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Posted by Tom, May 5, 2014

Nosy Crow at Hay!

The line-up for the 2014 Hay Festival has been announced, and there are lots of Nosy Crow authors and illustrators who’ll be there holding events – something for everyone!

On Monday 26 May 2014 at 10am, you can join The Grunts series author Philip Ardagh for a fantastic and funny storytelling session that’s bound to be filled with mayhem, mischief, and, most likely, great big beards – BRILLIANT for 7+ year olds. You can find out more and book tickets here.

And here’s a look inside The Grunts all at Sea, the second book in the series:


The paperback of the book is out this month – you can buy it online from Waterstones here.

On Saturday 31 May 2014 at 11.30am, meet Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam – along with their creators, Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton. Live-drawing, story-telling, and much, much more, this is bound to be an EXTRAORDINARY event that’s perfect fun for canine-lovers everywhere! You can find out more and book tickets here.

Take a look inside Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam:


Buy the book online from Waterstones.

On Sunday 1 June 2014 at 11.30am, Cowgirl author G.R. Gemin will be sharing the story of his inspiring debut novel for 9+ year olds – a heartwarming tale of friendship, community, family…and cows. You can find out more and book tickets here.

Take a look inside Cowgirl:


Buy the book online from Waterstones.

And finally, also on Sunday 1 June 2014, at 2.30pm, you can meet Christopher Edge, author of the award-winning Twelve Minutes to Midnight trilogy, as he introduces the third and final adventure of Penny Dreadful, The Black Crow Conspiracy, in which she battles the dark forces behind an alternative World War I. The Telegraph recently described the book as “intricately plotted Victorian fun”. You can find out more and book tickets here.

Take a look inside The Black Crow Conspiracy:


Buy the book online from Waterstones.

You can read the full line-up of children’s events at Hay here – we hope to see you there!

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