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This week\u2019s blog is from Andy Day fan\u00a0Charlie McLay\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8713 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Charlie-with-Andy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"charlie-with-andy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you like the festival?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason I love the festival is that every day feels like World Book Day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How old were you when you came to your first festival?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was 6 weeks old when my mum and dad did the festival for the third time. . .I was cuddled by volunteers, authors and illustrators alike as they delivered the festival and chaired events. It was at the end of that festival when we decided as a family to ask for help and Bath Festival took us under their umbrella.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your best memories of the festivals you\u2019ve been to?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I saw the real Tardis in my first festival and have the photo to prove it which is now very cool to tell people! Other highlights are meeting heroes and learning to make things. Every year I surprise everyone with my favourite event but I\u2019m lucky I have insider information!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which events are you looking forward to this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris Hadfield, Andy Stanton and Julian Clary &#8211; Space, Mr Gum and The Bolds!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the festival mean to you?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what my mum and dad do and I love going along. . .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Charlie&#8217;s recommendations for this year&#8217;s\u00a0Bath Children&#8217;s Literature Festival:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/blog\/event\/chris-hadfield\/\">Chris Hadfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/blog\/event\/andy-stanton\/\">Andy Stanton<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/blog\/event\/julian-clary-and-david-roberts\/\">Julian Clary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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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