EVENTS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
Eden Court is delighted to be able bring school age readers a range of events designed specifically for school groups. There are events for all ages, from enchanting and entertaining sessions with Simon Puttock, for P2 – P4 classes, to a brilliant session with Cathy Forde – one of the UK’s most popular authors for teenage readers. Make sure to book early for these events, as they are likely to sell out.
Tuesday 30 September
Cathy Forde
11.00am and 1.45pm Suitable for S1-4
Cathy is one of the UK’s top writers for teenagers. Her books include Skarrs, The Drowning Pond, Sugarcoated, Fat Boy Swim, Firestarter, Tug of War and Exit Oz.
Her central characters are teenagers and the settings are often contemporary and Scottish.
A former English teacher, Cathy loves to explore the relationship between teenagers and adults. She has won numerous prizes, including the Scottish Arts Council award and has been shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Calderdale Teenage Book Award.
Price: £4.00 Reduced rate: £3.00
Thursday 02 October
Simon Puttock
11.00am and 1.45pm Suitable for P2, 3 and 4
Young Highland readers voted for Simon Puttock’s Little Lost Cowboy as their favourite picture book of 2006. A former bookseller, Simon has been writing full-time for several years and has a
well-deserved reputation for good humour and great characters. His other titles include Goat and Donkey in Strawberry Sunglasses, Day the Baby Blew Away and The Little Old Lady Who Cried Wolf.
Price: £4.00 Reduced rate: £3.00
If you are coming along to a school event at the Book Festival then why not add an extra session to make a fantastic package for your pupils.
See below for details of times and events.
Very limited numbers so book early.
Tuesday 30 September
Half Hour Books
Bookworm Corner 10.15am-10.45am or 12.30pm-1.00pm
Create a book in half and hour??!! Yes, you will make a tiny but amazing wee book to take away with you in only half and hour.
Join our writer and comedy storyteller Jesse Paul to create your own tiny masterpiece in only 30 minutes.
Cost: £1.00 Age: 8-12 yrs
Tuesday 30 September
Create Your Own Book in an Afternoon
Jim Love Studio 1.15pm - 2.45pm
For budding authors and illustrators. A session using words and pictures to create your own book. Join writer and comedy storyteller Jesse Paul in using lots of starting points to transform an empty page into a book worth reading.
Cost: £3.00 Age: 7-10 yrs
Thursday 02 October
Comic Charicatures
Bookworms’ Corner 1.00pm-1.30pm
Kev F Sutherland will be around to draw 1 minute caricatures on the spot for all your pupils and some of the teachers too.
Cost: £1.00 Age: Any
Thursday 02 October
Kev F’s Comic Art Masterclass
Jim Love Studio 1.30pm-3.30pm
Kev F’s Comic Art Masterclass - The writer and artist from The Beano and Marvel comics (as seen recently on BBC 1’s The One Show) will teach you all about comic strip and manga art. You’ll take
away a comic with a strip drawn by you, plus Kev will draw your caricature. Learning about art has never been so much fun.
Cost: £3.00 Ages: 9-14 yrs
Friday 3 October
Teeny Poet Tree
Bookworms’ Corner 10.15am -10.45pm
A playful poetry workshop run by Margot Henderson for young people to develop confidence and creativity. Margot is a poet and storyteller who works as a Community Artist with people of all ages and abilities to create, connect, interpret and inspire. In the last few years she was joint Storytelling Fellow for Aberdeen and Writer in Residence for Cromarty.
‘Write a poem on a leaf/hang a leaf up on a tree/then its there for the world to see.’
Cost: £1.00 per participant Ages: 8 -12 yrs
Friday 3 October
Poet Tree
Jim Love Studio 1.00pm -2.30pm
Designed for older readers between 8-12 years of age, this wonderful workshop will be run by Margo Henderson. The workshop will help to develop confidence and creativity.
Cost: £3.00 Ages: 7-10 yrs
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