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+)

Julia Patton

reads

NUMBER 7 EVERGREEN STREET 

(ages 3+)

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Liz Million

presents 

SPACE THEMED WORKSHOP

(ages 3+)

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Brenda Blethyn 

reading

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT by MICHAEL ROSEN    

(ages 3+)

Kenny Doughty

reading

THE DINOSAUR THAT POOPED A PLANET by TOM FLETCHER & DOUGIE POYNTER 

(ages 3+)

Zoe Lambert

reading

THE COW THAT LAID AN EGG by ANDY CUTBILL

(ages 3+) 

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Helen Skelton & Anna NcNuff

chatting about

ADVENTURES

(ages 9+)

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Caryl Hart 

  introduces

MINI MONSTERS: CAN I PLAY?

Includes magic!   

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(ages 2+) 

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Vashti Hardy

learn how to

 CREATE YOUR OWN FANTASY ADVENTURE    

(ages 8+)

Charlie Hardwick

reading

A FLY WENT BY 

by MARSHALL McLINTOCK

(ages 3+) 

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Kathryn Tickell

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reading

THE DAM by

DAVID ALMOND 

(ages 5+)

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Katherine Rundell

reading from

THE BOOK OF HOPES

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(ages 5+)

Ann Cleeves

reading from 

ROALD DAHL'S REVOLTING RHYMES

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(ages 5+)

Abi Elphinstone

reading 

BE MORE BERNARD

by SIMON PHILIP

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(ages 2+)

Chris Baber

reading

THE TIGER THAT CAME TO TEA by 

JUDITH KERR

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(ages 2+)

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Bethanie Wardell 

reading 

WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD by JULIA DONALDSON 

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(ages 3+)

Sibeal Pounder 

introducing

BAD MERMAIDS

& WITCH WARS

(ages 7+)

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Konnie Huq

introducing

COOKIE! 

(ages 7+)

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Gemma Koomen

reading

FLOCK: A TREE KEEPERS ADVENTURE

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(ages 3+)

Jim Smith

- a drawalong with 

BARRY THE LOSER 

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(ages 7+)

Chloe Daykin

introducing

FIRE GIRL FOREST BOY

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(ages 9+)

Laura James 

introducing

FABIO: THE WORLD'S GREATEST FLAMINGO DETECTIVE

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(ages 5+)

Sophy Henn 

introducing 

BAD NANA

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(ages 6+)

Carol Malia

reading

THE HOMESICK FOX by DAVID GREAVES

(ages 3+)

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Emma Carroll

reading

PICKING PICKLE

by POLLY FABER

(ages 3+)

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David Brewis

reading 

BUMBLEBEAR

by NADIA SHIREEN

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(ages 3+)

Tracy Gilman 

reading

ALFIE GOES CAMPING by SHIRLEY HUGHES  

(ages 3+)

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Denise Welch

reading 

THE DAY GRANNY'S KNICKERS BLEW AWAY

by GRANT KOPER

(ages 4+)

Tim Healy 

reading

YOU CAN'T TAKE AN ELEPHANT ON THE BUS by PATRICIA CLEVELAND-PECK   (ages 3+)

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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.