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Come and see...

Huw Aaron,

The Gruffalo,

Tom Palmer,

Petr Horáček,

Claire Fayers,

Paddington Bear

...and many more!

www.cardiffkidslitfest.com

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CALLING ALL BOOK WORMS...

The Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival is back!Celebrated authors and illustrators will once again bring a cast of colourfulcharacters and amazing tales to inspire and entertain book lovers everywhere; fromthe young to the young at heart!

The award winning festival will host over 40 exciting events in English and Welsh aticonic venues across the city centre including Cardiff Castle, City Hall and NationalMuseum Wales.

The festival, aimed predominantly at children aged 3-11, continues to create lifelongreaders and runs across two weekends with free school sessions during the week.

Guest authors and illustrators include Petr Horáček, Sibéal Pounder, Tom Percival,Catherine Fisher, Huw Aaron, Tom Palmer, Steven Butler and Jonathan Meresto name a few.

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TicketBuy your tickets now by calling the boxoffice on 0333 666 3366 or online atwww.cardiffkidslitfest.com

Please note all phone call bookings will be charged £1.50 service fee. All children under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

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Calling All Teachers!Mon 23 to Fri 27 April 2018

During these days an amazing programme of high-profile authors, illustrators andpoets have been bought together to offer a series of free events to school children ata number of city centre venues.

Combining education, fun and literature these sessions are not to be missed. Guests include: Tom Morgan-Jones, Tom Palmer, Huw Aaron and Steven Butler.

For more information and to book call 02920 873 801

FREE School Sessions

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Cardiff Castle Undercroft 10.00am 7+English £4

All sessions last 1 hour unless otherwise stated. To avoid disappointment please allow adequate travel time between sessions.

LEGO LitWorkshop

Catrin Wyn Lewis, editorand adapter of the LEGOseries will lead a fun-filledworkshop based on theLEGO books. There will beliterary and acting activities, a quiz,and a chance to dress up as a LEGOcharacter AND you’ll get to play withLEGO! English speaking parents withWelsh speaking children especiallywelcome.

Supported by Rily

Old Library Gallery 10.00am5+

Welsh £4

When the Mountains Roared with Jess Butterworth

Take a journey to the mountains of India with authorJess Butterworth as she shares the inspirations andreal life experiences behind her new book When theMountains Roared. Jess will share stories from herchildhood, split between the UK and India, and theUncle who raised a leopard cub who helped inspire herlatest novel. When the Mountains Roared is a vivid,warm and atmospheric adventure set in the mountainsof India, about a girl who is determined to protect thewild leopards of the mountain from poachers.

Supported by Orion Children’s Books

Sat 21 April

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City Hall, Room C10.00am & 2.00pm3+English £4

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Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 11.00am (90 mins)10+English £4

Creative Writing with Catherine Fisher

Explore the stories you have to tell with thiscreative writing workshop. Award-winningchildren's author Catherine Fisherwill leadexercises in story-starting and writingtechniques and help develop a piece of writingor the germ of a story, which can be developedlater at home.

Supported by Barrington Stoke

Storytimewith The Gruffalo There’s no such thing as a Gruffalo! Or isthere!? Come along on a storytellingadventure through the deep, dark wood andfind out! This fun storytelling session, basedon the classic picture book by JuliaDonaldson and Axel Scheffler, hasactivities to take home with you, and even aspecial appearance from The Gruffalohimself! Perfect for children aged 3 and upand their grownups.

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books

Sat 21 April

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Perfectly Normanwith Tom Percival

Norman had always been perfectly normal.That was until the day he grew a pair ofwings! Join Tom Percival as he reads fromhis latest book, Perfectly Norman; a poignantand uplifting story about individuality.Prepare to create a story using just a suitcasefull of props and your imagination. Bringyour best ideas and singing voices for thishighly interactive session.

Supported by Bloomsbury Children’s Books

Bad Mermaidswith Sibéal Pounder

Think you know all there is to know aboutMermaids? Let Sibéal Pounder set therecord straight with her fantastic newseries, Bad Mermaids! Mermaids Beattie,Mimi and Zelda return from their gapyear on land to find something is rottenin the city of Swirlyshell! It’s up to them(and talking seahorse Steve) to stopsome seriously Bad Mermaids!

