Cardiff Childrenâs Literature Festival is back and this year it s free to attend
It will be a jam-packed two days with lots of favourite childrenâs authors attending the virtual event
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What happens when you combine your favourite books with an interactive element?
Cardiff Childrenâs Literature Festival is the answer - and it s back this month better than ever, virtual and free.
The award-winning family event will take place on April 24 and 25 using a new virtual platform, where it will host 24 events presented by some of the nationâs most loved childrenâs authors. There is something for children all across Wales, so it will soon be time to enjoy what is a full programme of events. Here are nine reasons why you won t want to miss it.
There’s a bumper crop of brilliant books for those aged eight and above this month, including
Who Let the Gods Out? author Maz Evans. Valentine “Vi” Day has an unusual family; her dad was a supervillain, her mum is an ex-spy and just about to marry Vi’s teacher. Now Vi herself is determined to win a place at spy school by carrying out a dangerous mission, with the help of her indomitable Nan, her shy almost-stepbrother, and a supporting cast of geriatric secret agents and semi-retired rogues. Wildly hilarious, full of bum jokes and acutely observed family dynamics, and with illustrations by Jez Tuya, it’s riotous escapist fun.
Joyous and thrilling adventures: Nizrana Farook talks about The Boy Who Met a Whale and The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Nizrana Farook’s debut novel,
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, has been thrilling readers young and old since its publication. The Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for January 2020 was also shortlisted for the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize.
Now Farook is back with her second adventure and we sat down to talk about both stories, her early fiction and the book she thinks would make a brilliant musical.
Can you tell us about your new book The Boy Who Met a Whale
The Boy Who Met a Whale is the Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month for January
Posted on January 7, 2021
The Boy Who Met a Whale is the Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month for January
From the author of Carnegie-nominated The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, and with cover art by David Dean, The Boy Who Met a Whale is another brilliant escapade set in fictional Sri Lanka – jam-packed with peril, mystery, and a huge blue whale.
Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side… Inside is Zheng, who’s escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all…