Have you been enjoying Reading is Magic?✨

So far, the festival has reached almost 40K children in 41 countries 🌍

Share your thoughts! Fill in the survey for the chance to win a bumper bundle of books 🥳

Families ➡️ bit.ly/3saCoMB
Schools ➡️ bit.ly/3D7QvHR

'A money-can't-buy experience of a lifetime' ⭐

Billy, one of our 3 Junior Journalists, interviewed David Baddiel, Cressida Cowell, M. G. Leonard and Liz Pichon. In his write-up, he shares an account of what he got up to, what he learnt and his advice for future Junior
Journalists! 📚

Another week is about to begin and we can't help but look back at our amazing week of Schools Events 📚

It was a joy to welcome over 3000 school children & see their delight at meeting incredible authors & illustrators! 😄

Did your child attend any of the Schools Programme? 👀

Have you considered joining us as a member so you can get priority booking at #BathKidsLitFest ? 👀

If you sign up by the end of October, you will be entered into a prize draw to win a hand-picked bundle of festival books from our Head of Programming! 📚

bit.ly/3g1Ky7b

#ThrowbackThursday as we look back at our wonderful audience members who came dressed up to events this year! ✨

Rob Biddulph | Laura Ellen Anderson

#BathKidsLitFest #tbt #RainbowGrey #PeanutJones #books #childrensbooks

#LeilaAndTheBlueFox another breathtaking read and visual immersion - treasure from Bath Children's Literature Festival Kiran Millwood Hargrave #TomdeFreston it’s such a beautiful piece of work, it sings from each page (Siamese are optional extras)

Great pic from the recent Bath Children's Literature Festival of our book Jump Up! A Story of Carnival. A vibrant introduction to the origins of Carnival and Black history. Available to buy online from our shop georgepadmoreinstitute.org/discover #BHM2022

Throwback to this time last week as we were enjoying the last day of #BathKidsLitFest ! ✨

What are your favourite festival memories from the 10 days?

Jasbinder Bilan - I'm meant to be writing... | richard ayoade | Dr Joanna Nadin | Alice Oseman Updates | Juno Dawson | Lauren James

Don't let the post-festival blues get you down! There's still so much fun to be had with our FREE digital children's literature festival, Reading is Magic! ✨

Keep that festival feeling going with Joseph Coelho is laureating!, Swapna Haddow & Dapo Adeola, Emily Gravett and more! ⭐

Can you believe it's already been TWO WEEKS since we welcomed Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 & over 1000 school children to The Forum, Bath for Day 1 of #BathKidsLitFest ? 😱

Share your thoughts ➡️ bit.ly/3fMADT0 for the chance to win a year's membership & a bundle of festival books! 📚

An amazing volunteer story from this year's Bath Children's Literature Festival! 🤩

Astrid and Jane are friends and have come all the way from Norway and New Zealand to meet up just to volunteer for #BathKidsLitFest ! 😱

Thank you so much to these two and all our volunteers! ❤

What an INCREDIBLE week 🎉

We heard from the most amazing authors, illustrators, and poets from all over the world 🌎

Here are some of the wonderful photos we received last week 🤩

For #LibrariesWeek I’ve written a short piece on the value of storytelling for children. You can read it here or via @BathnesL:

lucywalters.uk.com/national-libra…

#NeverStopLearning #LibrariesWeek 2022 Annie Everall OBE

We had a fab day at @Americanmuseum for the Hatching the Past: American Dinosaur Explorers exhibition! 🦖

Over 2000 people attended the Museum for a whole host of FREE fun family activities including dinosaur storytelling, crafts and a reading corner 📚

#BathKidsLitFest