{"id":8549,"date":"2018-06-29T09:10:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T09:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/the-bath-festival\/bath-childrens-literature-festival-programme-announcement\/"},"modified":"2018-06-29T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T09:10:58","slug":"bath-childrens-literature-festival-programme-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/the-bath-festival\/bath-childrens-literature-festival-programme-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath Children&#8217;s Literature Festival Programme Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/b5fdc4dc-ffa0-4d91-81d9-0168b1115333.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blockbuster highlights include\u00a0<strong>David Walliams, Philip Pullman, Lauren Child, Tom Fletcher, Cressida Cowell, Harry Hill, Terry Deary &amp; Martin Brown, Dermot O\u2019Leary, Chris Riddell, Nadiya Hussain, Lucy Worsley, Ade Adepitan, Julian Clary &amp; David Roberts<\/strong>, plus the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/share-the-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share The Story<\/a>\u00a0initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 28 September to Sunday 7 October 2018.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/support-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Priority booking from 3 July<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Booking from 10 July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Welcome&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/ca95f8a3-7960-45ff-afa8-35a66a6dad4e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And get ready for another exciting year! It\u2019s that time again and we can\u2019t wait to share our line-up with you.<\/p>\n<p>Opening this year\u2019s 10-day festival line-up is the amazing Waterstone\u2019s Children\u2019s Laureate,<strong>\u00a0Lauren Child,<\/strong>\u00a0which feels like the best possible start.\u00a0 Lauren has done our awesome red chair illustration this year too!<\/p>\n<p>After the opening night the excitement doesn\u2019t end. We\u2019re saying a big Bath hello to\u00a0<strong>Philip Pullman<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>David Walliams, Tom Fletcher<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Cressida Cowell<\/strong>. Also appearing are<strong>\u00a0Lucy Worsley, Jess French, Jessie Burton, Katherine Rundell\u00a0<\/strong>and a very special event with\u00a0<strong>Zindzi Mandela<\/strong>. We\u2019re celebrating 25 years of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Horrible Histories<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Terry Deary\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Martin Brown<\/strong>. There\u2019ll be lots for our youngest bookworms too \u2013\u00a0<strong>The Gruffalo, Maisy, Paddington, Peter Rabbit and Pip &amp; Posy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s something for everyone. Authors, illustrators, storytellers, modelmakers, dancers \u2013 we\u2019ve got them all!<\/p>\n<p>Do take a minute to find out more about the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/share-the-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share The Story<\/a>\u00a0scheme.\u00a0 With your support, it\u2019ll help us reach more children and families than ever before \u2013 to help them discover the magical spell that can only be cast by a book.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you to the 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Bath Children\u2019s Literature Festival<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/7ca29e57-31c4-4bc1-8118-c5a2de76754c.png\" width=\"251\" height=\"86\" data-file-id=\"18881\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/00780a9f-03ee-4860-ac9c-bc62b4013a52.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 Highlights Include\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>the UK\u2019s best selling author (of all books as well as all children\u2019s books for the 10<sup>th<\/sup>year running),\u00a0<strong>David Walliams<\/strong>, best known for\u00a0<em>Mr. Stink, Gangsta Granny, Billionaire Boy, The Boy In The Dress<\/em>\u00a0and many other celebrated books. One of the most highly acclaimed authors of the world,\u00a0<strong>Philip Pullman<\/strong>, will tell the audience how he builds his fantasy worlds, creates his brave and resilient character and what it takes to be a successful children\u2019s author.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Horrible Histories<\/em>\u00a0celebrate their 25<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary this year and to mark the occasion, author\u00a0<strong>Terry Deary<\/strong>\u00a0is making a special appearance, with illustrator and festival regular,\u00a0<strong>Martin Brown<\/strong>.\u00a0 Children\u2019s author, YouTube sensation and the former lead vocalists and guitarists of the band McFly,\u00a0<strong>Tom Fletcher<\/strong>, will be coming to the festival for the first time.\u00a0 Internationally celebrated author of the\u00a0<em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em>\u00a0and The\u00a0<em>Wizard of Once<\/em>\u00a0books,\u00a0<strong>Cressida Cowell<\/strong>, is back by popular demand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/6c59f2fa-066a-4748-92a8-8fc168107042.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Festival fans will also have the chance to see\u00a0<strong>Dermot O\u2019Leary, Julian Clary and David Roberts, Lucy Worsley, Jess French, Harry Hill, Chris Hoy, Katie Thistleton and Lindsey Russell. Plus, Nadiya Hussain, Ade Adepitan, Robert Winston and Chris Riddell<\/strong>.\u00a0 This year\u2019s programme has a plethora of authors, illustrators, comedians, historians, professional bakers, TV presenters, and general all-round legends in the world of children\u2019s literature.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/614243ec-6fb4-46d6-b24c-28b66bac2b0a.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of special events this year too.\u00a0<strong>Zindzi Mandela<\/strong>\u00a0was only 18 months old when her father, Nelson Mandela, went to prison.\u00a0 In her book\u00a0<em>Grandad Mandela<\/em>\u00a0she brings her father\u2019s legacy to a new generation.\u00a0<strong>Michael Morpurgo<\/strong>\u00a0will retell the much-loved story by Raymond Briggs,\u00a0<em>The Snowman<\/em>.\u00a0 Ahead of the Hollywood blockbuster of the same name, author of\u00a0<em>Mortal Engines,\u00a0<\/em><strong>Philip Reeve<\/strong>will talk about the inspiration behind the book turned film<strong>. Jessie Burton<\/strong>, author of The Miniaturist, will be\u00a0<em>Reimagining Fairy Tales<\/em>, turning traditional stories on their heads and introducing the audience to her book\u00a0<em>The Restless Girls<\/em>. If you\u2019re interested in events with strong girls and women at their heart then you might like &#8211;\u00a0<em>Fantastically Great Women Who Made History<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Kate Pankhurst<\/strong>;\u00a0<em>Bold Women In Black History<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Vashti Harrison<\/strong>;\u00a0<em>Suffragette: The Battle for Equality<\/em>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>David Roberts<\/strong>; and master storyteller\u00a0<strong>Marcia Williams<\/strong>\u00a0takes us on a journey of creativity with painter and feminist icon, Frida Kahlo and renowned Kenyan environmental political activist environment pioneer, Wangri Maathai.\u00a0The festival has also collaborated with\u00a0<strong>National Theatre Live<\/strong>\u00a0to show a screening of their performance of\u00a0<em>Peter Pan<\/em>\u00a0in the Little Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/c94ccc03a451dcb08965d086d\/images\/61233c32-1dfb-40e7-9837-b15cb0e50c5b.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, as if that wasn\u2019t enough, the festival will also offer events celebrating the nation\u2019s favourite characters such as\u00a0<strong>Maisy, Claude, Pip &amp; Posy, Paddington, Little Miss Inventor, Peter Rabbit, Olobobs, the Gruffalo, Beano, Secret Seven and of course, Harry Potter<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festival Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With huge thanks to our Creative Partner\u00a0<strong>Bath Spa University<\/strong>\u00a0for their support and to our strategic partners\u00a0<strong>Wessex Water<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Kingswood<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Bath Business Improvement District<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Prior Park Schools<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Royal High School Bath<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Visit Bath<\/strong>\u00a0and thanks also to\u00a0<strong>Novia<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Woolley Grange<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>First News<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Centurion<\/strong>\u00a0who supply the coaches that enable our Schools Programme to flourish. 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