Award-winning author and illustrator, Debi Gliori, will tell you the tale of a little cat, born in a city park, that belongs to no-one until befriended and cared for by Donald, a soldier. Join Debi to learn the story and for live drawing and to hear how she created the story of the cat called Waverley.

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Join Bozzy festival favourite, Vivian French as she introduces you to Pippin Potts who has the job of getting forgetful wizard Abacus Peridot to the Wizards’ Centenary Banquet. It’s not easy as there’s some not so nice characters determined to get in the way. Can you help Pippin and Abacus to find their way?

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Join Rosalind for an exciting workshop to search for the hidden characters in well-known stories, to what has been overlooked or unheard, used and then discarded. Perhaps everything has a name, an imagination and it’s very own tale to tell. Join her for a meander, stray from the well-trodden paths to see what unusual things might be discovered along the way and, most importantly, what are the stories they have to tell?

The Queen of the Birds by singer-songwriter Karine Polwart and Kate Leiper is a stunning picture book tale of the Kingdom of Birds who must find a new leader. Will it be the nightingale, robin, barn owl, blackbird, eagle, flamingo or … Wee Jenny Wren? Stories, drawing and beautiful birds guaranteed.

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