London Children's Literature Festival

12/10/2026

🐊WE'RE GATOR DONE!🐊 We've laughed ourselves silly this weekend with comics superstar John Patrick Green AND The Investi-Gators Mango & Brash! Watch this space - and this🐊! - for the launch of our 2026 Christmas Art Auction where you can bid for John's original artwork!

03/10/2026

🐊ONE WEEK TO GO!🐊 Next Sunday 11 October you could be hanging out with John Patrick Green, creator of the smash hit InvestiGators and Agents of S.U.I.T. graphic novel series, at his ONLY LONDON EVENT!
Join John, Mango and Brash for a laugh-out-loud, action packed comic adventure for the whole family! Suitable for ages 6+ BOOK FAST! https://londonkidslitfest.org/

07/09/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! Join John Patrick Green, creator of the smash hit InvestiGators and Agents of S.U.I.T. graphic novel series, for this laugh-out-loud, drawalong event for the whole family! You'll hear all about how he created his sewer surfing super sleuths, Mango and Brash, the scourge of super villains everywhere. There'll be plenty of time for jokes and John's top tips for budding comic book authors and illustrators too! Suitable for ages 6+ BOOK NOW https://londonkidslitfest.org/

The UK's largest dedicated Children's Literature Festival returns Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 June 2026 to Barnes, SW13.

08/07/2026

'I will champion the power of books to make us feel like we belong, and shared stories as a tool for bringing people together.'
YES Waterstones YES! Welcome to our brand new UK 2026-2028 Patrice Lawrence, star of our free 2026 London Schools Literature Festival. Let's help her change the life of every child with the power of reading, writing and creativity!

28/06/2026

28/06/2026

I had a great time talking to Bex Lindsay about storytelling and writing Rory Sparkes, at the London Children's Literature Festival. A brilliantly run celebration of the imagination.

Puppets made by Picture to Puppet based on illustrations by Loretta Schauer.

28/06/2026

This morning was packed with amazing events and authors! We build a fairytale with . showed us a world where nature is alive with magic. We celebrated 25 years of Charlie and Lola with . Solved a mystery with . Cracked the code with . Learned where to hide your lion best friend with . .liz took us into the world of The Mubbles. We went on a rollercoaster ride through Roman Britain with and met at the Waterstones tent!

But you can’t stop us now! Many fun things still to come today! 💃🏻

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