 201816 January 2018
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 3
  • Picture books

Pick of the Picture Book Events in the Schools Programme

Posted on 30 May 2017
Top five events for younger primary school pupils
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books

Book Festival at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Posted on 14 April 201713 April 2017
Find out about our trip to the world's largest children's book trade fair
  • Illustration
  • Picture books
  • Reading

Make a Cityscape with Debi Gliori

Posted on 3 March 20167 April 2017
Debi Gliori shows you how to create your own newspaper cityscape
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Places

The Crocodiamond by Debi Gliori

Posted on 16 December 201510 April 2017
Guest post from Debi Gliori on our recent Booked! project
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