Thursday 26th March, Theatre, Queen’s Hall
1st session 10.30am – 11.30am
2nd session 1.30pm – 2.30pm
This event is suitable for Yrs 3/4/5/6
Tickets cost £2 and are free for pupil premium students and accompanying staff. Books will be available to pre-order for collection on the day.
Join acclaimed author Anna James for an adventure into Wonderland, in a celebration of her latest book and the incredible world of character creation and storytelling. In Alice With A Why, Anna reimagines Alice in Wonderland and follows Alice’s granddaughter Alyce. England, 1919. Alyce – with a Y – lives with her grandmother, the original Alice, having lost her father during the great war. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realises her grandmother’s strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all.
“Spectacular! Walks the tightrope of merging a classic with freshness immaculately, a story that will scoop up readers old and new and send them joyfully back to Wonderland. Funny, tender and oh so clever.” – Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen
“This book will fill you with joy, and with love, and with hope. It is, quite simply, a masterpiece.” – Chris Smith, author of The New Famous Five
To book places for your school, please email Sarah at sarah@hexhambookfestival.co.uk . Please include student and staff numbers and any access requirements.