Storytime at Truman Books
Tuesdays at 09.30am
Thursdays at 10.00am
FREE @ Truman Books
Bring your little ones for a session of stories and songs in our kids corner. Suitable for under fives.
No need to book – just show up.
Enchanting Beginnings: Promoting literacy through creative storytelling
Saturday 14th October
From £15.00 @ Scrap Creative Reuse
Join Consultant and Storyteller Stories with Liv for an immersive and dynamic workshop morning dedicated to nurturing the magic of literacy and storytelling in early education. Discover the power of open-ended resources to create captivating and interactive storytelling experiences that ignite young minds and foster a lifelong love for learning. Learn innovative strategies that transform storytelling into an immersive adventure, capturing the attention and imagination of even the youngest learners. Attendees will have exclusive access to the Enabling Learning Environment curated by the Leeds for Learning team.
Let’s Get Lit: Family
Wednesday 1st November
From £5.00 @ The Bee Hub
Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds, where stories come to life with every twist and turn of the tale. Guided by our experienced storyteller, children will use the captivating objects from The Story Suitcase to weave their own unique story adventures. From a sparkling key that opens hidden doors to a mysterious map leading to uncharted lands, the possibilities are as limitless as their creativity. What will we discover? An enchanting session designed for young adventurers aged 2 to 8 years. Booking is essential.
Let’s Get Lit: Babies
Wednesday 1st November
From £5.00 @ The Bee Hub
Using the magic of stories we will explore the many ways we can bring books to life through storytelling and sensory play. The building blocks of communication start from the moment our little ones are born and through stories, play and song we will get them ready for the big adventure of life. These relaxed sessions are a chance for bonding time, memory making and connecting with other parents.
Kids Day!
Tom Palmer
Thursday 2nd November
From £2.00 @ The Old Woollen
10:00am – 11:00am
Join children’s football author (and Leeds Fan) Tom Palmer, to launch two new books, Football’s Greatest Moments and Soccer Diaries. There’ll be a quiz, a penalty shoot out and lots of chat about all the amazing fiction, non-fiction, magazines and websites you can read about the beautiful game.
Suitable for ages 7-12
Tickets for the full Kids day are available to purchase from the link below!
Kids Day!
Hannah Durkan
Thursday 2nd November
From £2.00 @ The Old Woollen
11:30am – 12:30pm
Join children’s author Hannah Durkan to design your own steampunk contraptions in a workshop. Hannah Durkan is the author of the Zeina Starborn series, a fantasy adventure series filled with inventions, explorers and mighty sea whales!
Suitable for age 7
Tickets for the full Kids day are available to purchase from the link below!
Kids Day!
Kate Pankhurst
Thursday 2nd November
From £2.00 @ The Old Woollen
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Join best-selling illustrator and author of the best-selling Fantastically Good Women series, Kate Pankhurst fir this Fantastically Great draw-along workshop. Get your pencil cases ready as Kate explores how o bring the past to life with the time travelling power of a pencil. We’ll be sketching suffragettes in the Votes for Women newspaper, designing Mexican inspired self-portraits in the style of Frida Kahlo and TOP SECRET … creating case files to document the work of World War II undercover agent, Noor Khan.
Expect drawing games, doodle delights and lots of inspiration to change the world with your drawing skills.
Suitable for all ages
Tickets for the full Kids day are available to purchase from the link below!
Kids Day!
Phil Earle
Thursday 2nd November
From £2.00 @ The Old Woollen
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Reading and writing is simply playtime: the opportunity to go on any imaginative journey you please. Join, best-selling, award-winning author Phil Earle as he talks about where ideas come from, and how you can be a writer too.
Suitable for age 8+
Tickets for the full Kids day are available to purchase from the link below!
The Story Bus Visits Farsley Lit Fest
Thursday 2nd November
Free @ The Weavers Yard
Join us at The Weavers Yard just outside of The Old Woollen to visit the Story Bus on Kids Day! Bring along your library card and choose a fantastic book!
No need to book a ticket just come on down and discover the bus! Click on the link below to find out more information on the Story Bus and its origins.
Kate Pankhurst – We Are All Astronauts
Friday 3rd November
From £3.00 @ The Bobbin Room
Join best-selling author/illustrator Kate Pankhurst to meet the shining star of her latest book We Are All Astronauts – young astronaut in training, Luna Scope. Dive into into the Milky Way with Luna as she discovers exactly what it takes to become a space explorer. A session fizzing with space facts, female pioneers of STEM and space travel, dressing up and drawing.
Suitable for families with children aged 5-9.