Each child attending a workshop will receive a FREE copy of Salty Dog and Pals to take home and keep!
Autumn performances 2026 › Fareham
Helen Stephens and Katie Chappell performance
Children will fall in love with the three characters in Salty Dog and Pals the new book by award winning author/illustrators Helen Stephens and Katie Chappell. Join us at Fareham Live to listen to Helen and Katie talk about their work, find out how they created these new characters and made the stories and the pictures together. With plenty of live drawing, dressing up, interactive drawing games and a sea shanty or two this performance is not to be missed! A perfect way to ignite a love of reading, writing and drawing in The National Year of Reading.
- Venue:
- Fareham Live, Osborn Rd, Fareham PO16 7DB
- Date:
- Monday 9th November
- Time:
- 11:00 am
- Duration:
- Approx. 1 hour
- Age range:
- Years 1, 2 and 3
- Tickets:
- £7.50
Helen Stephens
Helen is an award-winning author, illustrator, best known for her international bestselling How to Hide a Lion series. Her books are published in about 30 languages worldwide. Helen loves to try new ways of working: some books are made by hand on paper, some are a hybrid of handmade and digital, and recently Helen made a picture book entirely on Procreate. She lives on the windy Northumberland coast with her family and her dog, Peggy. Her most recent book, Smelly Peggy, is named after and inspired by her dog and published by Walker Books.
Praise for Fleabag
This touching tale of love and friendship is complemented by beautiful illustrations
Watch:
Helen Stephens introduces herself and her work
Katie Chappell
Katie Chappell is an author, illustrator and educator. Her debut children’s book, Salty Dog and Pals, was co-written with Helen Stephens, best known for the How to Hide a Lion series. Katie has taught illustration across a range of levels, from foundation through to MA, and has worked extensively with young people to help them develop their ideas and have a nice time being creative. She lives on the windy Northumberland coast in a little cottage with her husband and daughter.
Book tickets for an event and receive two free books for your classroom
Free Workshops!
The Children’s Bookshow will allocate four free in-classroom workshops to schools attending this performance with 30 or more children. Book tickets for this event to have a chance of being chosen to receive this fantastic opportunity!
Research by the National Literacy Trust has shown that author visits to schools boost children's reading. Children who have had an author visit in the last academic year are more likely to enjoy reading and are twice as likely to read above the expected level for their age.
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Thank you to The Childrens Bookshow for a fantastic live event with the wonderful Helen Stephens. The children loved listening to her fantastic stories and joining in with her amazing illustrations.
The details
- Please arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before the start of the performance, so that you have enough time to find your seats and and use the bathroom. Our start times are strictly governed by the theatres that we work with and by the start and end times of the school day. If you are unavoidably delayed, please get in touch with your Children’s Bookshow contact as soon as possible.
- Depending on the time of the performance, you may want your children to bring a packed lunch. (Please contact the theatre directly to check if there is a suitable space.)
- Parking facilities vary from theatre to theatre; please check the theatre website for details.
- Please contact the theatre directly for risk assessment information.
- Please ensure your children have visited the bathroom before the show starts, or ask them to wait until after the performance ends. A constant stream of children getting up to go to the toilet is very distracting for our performers and other members of the audience.
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Have any questions? Get in touch
Your contact for this performance is Katy Webster, she will be happy to answer any queries you have:
- katyw@thechildrensbookshow.com
- Phone
- 07904 068084