Supported byBloomsbury Children’s Books

£4

Cardiff Castle Undercroft 12.00pm7+English

Old Library Gallery12.00pm4+English £4

Sat 21 April

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Bertram Likes to Sew with Karin Celestine

The Water Vole familyhave moved into thebottom of the garden and,like modern-day Wombles, theycare about their environment and recycling.The youngest of the family, Bertramdoesn’t like swimming like other WaterVoles but he does love to sew. Despite hisfamily and friends encouraging him toswim, he busies himself with sewing andrepairing his family’s clothes. Join felterand author Karin Celestine as shereads from her new book Bertram Likesto Sew and learn how to make a teddybear together.

Supported by Graffeg

Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 1.00pm 5+English £4

City Hall, Room C12.00pm 3+EnglishEllie’s Magic Wellies

with Amy Sparkes

Start your weekend with a splash ofexcitement: Ellie Pengelly is fed upand bored, until she gets a pair of magical newwellies! When she jumps into a puddle in hershiny yellow wellies, a new friend jumps out tojoin her. A brilliant rhyming picture book fromRoald Dahl Prize award-winning Amy Sparkes.

Supported by Egmont UK Ltd

Sat 21 April

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Lliwiau Byd Natur with Luned Aaron

Come and celebrate Luned Aaron’s new book,Lliwiau Byd Natur (Carreg Gwalch). Last year,Luned won the Tir na-nOg award for ABC BydNatur. Nature is colourful and full of wonders.In this workshop, children will get theopportunity to create their own wonders,inspired by colours of the natural world.

Supported by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch

Cardiff Castle Undercroft 2.00pm0+

Welsh £4


City Hall, Ferrier Hall2.00pm8+English £4

Sat 21 April

Harry Potter Party with Fleurble Laffalot

Are you a fantastically beastly fan ofthe Harry Potter books? Join FleurbleLaffalot for a family friendly journeythrough J.K. Rowling’s much lovedbooks. Discover fun facts about theHarry Potter books as well as takingpart in some of the key elements of lifeat Hogwarts – the sorting ceremony,Care of Magical Creatures, spells,potions and much more. A funny, sillyevent for anyone who has ever wantedto explore the magical world of HarryPotter books!

Supported by Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 3.00pm8+Welsh £4

Cardiff Story, Learning Suite10.00am (90mins)10+Welsh £4Writing Workshop

with Meilyr Siôn

Join popular author Meilyr Siôn on an enthusiasticand light-hearted creative writing workshop for youngpeople. Meilyr concentrates on characterdevelopment, the use of descriptive language, how tomake a written passage sound exciting and plotstructure. Those who wish to participate will be splitup into groups so that they can formulate and writea short story. Having done this they will have theopportunity to act their written pieces out followedby a short discussion with what they feel went welland what they need to do in order to improve thepiece (if necessary). Meilyr will also read apassage from his novel, Cysgod y Darian (GwasgGomer), to aid them with their ideas and writing skillsfollowed by a brief question and answer session.

Supported by Gwasg Gomer

Mellten and More! with Huw Aaron

Want to create your own comic? Come and meet the creator of Wales’ Best Comic,Mellten (Y Lolfa), Huw Aaron, to learn how to createyour own amazing comic and share it with the world!

Sat 21 April

Sun 22 April

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Animal Words and Pictureswith Petr Horáček

Czech illustrator Petr Horáček,whose workhas been compared to Eric Carle’s The VeryHungry Caterpillarnumerous times, is back inCardiff with his brand new lift-the-flap picturebook, The Mouse Who Wasn’t Scared. JoinPetr for a charming storytelling time, withbeloved stories including Blue Penguin, TheGreedy Goat, Puffin Peter and Silly SuzyGoose,and watch him bring his characters tolife with a live drawing session!

Supported by Walker Books

Old Library Gallery10.00am & 12.00pm4+English £4

Jonathan Meres and The World of Norm!

You’ll laugh-out-loud at writer and comedianJonathan Meres as he talks about the twelfth andfinal instalment in his multi-award-winning TheWorld of Norm series – The World of Norm: MustEnd Soon. Although life is still sooooooo unfair forNorm, any audience is bound to be cheered up byJonathan as he talks all about Norm and getseveryone singing along to his World of Normsong.

