Family Book Day

Come along for a day filled with fun, stories and activities as the second Wanstead Family Book Day comes to Wanstead Library! Entry is free and all are invited. This year three authors will be leading sessions:

11am SOPHY HENN

Learn to draw Mr Big Fluff the hamster and the rest of the Happy Hills crew, design your own comic character, and lots more fun.

Sophy Henn is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. She is the creator of the much-loved Bad Nana series, the Pom Pom series, the Ted board book series, and the nonfiction titles Lifesize and Lifesize Dinosaurs, among others. Her debut picture book, Where Bear?, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

The Happy Hills series are hilariously funny full-colour graphic novels, filled with CUTE and NOT SO CUTE characters, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Dogman and Donut Squad! Can be enjoyed by all ages, from 5-11.

1.30pm DARREN CHETTY

Join author Darren Chetty for a heartwarming event based around his new picture book I’m Going To Make A Friend. Find out all about the many challenges of making new friends and how long it will take – and maybe make a few new friends yourself!

Darren Chetty is a Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. He teaches in primary schools and at university and writes for people of all ages. He loves football and music and collects children’s books, snow globes and toy robots. (Please note, due to unforeseen circumstances our previous guest author Nima Patel is unable to attend.)

3pm CRYSTAL SUNG

Author Crystal Sung, creator of the Spellcasters series, will introduce the characters with their various different magic powers and talismans and help you imagine what your own powers would look like. It’s intriguing and empowering.