Flying High with Chris Hoy and Flying Fergus
Get inspired by watching cycling superstar Chris Hoy’s Book Festival 2019 event, then join in with our bike-themed activities.
Illustration
News and activities involving drawing, sketching and illustrating
Drawing Girafficorns with Barroux!
Get drawing crazy creatures with illustrator Barroux
Graphic Novel Draw-Off with Alexis Deacon & Joe Todd-Stanton
Two awesome graphic novelists take part in an illustration battle
Draw Along with Tom Morgan-Jones
Top illustrator and author Tom Morgan-Jones shows you how to draw his comical character, Norman the Norman, from Philip Ardagh's book series.
Colouring the Book Festival with Eilidh Muldoon
Get excited about your visit to the Book Festival with beautiful colouring sheets created by illustrator Eilidh Muldoon
Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
Pick of the Picture Book Events in the Schools Programme
Top five events for younger primary school pupils
Book Festival at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Find out about our trip to the world's largest children's book trade fair
Make a Cityscape with Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori shows you how to create your own newspaper cityscape
The Crocodiamond by Debi Gliori
Guest post from Debi Gliori on our recent Booked! project