THE GRUFFALO GRAND TOUR PUPPETS, PLAYS AND STORY DAYS£4 per child | Accompanying adults free | Most suitable for children aged 3+

Festival Favourites Puppets, Plays and Story Days are bringing the puppet telling of Julia Donaldson’s classic, ‘The Gruffalo’ to a library near you! Once again Carol Burton brings the wonderful story of The Gruffalo to life with her interactive puppet storytelling.

DATE TIME LIBRARY

Monday, 14 October 2.30 – 3.15pm South Cave

Tuesday, 15 October 9 – 9.45am North Ferriby

Tuesday, 15 October 2 – 2.45pm Driffield

Wednesday, 16 October 11.00 – 11.45am Market Weighton

Thursday, 17 October 10.30 – 11.15am Hedon

Friday, 18 October 1 – 1.45pm Swanland

Saturday, 19 October 10 – 11am North Bridlington

RELAXED PERFORMANCE:

Sunday, 20 October 3 – 4pm Beverley

CHILDREN’S EVENTSINSPIRING YOUR CHILDREN’S LOVE OF READING WITH A VARIETY OF

AUTHORS, ENERGETIC STORYTELLING AND A BARREL OF LAUGHS!

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Saturday, 19 October

NINJA ALIEN PIRATE PARTYGARETH P. JONESParkway Cinema, Beverley | 11am – 12 noon Age suitability 4+ | £6 per ticket

Award winning children’s author, Gareth P Jones sings, plays and raps songs inspired by his eclectic selection of published books including ‘Ninja Meerkats’, ‘Steampunk Pirates’, ‘The Dinosaurs are Having a Party’ and that book about a pair of murderous twins with the title no-one can ever remember!

Expect a highly interactive, energetic performance like no other!

BABY’S FIRST JAILBREAKJIM WHALLEY AND STEPHEN COLLINSGoole Library | 10.30 – 11.30am Age suitability 3 – 7 years | £4 per ticket | Accompanying adults free

Baby Frank is in trouble again! He’s got the zoo of his dreams, but a rival zoo is taking his crowds, and worse, their animals aren’t happy. Can Frank break the animals free and save his zoo in the process?

Join author Jim Whalley and Illustrator Stephen Collins for reading, drawing and games as they take you through their sequel to the award-winning ‘Baby’s First Bank Heist’.

THE STOLEN SPEARSAVIOUR PIROTTABeverley Library | 1.30 – 2.30pm Age suitability 7+ years | £4 per child | Accompanying adults free

Come and find out how Saviour Pirotta came to write ‘The Stolen Spear’.

Listen to some ghost stories inspired by the Neolithic which became part of the story and learn how to plot your own Stone Age adventure. Bring a notebook, pens and lots of questions.

Saturday, 19 October

I’M ACTUALLY REALLY GROWN - UP NOWMAISIE PARADISE SHEARRINGBeverley Library | 3 – 4pm Age suitability 3+ | £4 per child | Accompanying adults free

Join author and illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring for a workshop featuring her brand new book ‘I’m Actually Really Grown Up Now’.

In this funny story, we meet Meena who is planning her very own grown-up party and explores what it REALLY means to be a grown up.

Have fun experimenting with fashion and make Meena a brand new outfit from a colourful paper collage.

BEDTIME STORIES UNDER THE BEDBeverley Library | 5 – 6pm Age suitability 3+ | £4 per child | Accompanying adults free

What is the BIG surprise under the bed? Join us in your pyjamas for our popular bedtime stories; full of fun and games!

Under the beds are bugs and beasts,

A dragon, an alligator, eating midnight feasts.

And under the bed is something more -

Something bigger than a stable door -

Horrible, hairy, with warts on his nose,

With knots in his tail, and mould in his toes.

You really won’t believe your eyes -

For under the bed is a BIG surprise!

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.FESTIVALOFWORDS.CO.UK OR TELEPHONE (01482) 392699

Please note that all tickets are subject to a 10% booking fee, capped at £1 for all events over £10.

DRAMA WORKSHOPSSHE PRODUCTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN: Tuesday, 15 October | 4.30 – 6.30pm Beverley Library | £6

PRIMARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN: Thursday, 17 October | 4.30 – 6.30pm Beverley Library | £6

Join She Productions in their interactive and inclusive drama workshops that encourage children to be creative, dynamic and empathetic, whilst also having lots of fun!

Using drama to lift classic and contemporary tales off the page, the workshops will explore the characters and themes of the books, bringing the world of the stories to the children.

By encouraging empathy with the characters and an appreciation of their similarities and differences, the workshops will aim to help children to gain a greater understanding of what it is to be human and enjoy using their imaginations!

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Sunday, 20 October

Sunday, 27 October

GLOVE PUPPET ANIMALSINDIGO MOON THEATREBeverley Library | 10.30 – 11.45am and 1 – 2.15pm Age Suitability: 4+ | £6 per child | Accompanying adults free

Join Anna from Indigo Moon Theatre and make some amazing animal glove puppets with moving mouths. Every one will be completely different. Once you have made your puppet you can learn how to use it and perform some amazing stories with it!

STEVIE THE SHARKANDI DAWSONBeverley Library | 1.30 – 2.30pm Age Suitability: 3+ | £4 per child | Accompanying adults free

This story of friendship, falling out and fixing things takes place in the deep, dark sea. Stevie the Shark swims down to the bottom, but wonders, “Who will come with me?”. Come along for a storytime and craft event with Flower Guard Books’ author and illustrator, Andi Dawson. Make your very own Stevie Shark or Jellyfish Jake and then join in with the interactive story time.

THE FUNNY WORLD OF...JAMES CAMPBELLParkway Cinema, Beverley | 11am – 12 noon Age suitability 6+ | £6 per ticket

A stand-up comedy show for children over 6,

their parents and anyone who likes comedy

without the rude words.

Hold onto your socks, take the banana out of your ears and enjoy the best comedy for kids from the man who invented it. James’ show will find The Funny Things about everything including pets, couscous, spaniels, making your own yoghurt, bees, why we have hair and will answer questions such as: “do sausage dogs eat sausages?”

James Campbell is a comedian, author and the man who started ‘Comedy 4 Kids’. He has written the hilarious ‘Boyface’ books and has appeared on TV programmes such as ‘Blue Peter’.