Story Space

Step into Story Space and experience magical new worlds and exciting adventures.  You'll find amazing authors and familiar faces reading super stories from brilliant books. 

Hexham Book Festival

Julia Patton

reading

NUMBER 7 EVERGREEN STREET

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(ages 3+)

Denise Welch

reads 

THE DAY GRANNY'S KNICKERS BLEW AWAY

by GRANT KOPER

(ages 4-8)

KONNIE HUQ 

 presents 

COOlmvmdvmKIE

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(ages 7+)

KONNIE HUQ 

 presents 

COOKIE

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(ages 7+)

Helen Skelton & Anna NcNuff

calling all

ADVENTURERS!

(ages 9+)

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Katherine Rundell

reading from

THE BOOK OF HOPES

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(ages 5+)

Sophy Henn 

introducing 

BAD NANA

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(ages 6+)

Chloe Daykin

introducing

FIRE GIRL FOREST BOY

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(ages 9+)

Vashti Hardy

learn how to

 CREATE YOUR OWN FANTASY ADVENTURE    

(ages 8+)

Carol Malia

reading

THE HOMESICK FOX by DAVID GREAVES

(ages 3+)

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Liz Million

presents an

ALIEN ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP 

(ages 5+)

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Jim Smith

- a drawalong with 

BARRY THE LOSER 

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(ages 7+)

Sibeal Pounder 

introducing

BAD MERMAIDS

& WITCH WARS

(ages 7+)

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Laura James 

introducing

FABIO: THE WORLD'S GREATEST FLAMINGO DETECTIVE

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(ages 5+)

Chris Bostock

reads

LITTLE RABBIT'S BEST BIRTHDAY 

(ages 3+)

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Chris Baber

reading

THE TIGER THAT

CAME TO TEA

by  Judith Kerr

(ages 3+)

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Denise Welch  

reading

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THE DAY GRANNY'S 

KNICKERS BLEW AWAY

by  

Grant Koper 

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Konnie Huq

introduces

COOKIE! 

(ages 7+)

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Brenda Blethyn

reading

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT

by Michael Rosen 

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Tim Healy 

reading

YOU CAN'T GET AN ELEPHANT ON BUS

by  

Patricia Cleveland 

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Emma Carroll  

reading

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PICKING PICKLE

by  

Polly Faber 

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Dave Brewis  

reading

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BUMBLEBEAR

by  

Nadia Shireen 

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Abi Elphinstone

reading

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BE MORE BERNARD

by  

Simon Philip 

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Rachel Unthank 

reading

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THE BEAR AND THE PIANO

by  

David Litchfield 

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KATHRYN TICKELL  

reading

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THE DAM

by  

David Almond 

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CHARLIE HARDWICK 

reading

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A FLY WENT BY

by

Marshall  McLintock 

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Children North East

are currently delivering food parcels, distributing resources like colouring books, pens and cookery kits, and offering online and phone counselling to young people struggling with isolation.