A fun filled storytelling session with music, colourful props and wonderful tales. For ages 8-11
Free to attend. BOOK VIA EVENTBRITE HERE.
Join professional storyteller Wendy Shearer for fun-filled tales from her collection of African and Caribbean folktales, myths and legends where you will meet clever tricksters, foolish kings and magical shapeshifters.
Presented in partnership with Lewisham Libraries.
Additional Info
Please note: parents, guardians or carers must stay with their children during this event.
Access information:
Please see our access policy here: spreadtheword.org.uk/access-at-deptford-literature-festival
If you have any questions about access, please email: [email protected]
Wendy Shearer
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Wendy Shearer is an author of Guyanese heritage, with two books for children published by Scholastic and Lonely Planet, as well as Caribbean Folktales: Stories from the Islands and the Windrush Generation for older readers. She is a renowned performance storyteller of African and Caribbean folklore, with performances on award winning Cbeebies show JoJo and GranGran, at the V&A, British Museum, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Barbican.
Wendy’s background is in TV Broadcasting, having produced programmes for Children’s BBC (CBBC), Nickledoden and PBS America.
Lewisham Libraries
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Lewisham's vibrant libraries provide quality resources, events and activities for all ages so our communities can be well informed, healthy and inspired.