Part of Margate Bookie Festival 

Come along and meet Bookie regulars Gianna Pollero, Roopa Farooki, Zoe Antoniades and Tamara Rattigan.

Free to attend. Just turn up on the day to see these great children’s authors in action. All events run 11am-12pm 

*Thursday 2 June - Gianna Pollero: Monster Doughnuts

Find out how Monster Doughnuts came about and what it’s like to be a children’s author! You’ll hear how Gianna came up with some of the crazy monsters in her books – Sock Stealers, Tripper Uppers and Homework Takers to name but a few… and you might even get the chance to come up with a brilliant monster of your own!

*Friday 3 June - Roopa Farooki: Double Detectives Medical Mysteries

Come along and take part in an action-packed children’s event with debut children’s author, Roopa Farooki. With pacey, sparky writing with both excitement and humour, read and learn from a brand-new fiction series intended to encourage readers from diverse backgrounds to develop an interest in medicine and STEM subjects. Accessible middle grade fiction perfect for fans of the Murder Most Unladylike series and detective dramas

*Saturday 4 June - Zoe Antoniades: Twintastic

Experience the twintastically fun adventures of Cally and Jimmy as you join Zoe Antoniades on a journey of story discovery. Cally has a twin brother Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief – which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on hand to help – or add to the mayhem! In these four fab stories, the twins make a splash on their beach holiday, run into trouble on sports day, get spooked while trick or treating, and uncover a thief at school.

*Sunday 5 June - Tamara Rattigan

Join Margate children’s author and illustrator Tamara Rattigan on Sunday 5 June at Droit House Margate for a morning of storytelling and create your own paper roll Queen and guards characters to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. We provide all the essentials – card, paper, colours, glitter, glue, scissors, and you provide the kids!  Ideal for children aged 3 – 8.