{"id":5087,"date":"2016-08-11T12:24:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T12:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/?p=5087"},"modified":"2016-08-18T12:19:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T12:19:52","slug":"bath-kids-lit-super-fans-oscar-speigal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/2016\/08\/11\/bath-kids-lit-super-fans-oscar-speigal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath Kids Lit Super Fans! Oscar Speigal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival\u2019s 10th Birthday celebrations we have invited a few of our\u00a0biggest fans to describe some of their favourite memories from festivals past and what they\u2019re looking forward to this year. 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