Type of Artist:
Holly bases her talks around her various books, depending on the age of the children.
Animal Stories, suitable for Year One to Year Three. An event with lots of photos and readings about the stories and real animals that inspired the Animal Stories series. Museum Kittens - hear about the real-life museum cats and how they inspired this series. Holly can also run a papercraft based on the series, or a writing workshop on the children's own museum.
Suitable for Years Two to Four. Winter Animal Stories - the inspiration behind the books. Event with photos and readings, suitable for Years Three and Four.
The Story of Greenriver and The Swan's Warning - suitable for Years Five and Six.These are Holly's most recent books for older children. The books follow Sedge the otter as he tries to track down his missing sister, and discover the secrets of their home on the Greenriver.
Primary age children
100 children
Maximum four.
Usually 45 minutes to an hour including time for questions. Book signing afterwards.
Preferably within a day’s travel of Reading.
Train and taxi
Holly is DBS checked and holds PLI through the Society of Authors.
Animal Stories series - 56 books, starting with Lost in the Snow Winter Animals series, including The Snow Bear, The Reindeer Girl, Frost, Star and Sky. The Museum Kittens series The Story of Greenriver for older children