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Horrible Science comes to Linton

Nick Arnold’s Horrible Science Best Bits Show will be at the Linton Children’s Book Festival on Saturday 12th May.  Nick says “Be brave – be very brave but not too brave – Linton has never been so horrible”!

The show is suitable for family audiences consisting of children aged 6-14 and their parents.  Be prepared for fast, funny, furious and noisy!

Afterwards enjoy all the drop in science and gooey hands on experiments we can think up for you to try!

 

 

 

Posted on 20 January '12 by , under Authors. No Comments.

Lynne Chapman – Children’s author and illustrator

We are delighted to announce that Lynne Chapman best selling author and illustrator for well over 20 years will be visiting the Linton Children’s Book Festival in 2012.

She says “writers and illustrators spend far too long in the company of their computer or drawing board, so I love it when I get the chance to escape to the real world for a while and meet some of the children that read my books.”

At the Linton Children’s Book Festival Lynne will be doing a storytelling session for younger children and an illustration workshop for children aged 7+.

Keep checking the website for details on how to book.

Posted on 19 January '12 by , under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Happy Christmas Everyone!

What a great idea!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Full Steam Ahead

Venue is booked, dates confirmed, funding applications in and we are going full steam ahead for the next amazing Linton Children’s Book Festival.

Main events will be at the Linton Village College on the weekend of 12th-13th May  taking full advantage of the beautiful new light spaces there.

Keep up with the latest news on the website, and feel free to give us any feedback and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on 29 November '11 by , under Bookfest 12. No Comments.

Book Festival 2012

Dates are yet to be confirmed but the next Linton Children’s Book festival will definitely be going ahead in May 2012.

Please be in touch with ideas, contribution and sponsorship.

Watch this space!

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Pics from Saturday 8th May





















































































Posted on 8 May '10 by , under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Art Competition Winners

Our joint winners in the Art Competition received their prizes today on board the Sir Peter Blake Art Bus.

Ollie Keller and Catriona Holden impressed the judges with their inspired designs for a Book Festival brochure.

Congratulations to them both – definitely two young talents to keep an eye on!

Bookfest Weekend is now upon us. We can’t wait for all the exciting events that we have lined up over the next two days.

Even if you haven’t pre-booked there are still lots of talks and workshops which you can get tickets for on the day – see the Events page for current availability. Why not tell your friends and family to come along as well?

See you tomorrow!

The Bookfest Team

Posted on 7 May '10 by , under Uncategorized. 3 Comments.

Sir Peter Blake Art Bus Arrived in Linton

Tucked into the back of the LVC near the Art Department and the Granta School.  I hear all went very well and the Bus custodians were very impressed with the behaviour and interest of the pupils who visited.

At this moment it is parked at the Junior School and pupils will see it in the morning and Linton Infants School will have access in the afternoon.

Fantastic! 

Thank you to Karl Backhurst from The Darryl Nantais Gallery in Linton for arranging this fantastic opportunity to see Sir Peter Blake’s Art.  The Bus will be parked outside the Gallery tomorrow afternoon until the end of Saturday 8th May.

Posted on 6 May '10 by , under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Book Crossing

Some 30 or more Book Crossing b0oks will be left hidden around Linton  tomorrow; Wednesday 5th May as part of the Linton Children’s Book Festival.

I wonder if you will come across one?

If so just follow the instructions and discover about book crossing!





Posted on 4 May '10 by , under Uncategorized. No Comments.

Garden Storytimes

Summer is here, the weather forecast is promising – so it must be time for Garden Storytimes!

We are very grateful to the three Linton families that have opened up their beautiful gardens for these events.

On Tuesday 4th May we will be listening to Wind in the Willows at Springfield House in Horn Lane. On Wednesday 5 May, we move to the Guildhall in Church Lane to be transported “Up the Beanstalk”.  And on Thursday 6th May we be at 3 Mill Lane for some Cat Poems and Stories.

Gardens open at 3.45pm and stories begin at 4pm. We suggest you bring a rug to sit on. Refreshments will be available on arrival.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Posted on 3 May '10 by , under Uncategorized. No Comments.