You can catch up with all our Children’s Festival events on YouTube via our ‘Streaming now: Festival catchup’ page
Parents: spread the word, buy the books and please donate!
We invite parents to make a donation, to cover our costs and help our charities – Doorstep Library, InterAct Stroke Support, The Felix Project and St Michael & All Angels Church, which runs the Festival.
Friday September 4th to Thursday September 17th 2020
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt in Turnham Green Terrace
We put 15 bear book covers in the windows of Turnham Green Terrace shops and asked children to find them and say which was their favourite bear book, and why, and you could win a book prize! Entries closed at 5pm on Thursday September 17th – Age 10 or under – One entry per child.
Thanks to the shops in the Terrace – and to Trotters and Bookcase Chiswick for donating the generous prizes.
Congratulations to the winners: Zoe, Sebastian, James, Aniik and Amelia, who can pick up their prizes from Trotters. You can see some of the prizes for this and our poetry competition on the right.
And these are their favourite books – and why:
1. Winnie the Pooh: I love Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger too;
2. I like honey, Pooh Bear, he’s cute and funny
3. The House at Pooh Corner: Piglet and Pooh work together to make Eeyore a house.
4. Paddington at the Tower: marmalade sandwiches, he does devour them.
5. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: It’s adventurous and exciting!
We are very grateful to our Children’s Festival sponsors: Orchard House School, Chiswickw4.com, Chiswick & Bedford Park School, The Falcons School for Boys Pre-Preparatory, Young Veterinary Partnership, Trotters, and Blossom Day W4 – and to the charity Give A Book, Bookcase in Chiswick High Road, Quarto Kids and Otter-Barry Books for donating prizes.
Friday September 11th 2020
5pm: Prize Giving – Young People’s Poetry Competition
Writer/director Vicky Ireland, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, presented the prizes for the Chiswick Book Festival’s Young People’s Poetry Competition, 2020. Supported by ChiswickW4.com.
– See the Winners here, the Winning poems here and the Lockdown poems here.
– See the prizegiving here on YouTube Please donate
Saturday September 12th 2020
9am Zoe Antoniades: Cally & Jimmy
Chiswick children’s favourite Zoe Antoniades returns to read from her first book of four hilarious stories about twins Cally & Jimmy – perfect for newly confident readers. Interviewed by Kimberley Okoye for Chiswickbuzz.
See it here on YouTube Like it? donate now
9.30am Joshua Seigal: Welcome to My Crazy Life
Packed full of silly, funny, or downright hilarious poems (with some serious ones mixed in), this new collection by Joshua Seigal (winner of the ‘Laugh Out Loud Awards’) is perfect for fans of Michael Rosen. In two videos recorded specially for the Chiswick Book Festival, Joshua reads some of his haikus (sponsored by Blossom Day W4) and unpublished poems.
Supported by Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School.
See his video 2 here on YouTube.
10am: Draw Along with Rob Biddulph: Dog Gone
During lockdown, Rob Biddulph‘s hugely successful videos kept thousands of us entertained and proved that anyone can draw! Join the world record-breaking illustrator and picture-book creator for an exclusive ‘Draw with Rob’ drawalong, revealed especially for the young artists of Chiswick!
Supported by Falcons Pre-Preparatory School for Boys.
Streamed for one day only to the Chiswick Book Festival. Watch how to draw a rabbit on the #DrawWithRob video next Saturday. Please donate now
Sunday September13th 2020
9am – Lucy Barnard: Ruby and Graham
Ruby loves fun while Graham loves organising. In their own unique ways, they make sure that Acorn Wood is a beautiful and lively place. But when Graham decides to party all the time like Ruby, the chaos and confusion in the wood gets out of hand. Who will step up to set things right?
In a video recording, Lucy Barnard (below) talks about her new book and shows you how she draws the pictures – and how you can too! Supported by Chiswick & Bedford Park Preparatory School
See it here on YouTube. Like it? Donate now!
9.30am Nicole Prust: The Sloth and the Dinglewot
When Samuel the Sloth feels brave enough to leave his cosy hut, he meets the mysterious Dinglewot. Together they discover incredible places, and Samuel will learn that overcoming fears and doubts means more adventures, friendships and happiness. The book is illustrated by Amanda Enright. In a video recording, Nicole Prust explains how she came to write the book, reads from it and answers readers’ questions.
See it here on YouTube. Like it? Donate now!
9.45am Christiane Kerr – Yoga Animals in the Forest
Filled with adorable artwork (by Julia Green) and simple, step-by-step guides, Yoga Animals is a charming introduction to yoga and mindfulness for children aged three and above. Guided by a narrative and written by a children’s yoga expert, this book is an ideal first yoga book for young children.
See it here on YouTube. Like it? Donate now!
10am Konnie Huq: Cookie… and the Most Annoying Girl in the World
The former Blue Peter presenter’s loveable protagonist Cookie rides again in this hilarious tale of stolen party plans and fake best friends. Bursting with fun and ideas yet also delivering a serious message about pollution and the environment, Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World is a delightful sequel. Supported by Orchard House School.
See it here on YouTube. Like it? Donate now!
