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SUMMARY:Alex Atkinson Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Alex Atkinson\nAlex Atkinson loves a ghost story with a sense of humour. She blames a childhood spent playing murder-in-the-dark and listening to her dad’s blood-curdling bedtime stories. \nHer debut novel\, Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman is the first in a spooky new series. It was Blackwell’s Book of the Month in October 2024. She hopes you’ll have a screamingly good time reading it. \nAlex Atkinson on Instagram (@alexatkinsonstories)  \nAlex Atkinson on X (@alatkinson) \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Alex for an event investigating story inspiration and the world of the Spooksmiths. \n• Uncover creepy facts about the Victorians that inspired the character of the Cinderman. \n• Test your wits by solving dastardly riddles and take the truly diabolical Strange Things quiz. \n• Put together your own ghost and zombie survival kit list. \n• Be inspired to create your own stories. \nHere’s an introduction from Alex to get your pupils excited about the event: \n\n\nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the first book of the spooky new series\, Spooksmiths Investigate The Cinderman (‎978-1835400937) \n \n  \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Spooksmiths Investigate The Cinderman \nIndigo and Rusty might live in a funeral parlour\, but they don’t believe in ghosts. That is\, until Indigo drops an old urn\, accidentally releasing the Cinderman: a terrifying ash monster\, who will smother their town in ashes and turn everyone into zombies\, unless they can stop him by sunset. \nUsing their newly awakened Spooksmith skills\, Indigo and Rusty set out to enlist the help of other ghosts. But can the Blasted Banshee and Chuckles the Phantom Toddler really help them find the Cinderman’s true name and put him in his grave for good before Ashmageddon strikes? \nPublisher: Usborne Publishing
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SUMMARY:Eric Huang Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Eric Huang\nEric Huang grew up in Los Angeles. He’s always loved science fiction and fantasy. When he studied palaeontology at university he had dreams of discovering dinosaurs\, real-life dragons! Field work didn’t live up to his Jurassic Park dreams though\, so he spent a year doing odd jobs\, including giving tram tours at Universal Studios\, before landing a temp job as a secretary at Disney Publishing. The temporary position turned into a career in publishing spanning three decades and three continents! He was an editor at Penguin Australia\, one of the children’s publishers at Penguin UK\, and helped launch LEGO Books. Today Eric is an author\, podcaster\, and a lecturer on the Masters in Publishing programme at City St George’s\, University of London. \nEric Huang on Instagram (@Erichuangbooks)  \nWhat to expect from the event\nMeet the magical creatures and unpredictable gods and goddesses from East Asian legends through the adventures of a fiery nine-tailed fox named Ming and an introverted temple cat called Miaow: \n* Learn about The Great Race legend and the Lunar New Year. \n* Discover your lunar animal\, their magical abilities\, and the qualities that make you and your animal unique. \n* Create a magical adventure around your animal based on East Asian legends. \nHere’s an introduction from Eric to get your pupils excited about the event: \n\n\nFocus Books\nThe session will focus on two Guardians of the New Moon titles: Ming and Miaow’s Great Race (9781788957373) and The Year of the Rat (9781788957380) \n \nBuy the books\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Books\nBook title: Guardians of the New Moon: Ming and Miaow’s Great Race \nAll Miaow wants is to enjoy his peaceful\, solitary life as a temple guardian catching mice. But when the Jade Emperor invites all creatures on Earth to compete in a Great Race\, the reserved cat finds himself reluctantly entering – and worse\, socialising! \nSpirited and fiery\, shapeshifter Ming is Miaow’s polar opposite\, and she’s determined to make him her new best friend. But she hadn’t counted on Miaow making other friends too. As the race heats up\, things start to unravel… Can the pair (and their friendship) make it to the finish line? \nBook title: Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Rat \nFresh off the excitement of the Great Race\, Ming and Miaow are officially Guardians of the New Moon and eager for more adventure! Their first mission: to take race-winner Su home and help her prepare for the inaugural Year of the Rat.? \nMing is keen to get started\, but Miaow finds himself distracted. Things are tense with Su since the rat tricked Miaow during the Race\, and the two just can’t seem to be in the same room without causing chaos. It gets even messier when their squabbling catches the attention of a furious sea goddess\, who is determined to teach Miaow and Su a lesson. Can the longtime frenemies learn to work together\, or is the Year of the Rat doomed to disaster? \nPublisher: Little Tiger
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SUMMARY:Hugh Raine Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Hugh Raine\nHugh Raine has two heads. Yes\, two! He has one for writing and another one for illustrating! When he has his writing head on\, he looks really sophisticated in a tweed jacket and rollneck jumper\, walking through the West Yorkshire countryside while thinking up humorous stories about rampaging yetis and frolicking flamingos! \nWhen he has his illustrating head on\, he sits hunched at his desk\, surrounded by hot chilli plants and tiki cups\, with crumbs all down his jumper and messy hair as he draws another fart cloud or makes a pop-up Disney card. But when he puts those heads together\, he creates very silly stories for brilliant comics like the Beano! \nHugh Raine on Instagram (@hugh_raine)  \nHugh Raine on X (@hugh_raine) \nWhat to expect from the event\nCreate A Comic workshop with Hugh Raine\, creator of Beano’s Betty & the Yeti! \nJoin Hugh Raine for an interactive\, fun event where there will be live drawing galore and you’ll learn the secrets of comic book creation\, including Beano’s iconic Betty & the Yeti\, take part in a Yeti drawalong\, and have the chance to create a comic strip! \nWhat to expect: \n– An intro from Hugh about the Betty & the Yeti comic strip and the secrets of comic creation at the Beano \n– Live drawing! Using a flip chart\, the audience will contribute ideas to create a Betty & the Yeti comic strip \n– These ideas will be distilled into 4 or 5 cartoon strip panels and live drawn by Hugh \n– Time allowing\, there will be a Yeti draw-along where children will be able to have a go at comic creation themselves \n– Q&A with Hugh and book signing \nHere’s an introduction from Hugh to get your pupils excited about the event: \n\n\nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the brilliantly funny book Betty & the Yeti: Friends at First Fart (‎ 978-0008720926) \n \n  \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Betty & the Yeti: Friends at First Fart  \nMake a new friend at first fart in the funniest\, messiest and smelliest new graphic novel series! \nBetty and the Yeti are the best of friends\, but Yeti is\, well … a yeti\, and Betty isn’t supposed to have a yeti living in her room – not that she’s asked! What the groan-ups don’t know won’t hurt them\, right? Well\, just their house\, their garden and their bank accounts! But shh! You wouldn’t tell them about Yeti\, would you? \nJoin Betty and Yeti as they get to grips with being roommates and Yeti learns how to act like a human to blend in. Will it end in disaster or will they become friends at first fart? Find out in this epic new comic book series\, which includes awesome activities for you to complete as you go. \nPublisher: Farshore
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