December 4th, 2024
A round-up of our theatre tour 2024
Our autumn 2024 tour has finished! In our mission to bring the joy of books and reading to children across the country our artists have performed to over 7,500 children in 14 theatres and run 54 creative workshops in schools.
Every child that took part received a free copy of the author's book to take home and keep - that's 7,662 free books!
If you missed out autumn programme this year you can read what happened at each show and see photos of the performances OR you can read your way through the tour with our 2024 reading list. People often ask us how we decide which authors and books to feature in The Children’s Bookshow tour. The answer is quite simple: we do lots and lots of reading to find the best books for children!
This list has some brilliant recommendations, from beautiful picture books to share with the youngest readers, to thought-provoking novels tackling bigger issues. Find out how we chose the books we gave away this year, why we love them, and why you will too.
Book Giveaway!
Don't miss the chance to win all the brilliant books that featured in this year's programme so you can read them yourself!
We're giving one lucky primary school the chance to win a full set of the books featured in The Children's Bookshow autumn tour. The winner will receive a copy of one book by every author or artist who hosted an event with us; from Sydney Smith to Valerie Bloom, and SF Said to Michael Rosen - these are brilliant books by some of the world’s most talented writers and illustrators.
Submit your details via our Google Form and you could win this amazing book bundle for your classroom or school library.
Inspire creativity with Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce
On 11th December, we released the recording of an online event filmed with Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
In this fun and inspiring 45 minute event, Frank shares his top tips for writing a story and harnessing your creativity, reads extracts from his book Noah’s Gold and answers questions from the original live audience.
An excellent activity for the end of term, watch this event to share the joy of reading, writing and storytelling, and inspire your students to pick up a book or a pencil this Christmas holiday!
Watch on The Children’s Bookshow YouTube channel
And why not download our free Noah’s Gold resources too?
