The Children's Bookshow is a charity that inspires school children with a love of reading through an annual programme of theatre performances and in-school workshops with the very best authors and illustrators from around the world.
What's happening in 2018?
Find out more about this year's theatre performances for schools:
- The Old Vic’s Bicentenary Celebrations, London, Saturday 12th May
- Michael Rosen Performance, Leicester, Monday 17th September
- Viviane Schwarz and Gitte Spee Performance, Oxford, Monday 24th September
- Neal Layton Performance, Stafford, Wednesday 26th September
- Victoria Semykina Performance, Ilkley, Tuesday 2nd October
- Satoshi Kitamura Performance, Coventry, Monday 8th October
- Rachel Rooney Performance, Wolverhampton, Thursday 11th October
- Alexis Deacon Performance, Manchester, Thursday 18th October
- Valerie Bloom Performance, Bristol, Friday 19th October
- Guo Yue and Clare Farrow Performance, Lowestoft, Thursday 1st November
- Daniel Morden Performance, London, Friday 2nd November
- Patrick Benson Performance, Newcastle, Tuesday 6th November
- Catherine Rayner Performance, Ipswich, Thursday 8th November
- Michael Rosen Performance, Chester, Monday 12th November
- Aurélia Fronty and Franck Prévot Performance, London, Thursday 22nd November
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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'.
The Children's Bookshow at the European Commission presents Michael Rosen and author and illustrator Jean-Francois Dumont's book 'The Geese March in Step'.
Competition!
Win a signed copy of a book by each of the authors in this year’s tour! Plus £200 of free books for your school.
