Join Johanna Bell for a lively exploration of finding wonderful stories in abstract images and making art from anything. Chat to Johanna about her wonderful books for children, including Cheeky Dogs, Digger Digs Down and Searching for Treasure, and enjoy hands-on creative play that ignites the imagination. What will your splat become?

Join zoologist and science communicator James O’Hanlon for a fun exploration of flora, fauna and biodiversity. James writes, draws, paints, tells stories and does science for a living, and through his beloved kids books, he inspires budding young naturalists to care for the world around them. Celebrate the critters who don’t always get to star in their own stories, and enjoy the playful rhymes and humour James brings to his work.

Join author Reece Carter and be inducted into the Nightmare League, where you can design the monster of your (bad) dreams and play the game Max and his friends enjoy, inventing your own monster trading cards and sharing your creations with your fellow top-secret heroes.

Dress up as your favourite storybook monster then at the end of the session, stick around for a Halloween book parade with prizes for the best dressed!