The children’s events ran from 2 June – 5 June 2022 at the Droit House, next to the Turner on the Harbour Wall.
We were so grateful to have such fabulous authors such as Bookie regulars Gianna Pollero, Roopa Farooki, Zoe Antoniades and Tamara Rattigan.
Thursday 2 June
11am – 12pm
Gianna Pollero
Monster Doughnuts
We found out how Monster Doughnuts came about and what it’s like to be a children’s author! We heard how Gianna came up with some of the crazy monsters in her books – Sock Stealers, Tripper Uppers and Homework Takers to name but a few… and our incredible audience even had the chance to come up with a brilliant monster of their own!
Friday 3 June
11am – 12pm
Roopa Farooki
Double Detectives Medical Mysteries
We had a great time in an action-packed children’s event with debut children’s author, Roopa Farooki.
With pacey, sparky writing with both excitement and humour, we read and learned from a brand-new fiction series intended to encourage readers from diverse backgrounds to develop an interest in medicine and STEM subjects.
Accessible middle grade fiction perfect for fans of the Murder Most Unladylike series and detective dramas
Saturday 4 June
11am – 12pm
Zoe Antoniades
Twintastic
There was a brilliant experience to be had with the twintastically fun adventures of Cally and Jimmy as we joined Zoe Antoniades on a journey of story discovery.
Cally has a twin brother Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief
– which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on
hand to help – or add to the mayhem!
In these four fab stories, the twins make a splash on their beach holiday, run into
trouble on sports day, get spooked while trick or treating, and uncover a thief at
school.
Sunday 5 June
11am – 12pm
Tamara Rattigan
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gianna Pollero was born and raised in Kent but also spent a considerable amount of her childhood in northern Italy, where the majority of her family live.
When not probing her children for book ideas, Gianna enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, art and design, photography, visiting interesting places and spending time with family and friends.
The first book in the series was published in April 2021 and the second, Cyclops on a Mission in January 2022. The third book will land in bookshops in July 2022. She is currently working on a number of new projects.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roopa Farooki is an established adult novelist, author of seven published works, and has been awarded the John C Laurence prize in recognition of her multicultural writing.
Her books have been published internationally and translated into a dozen languages. She also lectures in creative writing, and is the Ambassador for Family of the UK relationship charity Relate.
She has four children, including twin girls, and lives in south-east England. Her latest endeavour has been to retrain as a doctor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Zoe Antoniades was born in West London of Greek Cypriot parents. She graduated from the University of Hull with a degree in English and Drama and trained as a teacher at the Institute of Education.
She has taught maths, English and the arts and worked on a wide range of creative projects in partnership with the Southbank Centre, the Royal Albert Hall, the Young Vic and the Polka Theatre.
She also writes collaboratively with young people and has published four anthologies of short stories. Her memoir, Tea and Baklavas, won the Winchester Writers’ Festival Memoir Prize.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tamara Rattigan was shortlisted for The People’s Book Prize 2016 for her wonderful picture book Everybody’s Special and will be signing copies of her book at the event available to purchase.