Suzy Senior: Banana Hunt Exclusive Launch
Join us in the shop after school for a BANANAS time with Suzy Senior at her exclusive launch event! Perfect for 3-7 year olds.
Ruth Amos: Inventor's Workshop and Signing
To celebrate the launch of Ruth’s new book, join Ruth in the bookshop for a book reading, signing and invention workshop - perfect for budding inventors and creators aged 5-10. Booking essential.
Step inside the inventor ’s workshop to see how one creative spark leads to another... until an invention is born. Find out how, when and why these ingenious breakthroughs happened, and learn about all the people who created them.
Discover how Ada Lovelace’s code inspired Charles Babbage’s work on the first modern computer; see how African American Lewis Latimer’s technology made Thomas Edison’s light bulb possible; and much more.
Ruth Amos is an award winning inventor, entrepreneur and edutuber. A true pioneer for engaging children in STEAM subjects, Ruth's YouTube channel 'Kids Invent Stuff' (as seen on The One Show, BBC News Online and Tomorrow's World Live) sees primary aged children have the chance to get their invention ideas built by real engineers.
Design Your Own Bookmark Workshop
Join us in the shop for a 45 minute Design Your Own Bookmark workshop! All materials and squash and biscuits provided. Workshops at 10am and 11am - please choose your timeslot to book.
James Brown: Wild Book Day Drawalong
Join illustrator and author, James Brown as he teaches you how to draw your own book characters while talking about his new book, Wild Book Day! There will be book reading, a book signing, drawing demos, top tips and the chance to create your own story character!
Helen Rutter: Reggie Houser Has the Power
SOLD OUT
Meet award-winning and bestselling author Helen Rutter and get to know the hero of her latest story, REGGIE HOUSER HAS THE POWER, on publication day.
In this new book Reggie, who has ADHD, struggles to make friends and is nervous about starting secondary school. But when he sees a hypnotist perform on stage at the holiday park he visits, Reggie becomes obsessed with learning the skills of mind control - and he discovers he has an incredible talent for it! First of all he hypnotises the dog to think he's a frog, then makes his headmaster cluck like a chicken in assembly in front of the whole school - but then a group of mean kids supposedly take him under their wing and make him use his hypnosis talents for bad: stealing a chocolate bar from a shop and escalating to a bigger theft. Reggie must decide to use his skills for good only and come to trust his own brain to make decisions.
In this event you’ll get to learn where Helen Rutter gets her ideas from and learn some hypnosis tricks!
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets limited to 2 children and 1 adult per family. The event is aimed at children aged 8-12. Children will be seated, and the event will last up to 1 hour. No ticket required for parents.
Caryl Hart: Meet the Dinosaurs
Join us in the bookshop for a very special event with Sheffield-based children’s author, Caryl Hart, and celebrate the publication of her new book, Meet the Dinosaurs!
ZOOOOM! We're off on an exciting journey into the past to meet the amazing dinosaurs that once roamed the earth.
Join in with the rhymes and get ready to spot all the friendly (and not so friendly!) dinosaurs, from the huge Brontosaurus and amazing Diplodocus to the speedy Velociraptor and scary T-Rex. Little ones will have an action-packed time (and be back in time for bed!) in this fun and fact-packed picture book.
This bold, bright follow-up to the acclaimed picture books Meet the Planets, Meet the Oceans and Meet the Weather is filled with ALL your favourite dinos. Combining STEM learning with a rhyming twist, it's perfect for all would-be palaeontologists.
Tickets are £5 each.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are limited to 2 children and 1 adult per family. The event is aimed at children aged 3-7. Children will be seated, and the event will last up to 1 hour. No ticket required for parents.
Lydia Monks Signing - What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
Didn’t manage to get tickets to our Lydia Monks event on December 8th? Not to worry! We are opening the bookshop up after the event so you can get your pre-ordered copy of ‘What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas’ signed and meet Lydia.
This signing is for pre-ordered books only. Books can be ordered via the link below or directly from the bookshop. Pre-orders close Tuesday 5th December.
If you’re not able to be there on the 8th, you can still pre-order your book to be signed, and it will be kept in the bookshop until you are able to collect it. Please make sure you include a name on the pre-order form if you request additional personalisation.
Books will remain in the shop and will be able to collect for the signing from 4:30pm on 8th December. Any books not collected on the night will remain in the shop for collection.
Lydia Monks: What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
SOLD OUT
Join us for a very special event with Lydia Monks, illustrator of What the Ladybird Heard, on Friday 8th December at 4pm.
Tickets are £5 each, and there is a maximum of 3 tickets per booking (inclusive of one adult and two children aged 3-7).
The event will include a drawing session, a reading of What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas, plus a signing.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are limited to 2 children and 1 adult per family. The event is aimed at children aged 3-7. Children will be seated, and the event will last 1 hour. For specific accessibility requirements, please contact sophie@hillsboroughbookshop.co.uk.
The Girl and the Goldcrest Launch and book Signing
Join us in the bookshop on Monday 27th November as author, Steve Draper celebrates the launch of his middle-grade book, The Girl and the Goldcrest with a celebration and signing. The cost of the ticket can be redeemed against the purchase of the book on the night and tickets are available to purchase in the bookshop or via the website.