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Children's Book Events
Children's Book Events at your local Bookshop
In our dedicated children’s section at the rear of the ground floor we stock a terrific range of books for children of all ages - from buggy and board books for babies, through delightful picture books, children’s classics and junior fiction to titles for young adults. This includes a large selection of brand new titles for all ages at bargain prices with over 50% OFF their original price.
To listen to Julie, who buys all the children’s titles, explain what we offer, please click the video link, above.
Throughout the year, in tandem with our Meet The Author programme for adults, we organise and support a range of events and initiatives as part of the curriculum in local schools as well as in local libraries, theatres and in our shop. These all aim to make reading fun and encourage children to develop their literacy skills.
For forthcoming events aimed at children please check out our Author Events section, and to see which writers we have arranged to visit local schools and to talk to us about arranging to bring authors to your school please see our Schools page.
Here are a few of the children’s events and activities we have run outside the classroom over the last six years:
Over 100 people turn up to collect the sixth Harry Potter book and have it signed by our special guest Professor Dumbledore.
Storytime for pre-school children every Thursday morning.
January 2006 Children’s Laureate
Jacqueline Wilson opens the re-furbished Hoddesdon Library and then talks about her latest book to more than 500 fans at Broxbourne Civic Hall.
Workshops are run by Usborne Books and based on their new Wizard activity book.
Charlie Higson comes to John Warner School for a Bond Quiz evening to promote his new young Bond book: Double or Die.
Hoddesdon’s Café Nero stays open until 1pm to accommodate more than 200 people who turn up for the midnight publication of the final Harry Potter book. Special guest Professor Trelawney signs books for fans in her study upstairs in our shop.
On Saturday Ali Bongo of the Magic Circle in London runs free magic workshops sponsored by local estate agent Paul Wallace, Hoddesdon Specsavers provide goodie bags with Harry Potter specs, Harry’s owl Hedwig makes an appearance from Paradise Wildlife Park and Mayhem Theatre Arts entertain with dance routines to the theme of magic outside in the High Street. At Hoddesdon Library prizes funded by Hoddesdon Rotary are awarded in an essay competition run by us with local schools in partnership with Hertfordshire Schools Library Service.
The hugely popular Jacqueline Wilson returns, this time to Castle Hall in Hertford to talk to a full house of over 400 fans.
Horrid Henry and his creator Francesca Simon come to Castle Hall in Hertford for a fun morning and book signing session.
Emma Kennedy stand up comedienne, actress and author of the Wilma Tenderfoot books comes to The Hertford Theatre to read from her books and answer questions.