Families can look forward to the biggest ever Bath Children’s Literature Festival this autumn, with bestselling authors, illustrators, TV favourites and performers coming to the city for 10 days of events celebrating the joy of reading. Running from 25 September to 4 October, this year’s festival marks the National Year of Reading with its largest...
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Bath Kids Lit Fest starts with a magical weekend – and a unicorn!
Bath Children’s Literatue Festival got off to a flying start as hundreds of people flocked to the opening night party, UpLate at The Holburne Museum. Families filled the galleries and gardens to enjoy unicorn crafting, face-painting and meeting (and admiring) Storm, the beautiful unicorn who graced us with his presence. Children enjoyed meeting characters Pip...
Emmy award winning Red Dwarf writer Doug Naylor brings debut children’s novel to Bath Kids Lit Fest
You’re probably most familiar with Doug Naylor as the Emmy Award winning co-creator and writer of the iconic Sci Fi TV series Red Dwarf. What you might not know is that this autumn Doug has brought his trademark humour and narrative flair to his debut novel for children, and will be appearing at Bath Children’s...
Share the story: giving away thousands of free books for children
Bath Children’s Literature Festival has launched its Share The Story appeal to give away free books to schoolchildren in the south west. The Share The Story fundraiser for 2025 aims to develop an interest in and a passion for books and foster a lifelong love of reading. By donating you can ensure that a child...
Bath Children’s Literature Festival welcomes old friends and new
Bath Children’s Literature Festival welcomes friends old and new to its fabulous 18th year of bringing the magic of books to life for our family audience. Join us for TEN days of live events featuring Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, festival favourites Liz Pichon, Rob Biddulph, The Gruffalo, and Cressida Cowell, and a series of FREE...
Review – Michael Rosen at the Forum Bath with the Bath Children’s Literature Festival
Ian Waller and his family enjoy an audience with one of Britain’s literary gems Michael Rosen is a national treasure and it was such a joy to welcome him back to Bath as a guest of The Bath Children’s Literature Festival. From his wonderful books and poems, from We’re Going On A Bear Hunt and...
Bath Children’s Lit Fest launches crowdfunding for free books for young visitors
As Bath prepares to welcome young audiences to its 17th Bath Children’s Literature Festival (September 27 – October 6 2024), organisers behind the arts charity have launched a crowdfunding appeal to give every schoolchild in the South West who attends the festival’s Schools Programme gets a FREE new book each to take home. The organisers...
Let’s have fun at the Bath Children’s Literature Festival next month!
As we go into Bank Holiday weekend, let’s look ahead to some of the laughter and silliness we’ve got lined up for you at Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which starts just a month away, on Friday 27 September. This festival will be such a lovely break mid-way through the new school term, so get your...
Bath Children’s Literature Festival – highlights for local families
Autumn is always a wonderful time to be in Bath – and it’s made even more special by Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which brings together a stellar line-up of authors and illustrators, with events for children of all ages. We’ve picked out some not-to-be-missed highlights that have a particular special interest for local families. Julia...