Children’s Events
What’s on for children and young people
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Sharena Lee Satti is a poet, mentor, and festival curator with over ten years of experience working across schools, community organisations, and cultural programmes. She has supported thousands of students and adults through creative mentoring, poetry workshops, and personal development sessions. Here she shares her journey… For the Voices still finding here’s… How poetry found…
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We are thrilled to introduce you to our child reviewers. Our latest critic is Yaseen Mahmood, aged 6, who enjoys sports like football and badminton and is really good at maths! Title: Bunny Verses Monkey: Machine Mayhem Author: James Smart Genre: Fun Books/ Comic Book Summary: This book is an adventure about a robot learning…
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Pav is another of our digital creators whose poems will be featured in a series of VR films touring our libraries next month. Here is what he had to say about the fantastic project at Bradford Libraries which saw him commissioned by The Space Arts. My name is Pavan Singh , I am 22 years…
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Writing a piece of music at just 16 is quite a feat. But Bradford’s Anesu M took it all in his stride! Anesu was one of our digital creators from The Pulse of Bradford whose work will feature in a Virtual Reality Film touring Bradford Libraries next month. We asked three young poets and two…
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Boy Queen by George Lester B195695690 Today’s review is courtesy of Jon Lewin who is studying Maths, History and Music A Levels. Jon says he reads tons, such as historical adventure, Simon Scarrow and stuff. He works on his grandma’s allotments to earn money which he spends on his guitar collection and going to concerts.…
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We have been working with some incredible young poets and musicians over the past six months who, with the help of partner organisations The Space and filmmakers Neon8, have transformed their art into a series virtual reality films. The group, known as ‘The Pulse of Bradford’ are now ready to debut their creations. Here is…
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We’re thrilled to announce that submissions for the Young Poet Laureate Programme are now open! This is an incredible opportunity for young poets to showcase their talent and creativity. Are you (or do you know of) a young poet with a passion for words? Enter now for the chance to become a Young Poet Laureate and…
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Today’s reviewer is Sakinah, who loves reading, walking in the woods and gardening. She also loves catching up with friends or family over a cup of tea and cake. Her favourite cake is lemon drizzle. Title: Hidden Fires Author: Saarish Hussain Genre: Adult Fiction Summary: Ruby is a teenage girl struggling with anxiety, body image…
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Reviewer Bio – My name is Noor, I am a ten -year -old girl. I love playing sports, especially Football. I also love cats and I have a pet cat named Mia. Here are my two reviews. Title: Running Wild Author: Micheal Morpurgo Genre: Adventure Summary: This story is about a young boy called Will…
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Reviewer Cathy Liddle loves to browse the shelves of Keighley Library. Cathy reads both fiction and non-fiction. Over Christmas she has read “Bog Queen” the latest novel by Anna North, published this year. Here are her thoughts. Bog Queen by Anna North It begins with the finding of a body, as thrillers generally do. But,…
