Children's Events at EIBF 2010

Saturday 14th

11.30am: Carol Ann Duffy
Stories and poems with the Poet Laureate, and music from John Sampson.
5pm: Catherine Forde
A workshop exploring the differences between writing teen fiction and writing teen drama.

10am: Katie Morag with Mairi Hedderwick
Mairi Hedderwick brings Katie Morag's magical Hebridean life to Edinburgh.

2.30pm: Thrillers with Nicola Morgan
Hear all about the background to Nicola Morgan's recent thrillers for teenagers.
3pm: Crazy Science with Gill Arbuthnott
Local author Gill Arbuthnott gets up to some scary science with this fun and interactive event.
4.30pm: Tohby Riddle & Keith Gray
The Australian writer Tohby Riddle is joined by our own Keith Gray as they discuss teenager writing and the classic road trip in fiction.

10am: Cathy Cassidy
Cathy Cassidy presents the all-new Cherry Crush, the first in a new series about five sisters.
1.30pm: John Fardell
Help John Fardell come up with some wacky inventions and crazy machines.

1pm: Debi Gliori
A show of live drawing and family fun based on Debi Gliori's latest picture book Stormy Weather.

10am: Scots Rhymes
Craigmillar Books for Babies returns with their ever-popular singalong event chock full of Scots rhymes.
11am: Scots Rhymes
Craigmillar Books for Babies returns with their ever-popular singalong event chock full of Scots rhymes.

4.30pm: Joan Lingard
One of the grande dames of children's literature, Joan Lingard launches The Chancery Lane Conspiracy at EIBF this year.

4.30pm: The Allure of History with Theresa Breslin
The Carnegie Medal winning author Theresa Breslin shares her enthusiasm for historic intrigue, travel and romance with her new novel Prisoner of the Inquisition.

5.30pm: Exploring Neverland
Rediscover J M Barrie's fantastical world in this interactive workshop with artist Rachel Hazell.

10am: Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
This energetic double act has put togehter an extravagent party of toe-tapping songs, play-along stories and ever-changing drawings.
12noon: Alexander McCall Smith & James Robertson
Go back in time to detective Mma Ramotswe's young years with Precious and the Puggies, translated into Scots by James Robertson.
4.30pm: Tiara Club with Vivian French & Sarah Gibb
These two talented tellers of princess tales get together for a very special event.

10am: Julia Donaldson
Join all-time favourite Julia Donaldson for a hairy mammoth tale with a cheeky little baby - and a sabre-toothed tiger, a leaping hare, a laughing hyena and more.