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.
Key stage 1
Activities suitable for Years 1 and 2
A Beary Fun Day of Activities with Kristina Stephenson
Watch a video of Kristina’s wonderful festival event, then join in with our ideas for interdisciplinary activities!
Drawing Girafficorns with Barroux!
Get drawing crazy creatures with illustrator Barroux
Sing Along with Nick Cope
A fun sing-along with hilarious children's author Nick Cope and tips to write your own funny animal stories
Reach for the Stars: Non-Fiction Poetry with James Carter
Children's poet James Carter gets you thinking about how to incorporate non-fiction poetry into science and nature topics
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
Performing Picture Books with Kristina Stephenson
Be inspired by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson to act out your favourite picture book
It’s Easy Being Green!
Get your class thinking about the environment
Pick of the Picture Book Events in the Schools Programme
Top five events for younger primary school pupils
The Horrible Science Show on Glow TV
Catch up on this brilliant 2016 Book Festival schools event
The Biggest Book Show on Earth
Find out how we celebrated World Book Day 2016
Make a Cityscape with Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori shows you how to create your own newspaper cityscape