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Children's Bookshow

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National tour of the very best authors & illustrators, funded by @ace_national. We aim to help teachers provide a rich experience of children's literature.

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CALLING ALL SCHOOLS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE! I'm doing a big event with Children's Bookshow in Peterborough in November, with follow-up workshops in classrooms - book your places now! thechildrensbookshow.com/performances/a…

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It's less than 3 months to go until our autumn tour begins! Our first stop is with Katherine Rundell at Blackpool Grand Theatre 🦋 on 19th Sept, closely followed by Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson at Wolverhampton Grand on 29th. See the programme & book now 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow 📚 #literacy

It's less than 3 months to go until our autumn tour begins! Our first stop is with Katherine Rundell at <a href="/Grand_Theatre/">Blackpool Grand Theatre 🦋</a> on 19th Sept, closely followed by <a href="/mattdelapena/">Matt de la Pena</a> &amp; <a href="/theartoffunnews/">Christian Robinson</a> at <a href="/WolvesGrand/">Wolverhampton Grand</a> on 29th. See the programme &amp; book now 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow 📚 #literacy
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"With performances organised across the country, schools can bring student groups to experience something that they may never have before." Thanks to Heath Books for sharing more details of our autumn programme: bit.ly/3Tk7M91 📚 #literacy #childrensbooks #authorevents

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Tickets are starting to sell out for this year's autumn tour! ✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators & poets 📕 FREE book for every child Don't miss out, join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 Frank Cottrell-Boyce Catherine Rayner CatherineJohnson

Tickets are starting to sell out for this year's autumn tour!

✨ World-class children's authors, illustrators &amp; poets
📕 FREE book for every child

Don't miss out, join us with your class 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow 

<a href="/MichaelRosenYes/">Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷</a> <a href="/frankcottrell_b/">Frank Cottrell-Boyce</a> <a href="/catherinerayner/">Catherine Rayner</a> <a href="/catwrote/">CatherineJohnson</a>
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It's Friday 🥳 What are you reading this weekend? Otto the Top Dog by Catherine Rayner is such a lovely picture book to share with young children. We can't wait to give out over 800 copies at our event in #Newcastle this autumn! bit.ly/442dMIw 📚 #kidsbooks #authorevent

It's Friday 🥳 What are you reading this weekend? Otto the Top Dog by <a href="/catherinerayner/">Catherine Rayner</a> is such a lovely picture book to share with young children. We can't wait to give out over 800 copies at our event in #Newcastle this autumn! bit.ly/442dMIw 📚 #kidsbooks #authorevent
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Amazing to see the launch of a new campaign making 2026 the National Year of Reading! 📚 Why not kick-start the reading enthusiasm in your school with an autumn 2025 trip to The Children’s Bookshow? Find out more and book now 👉 bit.ly/3ZwRAow #literacy #readingenjoyment

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Kate Arafa discusses why "the Year of Reading must be bursting with in-person events" in our recent Comment piece 👇 ebx.sh/GRNBW2

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"It’s palpable: the communal gasp of 1,000 children as they watch an illustrator paint live, the swell of laughter that erupts at a funny poem, the delight at playing with words." Our Director Kate Arafa talks about the joy of live literature events. #NationalYearOfReading2026

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"It's OK to make drawings that aren't perfect... as an illustrator I make lots of mistakes." Christian Robinson shared some thoughts with us about the freedom and fun of #illustration! The #weekend is the perfect time to get creative... 🎨 #illustration #drawing #creativity