
2022 Boswell Book Festival Schools Events
Schools events are free and available from 9 May to all. Registration required.
You will receive the links needed to access online events via the e-ticket that will be emailed to you.

Gill Arbuthnott: Microbe Wars
Primary 4-7
Join Gill Arbuthnott for a fascinating exploration of microbes - bacteria, viruses, protists and fungi - this is the story of how humans have both battled against microbes, but also utilised them for good. This is the perfect event to understand viruses in a fun and interactive way, to break down the fear and the myths and learn the facts.
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Marit Törnqvist and David Colmer: You Are the Loveliest
Primary 2-5
Sometimes our feelings are so big, our dreams and our worries so wide, that we can’t find the words to express them. These thoughts and questions are explored in You Are The Loveliest by Hans and Monique Hagen. In this event, illustrator Marit and translator, David, take you on a Dutch odyssey to learn about and hear from the poems.
Part of New Dutch Writing Supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature with 'New Dutch Writing'

Jo Hall and Jojo the Gnome
Nursery - P3
Make some memories using your senses with JoJo Gnome in this fun story filled session. Listen to the story “JoJo Gnome & The Sound Walk”. Discover what’s in Jo’s beach memory box. Finish your own story from our story starter. Jo will also show you how to make your very own Senses Memory Book.
Jo Hall produces the JoJo Gnome Story Podcast , which is free for schools, nurseries and families to listen to and enjoy. (www.jojognome.com)