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SUMMARY:Matt Newnham
DESCRIPTION:Matt Newnham \nSpace Ranger Fred and the Great Galactic Bake Off \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n7-9 years \nBlast off on a fun-filled space adventure with author of Space Ranger Fred and the Great Galactic Bake Off! This highly interactive session combines storytelling\, creativity and hands-on science to spark imaginations and keep young explorers engaged from start to finish.  Children will enjoy a lively reading from Fred’s latest adventure\, helping to predict what happens next and solve tricky space problems along the way. They’ll design their own amazing rockets\, invent ingenious space gadgets and take part in a hilarious “What Would You Take Into Space?” challenge featuring some surprising items!  The excitement continues with simple STEM demonstrations\, including a speedy balloon rocket. \nPacked with laughs\, creativity and audience participation\, this is an out-of-this-world event for curious young minds. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/matt-newnham/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Eilish Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Eilish Fisher  \nFia and the Last Snow Deer \nThe Waters and the Wild \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n9-12 years \nHow can music shape a story? Can a melody create a mood\, inspire a character or suggest an entirely new world?  This engaging workshop explores the powerful connection between music and creative writing. Young participants will listen to a range of musical pieces and consider how different sounds\, rhythms and styles can influence emotions\, atmosphere and storytelling. Through guided discussion and carefully chosen audio prompts\, they will then create an original piece of writing inspired by the music they hear\, experimenting with mood\, setting and character.  Ideal for aspiring writers and musicians\, this session offers a fresh and inspiring approach to creativity across the arts. \nEilish Fisher is an award-winning children’s literature author and poet from Vermont and Wicklow\, Ireland.  Both novels are written in verse\, a format that many young readers find captivating. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/1838/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Jessie Burton
DESCRIPTION:Jessie Burton \nHidden Treasure \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n7-11 years \nJoin internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist) for a very special event for her new children’s book Hidden Treasure. Hear about the adventures of Bo and Billy\, the children at the heart of this new story and discover the secrets of mudlarking and its history.  Jessie will share some of her own mudlarking finds and reveal how forgotten objects found on the banks of the River Thames can spark creativity.  She will lead a collaborative\, story-telling session sharing creative writing tips for the next generation of writers and readers.  For fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman’s The Ruby in the Smoke\, Hidden Treasure is a classic in the making\, with a rip-roaring plot\, spine-tingling twists and an unforgettable cast of characters. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/jessie-burton/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Anne Brusatte
DESCRIPTION:Anne Brusatte\nwith Steve Brusatte\nMy Grandparents were Dinosaurs \nUpstairs at Bookfest\n4-9 years \nMeet one plucky chicken and discover her roarsome secret: she’s descended from dinosaurs… and no fox is going to make a meal out of her! \nSteve and Anne know everything there is to know about dinosaurs. Travel through time with them and uncover the surprising truth about how the humble hen is related to the terrifying T. rex in this fantastic read-aloud picture book. \nAnne’s lively rhyming text is brought to life with quirky illustrations\, while Steve shares fascinating dinosaur facts along the way. Come along and discover the answers to your dinosaur questions! \nPerfect for young dinosaur fans. \nWhy not make a morning of it? Visit Cuckfield Museum’s dinosaur display\, open on Sunday morning\, for even more prehistoric discoveries.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/anne-and-steve-brusatte/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books,Dinosaurs,Natural History
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