29th March – 3rd April 2026
Welcome to the home page of Worcester’s dedicated children’s literary festival
no booking / tickets required
Proud to be supporting Bookmark Reading Charity
Free gifts and activities all week
Sunday 29th – Ian Brown & “Albert the Tortoise”
Ian Brown is a London-based writer and producer for television and former Fleet Street journalist. His TV credits include Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, The South Bank Show, This Is Your Life with host Michael Aspel, Comic Relief, Take Your Pick with Des O’Connor, Petrolheads with Chris Barrie, Neil Morrissey and Richard Hammond, and the feature documentary Born to Royalty narrated by Hugh Bonneville. He has written or produced for the likes of Pierce Brosnan, Harrison Ford, Simon Cowell, The Simpsons, Tom Jones, Floella Benjamin, George Lucas, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, Bob Monkhouse, Paul Whitehouse, Trevor McDonald, Michael Caine and Bruce Forsyth, among many others. Ian is also the creator and writer of grown-up cartoon series The Bruvs which was animated by Eoin.
Monday 30th – Kev Sutherland, “Beano” & Dr Who illustrator
Kev Sutherland is a writer and artist for comics from The Beano & Marvel to Doctor Who and adapts Shakespeare into graphic novels. His latest book is Richard The Third, ideal for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs. Monkey.
At this live event, he will draw lightning fast caricatures of people as they wait. Signed copies of his book will also be available.