Festive Fun and Games with Sibéal Pounder
We're so pleased that bestselling author Sibéal Pounder is coming to the bookshop to host a festive and funny creative workshop full of silly props, cracking Christmas games and… SPROUTS!
Get in the party mood for this super interactive event to celebrate Sibéal's new Christmas book, Sprouts. This event will be ideal for children aged 6+.
The session will last for one hour in the bookshop and there will be a chance to get a copy of Sprouts signed by Sibéal.
About Sprouts:
In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine!
Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she's ever wished for is to join the festive world.
But when Santa's daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it's up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back …
Participants:
Sibéal Pounder Author
Sibéal Pounder is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the much-loved and highly successful children’s fiction series Witch Wars, Bad Mermaids and Neon’s Secret Universe, and the Christmas hit Tinsel. She has also written Beyond Platform 13, the sequel to The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson, and the novelisation of the film Wonka. Her World Book Day book Bad Mermaids Meet the Witches was a Sunday Times bestseller, and Witch Wars was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award.
The venue
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA
Telephone: 0131 629 6756
Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com
Wheelchair Access
We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.
Sound
We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.