CARDIFF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL| EVENT PREVIEW
If you look at the pages of Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival’s programme you’ll enter a magical world of pooping dinosaurs, crime-solving detectives, wimpy kids, giant pants, pirates and princesses.
From Tues 24 to Sun 29 March the city will be filled with characters from the pages of books by some of the best local agents for illustrators.
Over 50 exciting events are taking place across the city to inspire book lovers from toddlers to teens and this year there is even a special selection of events for adults as well.
Emma Dodd, illustrator of the New York Times Number one title I Love My Daddy and award winning I Love My Mummy, is encouraging kids to bring their grannies along to her interactive storytelling and craft event as she launches I Love My Granny – the next installment in the internationally bestselling series.
Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown will return to the festival with an action packed show full of jokes, drawing and fantastic facts from the Savage Stone Age to the Terrifying Twentieth Century.
Lydia Monks, Heather Dyer, Petr Horáček, Mererid Hopwood, Jonathan Meres, Shoo Rayner, Eurig Salisbury will also be at the festival to bring their tales of moon eating mice, golden arms, flying bedrooms and baby dragons to life.
Cabinet Member for Community Development, Co-operatives and Social Enterprise, Councillor Peter Bradbury, said: “With workshops on creative writing, live drawing events, storytelling sessions and shows the Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival has captured the imagination of both children and adults. With the support of our partner organisations and a stellar line up of authors and illustrators the 2015 festival is a great way to nurture a love of books from an early age.”
Literature Wales Chief Executive Lleucu Siencyn said: “It is a pleasure to be working with the
City of Cardiff Council, Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru on the third instalment of the Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival which will once again transform the capital city into a world of stories and imagination. The 2015 festival will be even more special as this year marks the centenary of T Llew Jones, one of Wales’ most iconic children’s authors. Through author events, workshops and an outreach programme which will see a troupe of authors working with local school children we look forward to inspiring the next generation of young poets and authors.”
Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival, venues across Cardiff, Tue 24-Sun 29 Mar. Tickets: £4/£3. Info: 029 2023 0130 / www.cardiffchildrenslitfest.com