Supported by Orchard Books

City Hall, Ferrier Hall11.00am9+

English£4

Sun 22 April

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Gaspard the Fox with ZebSoanes and James Mayhew

Meet Gaspard the Fox as he sets out one summer eveningin search of something to eat. On his travels he meets ahaughty cat named Peter and Finty, an adventurous littledog who helps him navigate the local canal festival withbrightly decorated boats in his hunt for supper. Acharming and humorous picture book celebratingurban foxes and their relationship with the humansand animals with whom they share the city. First in aseries of picture books following the adventures ofGaspard and his friends. Learn about urban foxes with BBC broadcasterand author Zeb Soanes and see how to draw one with award-winning illustratorJames Mayhew. Book signing includes a paw-print from Gaspard.


Cardiff Castle Undercroft12:00pm4+English £4

Alien Rain with Ruth Morgan

Bree is an ordinary teenage girl living in aMartian city two thousand years in thefuture. She is amazed when she is picked fora special mission to Earth, which has been abandoned forhundreds of years. Why has she been selected and what arethey really there to do? Many of the key scenes in RuthMorgan's high-octane YA sci-fi thriller ALIEN RAIN takeplace in National Museum Wales, one of the author'sfavourite places. Join Ruth as she takes you on a tour of themuseum and describes how the special atmosphere of theMuseum inspired the story, with readings and discussionabout how different Cardiff might look two thousandyears in the future.

Supported by Firefly Press

Departing from City Hall1.00pm9+English £4

Sun 22 April

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£4The Big Book of the Bluecreative workshop with Yuval Zommer

Welcome to The Big Book of the Blue! The latestnon-fiction title in Yuval Zommer’s acclaimednature series. Find out fascinating facts aboutslippery, shimmery and surprising sea creaturesfrom Yuval’s new book including sea turtles,whales, sharks, rays, seahorses and many more.Children will learn all about the most excitingcreatures from the deep blue in this funintroductory talk which will be followed by anillustration session, where everyone will get tocreate their own unique underwater creatureswith Yuval’s help.

Supported by Thames & Hudson

Cardiff Castle Undercroft2.00pm4+English

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Old Library Gallery 2.00pm 9+

Welsh£4

Creative Writing Workshopwith Manon Steffan Ros

The popular author Manon Steffan Rosand Atebol publishing company presentthis light and fun workshop where you willhave the opportunity to develop charactersand stories of all kinds - Who knows whatgems will come from this session? All youneed is you and your imagination!

Supported by Atebol

Sun 22 April

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Defenderswith Tom Palmer

Best known for his football series, Tom Palmer’sspooky new trilogy Defenders, is also abouthistory and supernatural sleuthing. Come andfind out what Tom discovered when digging upthe past - from unearthing a hoard andidentifying what period it comes from, to re-enacting historical methods of execution - and,of course, all about football!


£4

City Hall, Ferrier Hall3.00pm8+English

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Miss Prydderchwith Mererid Hopwood

Hop on the magic carpet and listen toMererid Hopwood, former Bardd PlantCymru, read from her series MissPrydderch. Where would you travel toon a magic carpet?


Cardiff Castle Undercroft 4.00pm 9+Welsh £4

Sun 22 April

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Removing the Barriers toReading with Tom Palmer

Children's author Tom Palmerand Jane Walker of publishersBarrington Stoke are passionate about encouraging childrento read. Their workshop will look at ways to make readingmore accessible for all children and the role that authors canplay in igniting a love of reading. Tom Palmer has aninternational reputation in reader development: he’s acoordinator of the Reading Partners consortium, works withThe Reading Agency, Booktrust and the National LiteracyTrust, and has been the official writer for the PremierLeague Reading Stars scheme for five years. He has travelled around theworld to train librarians and teachers in techniques to encourage boys to read.


City Hall, Room D7:00pm (90mins)Adults and 16+ English £5

Writing for Children &Getting Published withHoratio Clare & Philippa Milnes-Smith

Calling all children’s authors! If you’re in the middle of acreative writing project, or just need some inspiration thenthis is the event for you. Packed with insider’s advice fromtop children’s literary agent, Philippa Milnes-Smith andmulti-award winning author, journalist and radioproducer Horatio Clare. Philippa Milnes-Smith wasManaging Director of Penguin Children’s Books formany years, and Welsh-British author Horatio’s Aubrey bookshave been long listed for the Carnegie Medal. They will be sharingtheir experience, answering questions and giving top tips on creatingthe best stories for children, and getting those stories published. Theevent will be chaired by Cardiff-based author Claire Fayers whoseAccidental Pirates series is published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

City Hall, Room D7:00pm (90mins)Adults and 16+ English £5

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Cardiff Central Library10.00am4 +English £4


Matt Carr and Spyder, Super Spy

It’s not easy being a super special secretagent when you’re little… it’s even harderwhen you’ve got eight legs! Meet MattCarr, the creator of Spyder, to learn what ittakes to be a super spy. Learn how todraw everyone’s favourite eight-leggedagent and learn some spider-iffic funfacts along the way.

