Spotlight on upcoming kids events
School holidays may be over but that doesn't mean the fun ends. We have an incredible lineup of events for kids and young adults coming up, from book launches to signings and storytimes!
Check out just some of our fantastic upcoming events below, and make sure to add them to your calendar.
Book Launch:
The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell
Tuesday 30 July at 6:00pm
Emporium Melbourne, Woiwurrung Country,
Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
The Skin I'm in is a feisty, funny and poignant novel by proud Yidinji woman Steph Tisdell, writer, actor and one of the brightest stars of Australian comedy. It's a story about being 17, being Indigenous and navigating high school; about cultural and personal expectations and responsibilities.
Free, but bookings are essential. Please book here.
In Conversation:
The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow
Thursday 8 August at 6:00pm
Kids, Woiwurrung Country,
315 Lygon St, Carlton 3053
In The Girl with No Reflection, Ying Yue believes in love. So when the royal matchmaker selects her to wed the crown prince, Ying hopes that love is exactly what awaits her. No matter that the royal family is notoriously reclusive, rarely leaving their walled palace-and no matter the rumors about the previous royal brides, who after their weddings, were supposedly never seen again. Ying knows that she was chosen for a reason. After all, why else would the matchmaker select her, out of all the girls in the kingdom?
Free, but bookings are essential. Please book here.
Book Launch:
Big Trouble with Angry Chairs by Lachlann Carter, illustrated by and Douglas Holgate
Sat 10 August 2024 at 2:00pm
Kids, Woiwurrung Country,
315 Lygon St, Carlton 3053
Big Trouble with Angry Chairs is the first adventure in this riotously funny and absurd hybrid graphic-fiction series that smashes together the spookiness of Twilight Zone with the craziness of Adventure Time! Illustrated by New York Times bestseller Douglas Holgate.
Free, but bookings are essential. Please book here.
Book Signing:
The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Bill Hope
Tue 13 August 2024 at 4:00pm
Doncaster, Woiwurrung Country,
Westfield Doncaster, 619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster 3108
Remember the time we flew to the moon without a rocket? And the time we went to the bottom of the ocean and fought a high-voltage octopus? And how about the time we got lost in the Land of Lost Things? That was one of our most exciting adventures yet! It all started like this . . .
Tickets are $15 per family and includes a copy of The Land of Lost Things.
Bookings are essential. Please book here.
Book Launch:
A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin
Sun 25 August 2024 at 2:30pm
Peppercorn Room, Hawthorn Library,
584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
I wish you health and happiness, but even when there's pain . . . I hope you see the rainbows as you're running through the rain.
This gentle picture book is a celebration of a new baby's arrival, expressing all the hopes, joys, and dreams for a little one's future.
Free, but bookings are essential. Please RSVP to Caz Goodwin - [email protected]
Book Reading:
The Tiny Gardeners by Kat Macleod
Sun 8 September 2024 at 11:00am
Emporium Melbourne, Woiwurrung Country
Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Join the Tiny Gardeners as they grow fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs for the upcoming Summer Market. See the long and bumpy beans! Taste the fresh and juicy strawberries! Feel the spikey rosemary sprigs! Smell the sweetly scented honeysuckle! Everything is almost ready to pick, but it's a hot, humid day and the garden is looking dry and thirsty . . . just a moment
. . . can you hear that?
Free, but bookings are essential. Please book here.
Storytime at Kids
Every Sunday at 10.30am
Kids, Woiwurrung Country,
315 Lygon St, Carlton 3053
Join us for Storytime at Readings Kids, hosted by Readings' expert storyteller Celeste Perry.
Suitable for ages 0-8 years old.
There is no need to register!
