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Julie Sykes Author Event
October 10, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
About Julie Sykes
Julie Sykes is a book loving, mischief making, cake eating award winning writer of over 130 books for children. The Telegraph said of Luna Grace Girl ‘The challenges of fitting in, learning what is acceptable and what is not, are handled in a way that will resonate with the younger readers this book is aimed at’ and of Sykes, ‘an enviably fluent writer, who makes every character convincing.’ When she’s not writing or reading, Julie loves flying her magic carpet sometimes with her dogs!
Julie Sykes on Instagram (@juliesykesbooks)
What to expect from the event
Luna Grace has arrived on earth with her Nature Scientists family and her mischievous moon cat Twizzle. Can she ever fit in yet stay true to herself?
Book reading Exploring our feelings and how we express them.
Create our own hair colours to express emotion.
Communicating with others who don’t speak your language – Have a go at Twizzle and Luna’s made up Tail Talk Continuing with similarities and differences – create fun new names for a bug (eg Luna calls spiders leggy racers)
A chance to ask me questions
Focus Book
The session will focus on the book, Luna Grace: Girl From Outer Space (978-1835870297)
Buy the book
If you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event.
We can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com.
About the Book
Book title: Luna Grace: Girl From Outer Space
Meet Luna Grace the girl from outer space! A delightful new series for young readers, about being yourself and dealing with your emotions.
Luna Grace and her family arrive on Earth at midnight. Luna is from Starbright, a colourful planet in another galaxy, and they have come to Earth to study its wonderful wildlife. The mission is simple – Luna and her family need to fit in with their new neighbours down on Earth. But fitting in is hard to do when your hair changes colour depending how you feel, you can move things with your mind and you have a mischievous moon cat called Twizzle!
Publisher:Piccadilly Press
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