Mysterious Crimes with Sarah Rubin & Katherine Woodfine
Introduce your class to the detective genre as two top kids crime novelists talk about how to create riveting mystery stories
Key stage 2
Activities suitable for Years 3-6
Creating Comic Characters with Barry Hutchison
Children's author and funny man Barry Hutchison gets you writing your own comedic characters
Feisty Princesses and Underdogs: Creative Writing with Vivian French
Top children's author Vivian French shares her advice for young writers on how to create characters and stories
Brewing Stories with Sam Gayton
Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories
Tales of Our Town: Making Picture Books
Write and illustrate a story about your town in this creative project
It’s Easy Being Green!
Get your class thinking about the environment
Bring the Past To Life with Historical Fiction
Cross-curricular activities using historical fiction as their inspiration
Mapping Towns and Stories
Theatre maker Ishbel McFarlane gets you thinking about your town in a new way
Developing Stories: ‘Mind’s Eye’ Walk
Author Mike Nicholson takes you on an imaginary walk through your hometown
The Horrible Science Show on Glow TV
Catch up on this brilliant 2016 Book Festival schools event
Sharing Personal Stories
Authors from the Book Festival's LandWords project inspire you to tell your story
Watch Book Festival Events on Glow TV
There's no need to miss out on our schools events
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