Results tagged “Books” from Culture & Creativity

Now in its seventh year, The Children's Bookshow gives children the chance to experience the enthusiasm, energy and passion of some of today's top children's writers and illustrators, from familiar, well loved names, to exciting new ones.

As part of the Bookshow this year, Guo Yue and Clare Farrow will visit Newcastle to share their book Little Leap Foward. Children and teachers alike will delight in this event which focuses on the husband and wife team's moving acount of growing up in the Cultural Revolution of China. Based upon Yue's chjldhood in Beijing, A LIttle Leap Forward is a tale of family life and the ups and downs of friendship, which gives a fascinating insight into Mao Zedong's China.

Read on for details of free workshops for KS2 with Clare and Yue.

In a dark dark street, there was a dark dark house! See puppets, singing and a UV light night-time sequence as you enter a world of fun, frights and friendship with three skeletons that love to misbehave! See The Puppetlab bring Janet and Allan Ahlberg's classic tale to life in an unmissable performance for 4 - 7 year olds and their families. 

The Puppetlab present Funnybones! at Seven Stories, 3 - 4pm on Saturday 21 March. £2 booking fee, in addition to Seven Stories entry fee. Book here.

The Shipley Art Gallery invites you to celebrate seventy years of Penguin design. Discover what a cover reveals about a book and find out how cover designs have changed over the years.

Children are invited to bring along their favourite books and have a go at re-designing the covers using illustration techniques.

The exhibition runs until 31 May 2009. Workshops can be booked on 0191 4771495.

Tuesday 2nd December 2008
@ Seven Stories
9am-3.30pm