Mariesa Dulak
BitP presents The Ice Cream Crocodile
Picture book, 3 – 5 yrs
Saturday 25 April, 9.45am – 10.30am
Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion
Join award-winning author Mariesa Dulak for an interactive story time event full of fun and imaginative activities! Mariesa will be introducing her roarsome picture book There's a Tiger on the Train, as well as her brand-new story The Ice Cream Crocodile. Perfect for little ones (and grown-ups too!) this session includes nursery rhymes, animal impersonations and a dance-along.
Mariesa Dulak will be appearing in place of Annemarie Anang.
Price: £5 (incl booking fee)
Chanté Timothy
Supa Nova
Young fiction, 5-9 yrs
Saturday 25 April, 11.15am – 12pm
Venue: Downstairs classroom, The Homestead Education Centre, Homestead Courtyard
Get ready for an event that’s filled with fun and fizzing with invention! Join author and illustrator Chanté Timothy as we meet Nova, a science superstar on a mission to tackle the world's plastic problem. But when her plastic-eating monster starts rampaging through the city, only a genius can solve this problem. Can you help Nova save the day? Think draw-alongs, and of course, lots of fun as we activate our imaginations in an event that’s guaranteed to be SUPA!
Price: £5 (incl booking fee)
Roma Agrawal
How to Build a Chocolate Bridge
Non-fiction, 7+ yrs
Saturday 25 April, 1pm – 1.45pm
Venue: Downstairs classroom, The Homestead Education Centre, Homestead Courtyard
Can you make a skyscraper out of pasta? How about a rocket from meringue? As an engineer and a BIG fan of chocolate, Roma herself has often wondered whether a bridge could be made of chocolate. This might sound impossible (and delicious), but you don't know until you try. Join award-winning engineer Roma Agrawal to learn about the science behind awe-inspiring inventions and meet some of the world’s most innovative scientists!
Price: £5 (incl booking fee)
Cerrie Burnell
Wilder Than Midnight
Fiction, 9-12yrs
Saturday 25 April, 2.30pm – 3.15pm
Venue: Downstairs classroom, The Homestead Education Centre, Homestead Courtyard
Actor, author, and former CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell will give a magical introduction to her middle-grade novel Wilder Than Midnight, exploring how fairy tales are made and teaching you how to develop your own fairy tale writing. You'll also have the chance to ask one of TV’s most loved children’s presenters all your burning questions!
Price: £5 (incl booking fee)