Spring Performances 2026 › Barnsley
Library events with Helen Stephens
In partnership with The Roundhouse Library, Barnsley we bring you an exciting FREE opportunity to get Year 3 fired up about books and reading. Bring your children to see author and illustrator Helen Stephens read her award-winning picture books and draw live for the children! A fantastic opportunity to hear Helen, author and illustrator of classics like the How to Hide a Lion series and more recently the brilliant Smelly Peggy, talk about her life and work!
After the library performance Helen will come into your classroom and work with the children creatively. The work produced in these fun and engaging sessions will be displayed at an exhibition at The Roundhouse library. Children and their families will have the chance to go and see their work in the exhibition over the Easter holidays!
There will be a second event with Helen on Tuesday 24th March.
- Venue:
- Roundhouse Library, Laithes Crescent, Athersley South, Barnsley S71 3AE
- Date:
- Monday 23rd March
- Time:
- 9:30 am
- Duration:
- Approx. 1 hour
- Age range:
- Year 3
- Tickets:
- FREE
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
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.
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.
Still have questions? You can find our FAQs here.
Have any questions? Get in touch
Your contact for this performance is Jo Daley, she will be happy to answer any queries you have:
- jodaley@thechildrensbookshow.com
- Phone
- 07769 216493