The Green Parent
Raising kids with conscience
22 Sep 2011
Children’s Book Week
At the beginning of October stories for children are celebrated during Children's Book Week. Find out how you can get involved with events, downloadable activities and much more here.
Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of reading for pleasure. Taking place from 3-9 Oct, there will be thousands of events across the country. Bookshops, fairs and festivals, including The Children’s Bookshow will host author and illustrator talks and book swaps throughout the week. On 3 Oct, Judith Kerr will be discussing how her own life experiences have shaped her books at the Royal Festival Hall, London, whilst Michael Rosen will be thrilling audiences at the People’s Theatre in Newcastle with his witty poetry on 20th Oct. Unable to get to an event? Check out the free educational downloads at childrensbookweek.org.uk.
Melissa Corkhill is the editor of The Green Parent magazine, mother of two and author of the book Green Parenting
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