Home activities and readings from our authors and illustrators

Thank you to our clients in the children’s book department who have been creating some wonderful free resources for anyone with children at home. We’re adding to this post week by week – so keep checking back in!

After a story? Check out Teresa Heapy’s Puffin Storytime where she reads her gorgeous picture book The Marvellous Moon Map and then illustrator David Litchfield does a draw-a-long!

Andy Sanders is doing free drawing workshops on Facebook every Wednesday at 13:30. He’s done sessions on Aliens, Dinosaurs, Robots, Castles…

Guy Parker-Rees has begun #DrawWithGuy on YouTube and Instagram, starting with a cheeky chimp…

Check out Elizabeth Laird’s website for excellent teaching notes on her brand new Hello Teachers! page…

Look out for the hashtag #ArtWithClara: Clara Vulliamy will be sharing art and drawing activities over Twitter and YouTube…

Helen Cooper has shared activity sheets for her timeless Pumpkin Soup trilogy on her website…

Lydia Monks shows you how to draw your favourite What the Ladybird Heard characters on her YouTube channel. So far, Lydia’s ‘how to draw’ videos include mermaids, unicorns and, of course, ladybirds…

Anna Wilson’s website is full to bursting with information about the natural world and she’s done some brilliant posts for those finding it difficult to get their usual cooking ingredients who want to get creative in the kitchen…

Check out Kate Read’s website for storytime of counting book thriller One Fox as well as downloadable kid-friendly activities such as origami, colouring sheets and cut-out fox ears…

On Helen Stephens’ collaborative project (with Katie Chappell and Tania Willis) The Good Ship Illustration’s website, you can find The Sketchbookers Friend which includes a 15-min drawing session with Helen, Katie and Tania, as well as activity sheets and more…

Alan Durant reads his Greenaway-longlisted picture book Quill Soup on his YouTube channel for those in need of storytime…

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