Supported by Scholastic Children’s Books

James Patterson’s Middle School: Live! With Steven Butler

Join your host, children’s author Steven Butler,as he brings the world of James Patterson’sbest-selling Middle School series to life! Takepart in a draw-a-long, get story writing tipsand join in with hilarious games. Packed fullof imagination, fun and creativity - it’sgreat for all the family!

Supported by Young Arrow

City Hall, Ferrier Hall10.00am 7+

English £4

Sat 28 April

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Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 11.00am5+

Welsh

The Magical World of Maes y Meswith Nia Gruffydd and Luned Aaron

Spend a magical hour in the world of Maes y Mes, aworld full of magical and friendly fairies who teachus important lessons about our own world. You’ll getto write your own fairy tales with the author, NiaGruffydd, and the illustrator Luned Aaronwill lead an arts and craft workshop.

Supported by Y Lolfa

Under 12s must be accompanied by a paying adult to all events

Cardiff Castle Undercroft

11.00am

7+English

£4

Thimble Holiday Havocwith Jon Blake

Jams lives with his mum, dad and hisbest friend Thimble, a hugely clevermonkey who isn’t Dad’s biggest fan.(Don’t tell anyone what Thimble did withthe superglue...) When Mum organises ahouse-swap holiday to France, what canpossibly go wrong? Then Thimble, Jamsand Dad find the keys to a speedboat, adrill and a makeshift burglar outfit...Best-selling Cardiff author Jon Blakewillbe reading from his hilarious booksThimble Monkey Superstar and ThimbleHoliday Havoc and talking about hiscareer as a writer.


Sat 28 April

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Story and Movement with Atebol

Come and enjoy Atebol’s bilingual books, ina story and movement session with actressKaren Elli, better known as S4C’s Heini ontheir children’s channel CYW. The focus ison fun and interactivity, younger childrenwill learn that they don’t have to sit stillto enjoy a story and we’ll prove thatlearning isn’t always boring! Englishspeaking parents with Welsh speakingchildren especially welcome.

Cardiff Central Library12.00pm (30mins)0+Welsh £2

Stories, Adventures and Imagination with Claire Fayers

There are only three things that you need to builda story - People, Places and Things. In thisinteractive talk, Accidental Pirates author ClaireFayers helps children discover what every herowants, what every villain hates, and how to bring astory to life through scene setting and props.Come along and get creating! Who knows, youmight even get the idea for your first story out ofit. An inspiring, interactive session to help get theimagination of young writers flowing!

Supported by Macmillan Children’s Books City Hall, Ferrier Hall

12.00pm9+English £4

Sat 28 April

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My Worst Book Ever: Interactive event with Bruce Ingman

Get your creativity flowing with this fun-filled interactive event. Learn all about theups and downs of making a picture bookwith award winning picture book maker,Bruce Ingman. Hear about Bruce’sDISASTROUS new book with Allan AhlbergAND have fun drawing your own book all inone creative, exciting and (hopefully)catastrophe-free session! What couldpossibly go wrong?

Supported by Thames &Hudson

£4

Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 12.00pm & 3.00pm5+English

Storytimewith Bethan Gwanas

Get to hear the award-winningauthor, Bethan Gwanas read fromher books, Coeden Cadi and Cadi dany Dŵr and learn where she gets herinspiration from. You’ll get to hear anew tale where Cadi is in the land ofdinosaurs! Also, you’ll get to drawpictures and draw and colour fairies,mermaids and dinosaurs!


Cardiff Castle Undercroft 1.00pm 4+Welsh £4

Sat 28 April

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City Hall, Ferrier Hall2.00pm 9+English £4Rebel Voices

with Louise Kay Stewart

Rule Breakers. Risk Takers. Rebel Women. LawMakers. Rebel Voices is a celebration ofwomen rallying around the globe to win thevote. Published to mark 100 years sincewomen won the right to vote in the UK, joinLouise Kay Stewart as she traces thisincredible period of history across sixcontinents from the nineteenthto the twenty-first century.

