To celebrate this years World Book Day, Picturehouse Education are partnering with World Book Day and local bookshops to bring schools some very special talks from some fantastic children's authors and illustrators.
 

Expect some readings, some words of advice for any aspiring writers or illustrators, the chance for your students to ask some questions and a lot of fun!

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Celebrate World Book Day at The Little Theatre Cinema, Bath in association with Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights

Date: Monday 27th February, 10am-11am

Suitable for: KS2
Price: £2.50 per student
Author: Anna Wilson
Join bestselling author Anna Wilson at The Little Theatre Picturehouse as she shares the​ hilarious stories that have inspired her books - from puppies behaving badly in puppy training and cheeky underpants-stealing monkeys on safari to embarrassing mum stories and bad dad jokes, it's not hard to see where Anna Wilson gets her story ideas from! Find out which Big Friendly (or was he?) children's author inspired Anna as a child to become an author herself, and have an opportunity to ask a real life author all your questions. 

 

Anna Wilson used to edit children’s books until she discovered it was much more fun to write them. She took a flying leap from being an editor to being a fully-fledged author in 2008 and has never looked back. Inspired by her family, friends and pets, she writes funny, uplifting and thoughtful novels which are absolutely NOT based on any mortifyingly embarrassing incidents which have happened to her in the past. Anna lives in Bradford on Avon with her husband, two children and an array of pets including a dog, cats, a tortoise and a pair of extremely noisy ducks.

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Celebrate World Book Day with author Megan Rix (in partnership with Blackwell's) at Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford

Date: Wednesday 1 March, 10.15am to approx 11.30am

Suitable for: For KS1 & 2 (Years 2-4)
Price: £2.50 per students 
Author: Megan Rix This event is presented in partnership with Blackwells

Join bestselling author Megan Rix (and her dogs!) at The Phoenix as she shares the fascinating stories she uncovered researching her latest book, reveals her writing process and offers her top tips for aspiring writers. 
 

Her talk will last about 45minutes, and followed by a Q&A section for around 30minutes to give your students a chance to ask a professional writer all about life as an author.

This event is presented in partnership with Blackwells.
 

Megan Rix is the bestselling author of The Puppy That Came For Christmas and Stayed Forever. She began writing for children in 2012 with her first story about man’s best friend in the trenches, The Great Escape. This led to three more stories focusing on animal war heroes; The Victory Dogs, The Bomber Dog and A Soldier’s Friend. Megan lives in England with her husband and their adorable dogs, Bella and Freya. Megan works with Pets As Therapy which is a registered charity, providing PAT Dogs and Cats with registered volunteers to hospitals, hospices, residential care homes, day centres, schools, special needs schools and many other establishments, providing comfort, companionship and therapy.

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Celebrate World Book Day with author Julia Lee at Duke's at Komedia Picturehouse Brighton

Date: Thursday 2 March, 10am to approx. 11.10am - This Event is now FULL UP. 

Suitable for: For KS2 (Years 4-6)
Price: £2.50 per students 
Author: Julia Lee
Julia Lee wanted to be a writer from the age of 5, even though she had no idea how it might happen and didn’t know anyone who could help. Join Julia to hear how her dream turned into reality, why she was inspired to write mystery adventures set in the past, and all about her latest character, a 1920s housemaid-turned-detective, in the new Nancy Parker crime series. Learn about the process of writing and being published and get some top tips on creating amazing stories.

The illustrated talk - including pictures of the ‘book’ Julia wrote when she was 5, and her unhelpful cat - will last for 45 minutes, followed by around 20 minutes for Q & A to give your students a chance to ask a professional writer all about life as an author. There will also be an opportunity to buy Julia’s latest book, followed by a book signing.

Julia Lee has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. She wrote her first book aged 5, mainly so that she could do all the illustrations with a brand-new 4-colour pen, and her mum stitched the pages together on her sewing machine. Julia grew up in London, but moved to the seaside to study English at university, and has stayed there ever since. Julia is married, has two sons, and lives in Sussex.

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Celebrate World Book Day with author David Melling at The Gate Picturehouse, Notting Hill, London

Date: Thursday 2 March, 10.15am to approx. 11.10am

Suitable for: For KS1 (Reception - Year 3)
Price: £2.50 per students 
Author: David Melling
Come along to meet the world's most huggable bear, Hugless Douglas, and his creator, David Melling! 
Join us for storytelling, to learn how to draw Douglas, and even have a hug with Douglas himself!

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Hugless Douglas books have sold over a million copies worldwide in 26 different languages, and David's 2014

World Book Day book, Hello Hugless Douglas, was a number one bestseller. David has done hundreds of school events and appeared at every major literary festival.
 

To book your place - please complete our Booking Request Form. 

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