The Children's Bookshow is a charity that inspires school children with a love of reading through an annual programme of in-theatre and digital performances and in-school workshops with the very best authors and illustrators from around the world.
What's happening?
Thousands of children attended our events to celebrate World Book Day!
Thursday 7th March was World Book Day, and we celebrated the joy of books and reading with two very special events for primary school children. Find out more about what happened, and link to the event recordings here!
Spring performances 2024
Join us for our Spring programme to celebrate the joy of reading. We are broadcasting live digital events on Thursday 7th March to celebrate World Book Day and we'll be running projects in libraries too. See below for more details and to book your place!
- Helen Stephen's live digital performance, Online, Thursday 7th March
- Live digital broadcast of Michael Rosen's Big 50 Years Show, Online, Thursday 7th March
- Michael Rosen's Big 50 Years Show, Ipswich, Thursday 7th March
- Library event 1 with Catherine Rayner, Rotherham, Thursday 14th March
- Library event 2 with Catherine Rayner, Rotherham, Friday 15th March
- Neal Layton's library performance, Portsmouth, Monday 25th March
We've been busy at The Children's Bookshow...
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During term time we send regular newsletters with an update on what The Children's Bookshow is doing. It could be a book of the week focus, news from our events team, a reading list of our current favourites and activities for children to do at home. Sign up below. You can discover more about great children's books by exploring our website and looking especially at our What's Happening? section.
The Children's Bookshow takes children's authors to meet tens of thousands of children, introducing the children to how and why writers write, illustrators illustrate. They give children insights into how they too can transform thoughts and feelings into words and pictures. This is not simply a matter of it being enjoyable, it's a necessary part of what we understand by the word 'education'.
This year The Children's Bookshow will give over 7000 children participating in our programme a free, signed copy of the author's book to take home, thanks to the generous support of Unwin Charitable Trust.