Supported byWren & Rook

Old Library Gallery 2.00pm 4+English £4

Meet Matt Carrand Superbat!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No… it’s a bat in a funny costume. Meet Superbat creator, Matt Carr, and discover the world’s most unlikely butmightiest hero. Make yourself a bat costume, learn some fascinating battyfacts and get ready to find out what it takes to be a SUPERHERO!

Supported by Scholastic Children’s Books

Sat 28 April

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City Hall, Ferrier Hall

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£4 Rebel Girl! with Lowri Morgan

Come and meet the TV presenter, ultra-marathon runner and full-time Rebel Girl,Lowri Morgan. You’ll get to ask herquestions about her adventures and learnmore about her heroes from Straeon NosDa i Bob Rebel o Ferch an adaptation ofGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls – 100Tales of Extraordinary Women.


Nick Cope Songbook

Join popular singer-songwriter Nick Cope ashe sings the songs from his books Why is the SkyBlue?, I Don’t Wanna Do That and (The Story ofthe) Very Silly Dog. Nick’s hilarious, uplifting, andpoignant songs have garnered acclaim fromaudiences all around the world includingcomedians Stewart Lee and Lucy Porter. With hissongs about Headlice, Dogs eating soap andDragons visiting second hand shops, Nick’sconcerts are a treat for adults and children of allages. Great entertainment for the whole family.


Cardiff Castle Undercroft3.00pm 4+

English£4


Sat 28 April

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City Hall, Room C 10.00am & 12.00pm4+English (30mins) £2

Alex Sparrow and the ReallyBig Stink with Jennifer Killick

Alex and Jess are unlikely superheroeswhose powers have unfortunate sideeffects. In their latest adventure, they mustpit their unusual powers against a furrymenace and a shadowy villain, aided byBob the goldfish, Dexter the pigeon and Alex’s newbest friend, the hedgehog Mr Prickles. In thisinteractive session, Jennifer Killick will talk aboutwhy we love stories and how to go about writing ourown - starting with a story seed and making it grow.With games and questions, Jennifer will talk abouther books, where she gets her ideas and what lifeas an author is really like. By the end of thesession, Jennifer hopes that the children will leaveraring to pick up a book and read, or to write onethemselves.


Cardiff Castle Undercroft11.00am8+English £4

Storytime with Paddington

Everybody's favourite bear and DarkestPeru's most famous export comes to lifein this Paddington storytelling session.Discover how he met the Brown family,became friends with Mr Gruber and gotto know his new home in this celebrationof 60 years of Paddington!

Sun 29 April

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Myths and Legends with Nei Karadog

Bring Welsh and Breton myths andlegends to life by playing the roles ofheroes and villains. Aneirin Karadog,former Bardd Plant Cymru will be yourguide, taking you away to far andmysterious lands.

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Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 11.00am 0+Welsh £4


Creating Worldswith Gareth Evans

Have you met Gethin, the 13-year-old hero of theexciting novel, Gethin Nyth Brân (Gwasg CarregGwalch)? One morning he wakes up and it’s1713 and he meets a boy called Guto whocan run like the wind. In this session twoworlds collide to spark the imagination!

Supported by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch

Cardiff Story, Learning Suite 1.00 pm 11+

Welsh £4

Sun 29 April

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City Hall, Room C

2.00pm

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£4

Cardiff Castle Undercroft 1.00pm4+

English£4

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam! with Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

Come and meet pooches Shifty McGifty andSlippery Sam, a loveable pair of robber dogs turnedcrime-solving bakers, with their creators TraceyCorderoy and Steven Lenton. Hear all about theirwacky and hilarious adventures in this fun-packedevent full of storytelling, participation and games.

Supported by Nosy Crow

Sbri, Sbwriel Na, Nel! with Meleri Wyn James.

Come and enjoy a story and an artsand craft workshop full of mischiefwith Meleri Wyn James, the authorof the popular Na, Nel! series.


Sun 29 April

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Cardiff Castle Undercroft 3.00pm7+English £4

Come and be a Witch for a Week with Kaye Umansky

Prolific children’s author Kaye Umansky, creator ofthe bestselling Pongwiffy series, has a brand newseries, Witch For A Week. This is a spellbindingevent for little wannabe witches comprising ofpoetry, readings, magical props and writingadvice. Be sure to brew up some questions inadvance for Kaye. Witch hats optional.

