{"id":6805,"date":"2013-02-11T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T10:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=6805"},"modified":"2019-01-04T11:27:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T11:27:53","slug":"win-tickets-to-the-imagine-childrens-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/win-tickets-to-the-imagine-childrens-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Win Tickets To the Imagine Children&#8217;s Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>What with the snow, the upcoming half term and World Book Day fast approaching (March 7) there&#8217;s no better time to immerse your kids in the world of books. One of the best parent tips I&#8217;ve ever had for buying books has to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookpeople.co.uk\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/qs_home_tbp?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10051&amp;langId=100\">The Book People<\/a>. This amazing company has helped my kids fall in love with books while saving me a fortune in costs. I love them\u00a0because not only do they have a huge range of children&#8217;s books (from early years upwards) but they also offer up to 75% off RRP on books (plus 2% on KidStart savings)!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/win-tickets-to-the-imagine-childrens-festival\/blog-1-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6807\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6807\" title=\"blog-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Book people also happen to be heavily involved in children&#8217;s education. So much so that you I saved \u00a3109.75 \u00a0buying the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookpeople.co.uk\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10051&amp;langId=100&amp;productId=300981&amp;cm_mmc=PPCgoogleBase-_---_---_-Read%20With%20Biff,%20Chip%20And%20Kipper%20(Levels%201-3)%20-%2025%20Books&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=basefeed&amp;utm_campaign=ppc+basefeed&amp;gclid=CI3r4Kv1qLUCFa7HtAodDmEA-w\">Oxford Reading Tree Phonics &#8211; Biff, Chip and Kipper collection<\/a>\u00a0for just \u00a314 instead of \u00a3123.75 when my daughter started school. It&#8217;s why they are really worth checking out whatever the age of your kids.\r\n\r\nWhat&#8217;s more if you have children who adore books and have their own favourite authors one of the best places to head this half term has to be the Imagine Children&#8217;s Festival at the Southbank, London. Sponsored by The Book People, the children&#8217;s book festival will be hosting a range of workshops, story telling sessions, and author talks from some of the biggest names in Children&#8217;s publishing.\r\n\r\nBuy tickets now for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whats-on\/anthony-horowitz-oblivion-70333\">Anthony Horowitz <\/a>creator of\u00a0Alex Rider fame (age 7+), or comedian <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whats-on\/david-walliams-ratburger-70733\">David Walliams<\/a> author of Ratburger \u00a0(9+) or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whats-on\/pirates-love-underpants-clai-70817\">Claire Freedman<\/a>\u00a0who will be\u00a0talking about her new book Pirates Love Underpants book (age 5+). If your kids happen to be big fans of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookpeople.co.uk\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&amp;catalogId=10051&amp;langId=100&amp;productId=183848\">How To Train A Dragon series\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0you can win four tickets to see author <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whatson\/cressida-cowell-71178  \">Cressida Cowell<\/a> talk about these wonderful books at the festival (Saturday 23rd February) by simply going to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KidStart?sk=app_10442206389\">KidStart Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0later today.\r\n\r\nThere are also a number of free events over the South Bank during the Imagine Children&#8217;s Festival\u00a0including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/whats-on\/lego-book-workshop-70939\">Lego Book Workshop<\/a> on Saturday 16th February at 10.30 am. All lego fans can come and help build a giant 8ft book made out of LEGO bricks in this fun and interactive event. 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