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4th Bootle Children’s Literary Festival starts tomorrow!
THE charity Ykids will be hosting the 4th Bootle Children’s Literary Festival this Autumn with an exciting program of events and activities across Bootle and North Liverpool.
2021 saw 35 Schools and 16,500 people participate in author workshops, competitions, book signings, theatrical performances, and events, and 2023 is set to be even bigger and better. At Ykids we are passionate about changing the lives of the children in and around Sefton. Education and especially reading, are really important factors in a child's life. The Bootle Children's Literary Festival is 1 of the ways we hope to create and champion positive change for young people in Bootle and beyond. The Bootle Children’s Literary Festival works to bring together Schools and authors from across the region to read, write, and tell stories through books and creative expression. This exciting, educational, and entertaining festival will be taking place from the end of October 2023. The Bootle Children’s Literary Festival website is available for all schools across the Liverpool City Region and schools can book their author/performer visit to School and/or a visit to:- Kingsley and Co Children’s Bookshop, in Bootle Strand Shopping Centre. (Viewing on a desktop is advised as it's just more user-friendly than the mobile view) We have many activities on offer for Schools from immediately after the Autumn Half Term for 2 weeks from:- Monday, 30 October to Friday, 10 November 2023, including:-
The whole festival reaches far and wide, with the themes of Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends featuring prominently. We also have 4 exciting FREE family events between:- 21 October and 11 November 2023. 21 October 2023; launches The Fairy Door Trail around North Park, in Bootle. This is an interactive trail (download app) to help save the Conscience Fairy. There will also be Fairy Door workshops at Kingsley and Co and all Sefton Libraries during Half Term. 26 October to 28 October 2023; Half Term Medieval Fair at:- Kingsley and Co, Strand Shopping Centre with workshops, a Sword in the Stone challenge, stocks, angry birds catapult, a storytelling tent, and lots more 4 November 2023; A Story Fair will be held around Kingsley and Co, with workshops, real live story characters, crafts, and storytelling workshops including a whole host of author/artist stalls On 11 November 2023, the festival finale, a Dragon Fest will be held around Kingsley and Co with:- more workshops, crafts, storytelling, and multiple visits from Drego, an animatronic dragon. Full event details can be found at this website. "We look forward to building our literary journey together with schools, children, and their families plus the local community as a whole. If you want to learn more about us or how you can help, please visit:- yKids.Co.UK", said Rachel Power Marketing and Events. For more information, visit Bootle Children’s Literary Festival website. COMMENTS (0)
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