Supported by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books

The Nothing to See Here Hotel with Steven Lenton

Illustrator Steven Lenton welcomes you tocheck in to The Nothing to See Here Hotel!A hotel for magical creatures, where weirdis normal for Frankie Banister and hisparents who run the hotel. They have to managesome very difficult guests when the demandingprince Grogbah arrives with his never-endingentourage and it turns out the rude little prince ishiding a secret... Find out more about thisfabulously funny series by best-selling authorSteven Butler. Allow Steven Lenton to expand yourimaginations and draw you into the adventure ashe sketches the characters right in front of youreyes and gives you tips on how to create your ownmagical hotel…

Supported by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books

Cardiff Story Learning Suite3.00pm6+

English£4

Sun 29 April

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At a glance...

Venue £ AgeEvent

Sat 21 April

When the Mountains Roared with Jess Butterworth

LEGO Lit Workshop

Storytime with The Gruffalo

Creative Writing with Catherine Fisher

Bad Mermaids with Sibéal Pounder

Perfectly Norman with Tom Percival

Ellie’s Magic Wellies with Amy Sparkes

Bertram Likes to Sew with Karin Celestine

Lliwiau Byd Natur with Luned Aaron

Harry Potter Party with Fleurble Laffalot

Storytime with The Gruffalo

Mellten and More! With Huw Aaron

Writing Workshop with Meilyr Siôn

Animal Words and Pictures with Petr Horáček

Jonathan Meres and The World of Norm!

Gaspard the Fox with Zeb Soanes and James Mayhew

Animal Words and Pictures with Petr Horáček

Alien Rain with Ruth Morgan

The Big Book of the Blue creative workshop with Yuval Zommer

Creative Writing Workshop with Manon Steffan Ros

Defenders with Tom Palmer

Miss Prydderch with Mererid Hopwood

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To book your tickets now call 0333 666 3366...or visit www.cardiffkidslitfest.com

Mon 23 April

Venue £ AgeEvent Removing Barriers to Reading with Tom Palmer

Writing for Children & Getting Published with Horatio Clare

James Patterson’s Middle School: Live! With Steven Butler

Matt Carr and Spyder, Super Spy

The Magical World of Maes y Mes with Nia Gruffyddand Luned Aaron

Thimble Holiday Havoc with Jon Blake

Story and Movement with Atebol

Stories, Adventures and Imagination with Claire Fayers

My Worst Book Ever: interactive event with Bruce Ingman

Storytime with Bethan Gwanas

Rebel Voices with Louise Kay Stewart

Meet Matt Carr and Superbat!

Nick Cope Songbook

My Worst Book Ever: interactive event with Bruce Ingman

Rebel Girl! With Lowri Morgan


Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink with Jennifer Killick

Myths and Legends with Nei Karadog


Creating Worlds with Gareth EvansShifty McGifty and Slippery Sam! With Tracey Corderoy &Steven LentonSbri, Sbwriel Na, Nel! with Meleri Wyn James

Come and be a Witch for a Week with Kaye Umansky

The Nothing to See Here Hotel with Steven Lenton

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Tickets are limited, so book in advance to avoid disappointment online vi Any remaining tickets will be available from the venue on the day; cash p

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1. National Museum Cardiff Amgueddfa GenedlaetholCaerdydd

2. City HallNeuadd y Ddinas

3. Cardiff CastleCastell Caerdydd

4. The Cardiff StoryStori Caerdydd

Cardiff Central LibraryLlyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd

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Children under 12 yrs must be accompanied by a paying adult. Full terms and conditi All details are correct at time of publication. All events are subject to change. Photogra be photographed please notify a member of staff at the venue. Rhaid i blant dan 12 oed gael cwmni oedolyn. Telerau ac amodau llawn ar www.gwylMae’r holl fanylion yn gywir ar adeg eu cyhoeddi. Gall yr holl ddigwyddiadau newid. B delweddau yn cael eu defnyddio mewn deunydd cyhoeddusrwydd. Os nad ydych am

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Free Drop in Craft Sessions All Day - 21st, 22nd, 28th & 29th April Cardiff StoryCrefft – Sesiynau Galw Heibio Am DdimDrwy’r dydd - 21, 22, 28 a 29 Ebrill Stori Caerdydd

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onditions available from www.cardiffkidslitfest.com otographers will be present at events; all those attending may be photographed and images used in publicity. If you do not wish to

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