A Day of Dragons at The Wesley Centre

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor

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A Day of Dragons

The Wesley Centre, North Yorkshire
22 September 2018

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Elys Dolan
Children's writer Elys Dolan.
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Following a special screening of the film How to Train Your Dragon and the chance to meet the author Cressida Cowell on Friday night, the Ryedale Book Festival is putting on a host of events on Saturday just for kids. The day is packed full of fantastic interactive literary activities and crafty ideas with a magical dragon theme.

Special guests include award-winning writers Elys Dolan and Sarah Driver, award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett and poet/magician Nick Toczek. Be ready to join a wizard school, draw your own dragon and paint pottery, decorate “Zog” biscuits, and meet some really cool authors! See the Ryedale Book Festival website for all the fab activities for the little’uns to pick from.

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