Children’s Event - 4+ years
Lucy Reynolds & Katie Hickey - The Raindrop Falls
“Ancient trees are precious. There is little else on Earth that plays host to such a rich community of life within a single organism.
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Following the success of The Thousand Year Tree, a beautiful picture book published in 2024 and co-created by the children of Guildford's Weyfield Primary Academy, we are delighted to launch a fantastic new sequel, The Raindrop Falls, at this year's Guildford Book Festival.
This stunning new picture book celebrates rivers and raindrops, from their source to the sea, exploring the wild ecosystems that weave through our watercourses, and the ways in which humans have used, impacted upon, and conserved these precious habitats today and through the ages.
This very special book has been created by the Y5 children of Godalming's St Mark & All Saints Primary School, in partnership with the Surrey Hills Society; author LucyReynolds; illustrator, Katie Hickey; Surrey Hills National Landscape; the Guildford Book Festival; and the Old Dungate Press. [NB could also include Zero Carbon Guildford; the River Wey Trust; Surrey Libraries; SUrrey Council; Juniper Hall FSC].
The book will be shared exclusively for the very first time at this year's Guildford Book Festival, and we are delighted to have been lead partners in this project.
Join children's author, Lucy Reynolds, and children's illustrator, Katie Hickey, for a fun, interactive and creative family event, perfect for little nature lovers, to learn more about this special co-creation project, discover the publication process behind the book, and explore the beautiful story of Surrey's waterways through the ages.
Perfect for ages 5+, this warm, welcoming event is sure to inspire budding young storytellers and illustrators everywhere with the wonder of rivers and waterways.
Psst! If you're looking for an inspirational summer holiday project, why not enter the endpapers competition that accompanies production of the book? We're inviting children all across Surrey to create artwork to the theme of 'Rivers & Raindrops'. Winning entries will be published as the inside covers for The Raindrop Falls. Full information is available here [add url].
The Thousand Year Tree is on sale through Waterstones HERE. The Raindrop Falls will be available exclusively for sale at the event, together with The Thousand Year Tree.
