The Children's Bookshow Explained

The Children's Bookshow is an annual children's literature roadshow which visits theatres and schools across the United Kingdom in the autumn.[1]

The Children's Bookshow was established in 2003 which was directed by Siân Williams, and it includes theatre performances by children writers, workshops in schools, and several competitions.[2] The 2016 Children's Bookshow consisted of sixteen separate events, with authors from the UK and overseas, including Michael Rosen, Valerie Bloom and Fabio Geda.[3]

In other years the tour has featured Judith Kerr, Quentin Blake, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Eva Ibbotson, Francesca Simon and Martin Waddell.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CharityJob.
  2. Web site: Children's Book Show: Competition to find young storytellers is back. Independent.co.uk. 11 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Children's Bookshow - Dates and Venues . www.thechildrensbookshow.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619045607/http://www.thechildrensbookshow.com/dates.html . 2010-06-19.
  4. Web site: SLA - The Children's Bookshow 2011 . www.sla.org.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917051358/http://www.sla.org.uk/blg-the-childrens-bookshow-2011.php . 2011-09-17.
  5. Web site: Kevin Crossley-Holland at The Children's Bookshow . www.enitharmon.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118163115/http://www.enitharmon.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=390 . 2016-11-18.