Fabula Festival Schools Programme 2025

Fabula Festival is an annual arts and literature festival organised by Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure. It’s a celebration of the power of libraries to transform young lives.

This year, the Redbridge Fabula Festival Schools Programme will run throughout the week from 7th-10th July and we are delighted to host authors in libraries across the borough. We will be joined by Sophy Henn, Luan Goldie, Yussef Rafik and Joseph Elliot.

Pupils will have an opportunity to buy the books in advance, and have them personally signed by the authors. 

This education programme is offered free to Redbridge schools on a first come first served basis.

The brand-new, hilariously funny full colour graphic novel series from award winning author and illustrator of the Pizazz Jam-packed with hilarious stories.
Meet the friendly and not-so-friendly residents of Happy Hills, a place where anything can happen and always does! Play a town-wide game of IT, all while avoiding GIANT DANGER KITTENS.

Sophy Henn is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. Her debut picture book Where Bear? was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Sophy was the World Book Day Illustrator in 2015 and 2016.

This event is suitable for KS1 (Yr 1 – 2)

Spaces for this event are strictly limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Please contact us to book.

Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher

When 11-year-old K-pop obsessed Skylar inexplicably switches bodies with her super strict 71-year-old headteacher, Ms Callus, she’s thrown into a hilarious world of dancing old ladies gone viral and school rules thrown out the window, as she tries to figure out how on earth to swap back….Singing with laugh-out-loud moments, this is a joyful and uplifting tale of friendship, fandom and chasing your dreams.

Oops, I Kidnapped A Pharaoh

When Skylar and best friend Dana accept a ride in Nana’s new tuktuk, they don’t expect to travel through time – nor to accidentally kidnap Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh King Tut and turn him into a K-pop sensation! Soon Skylar and Dana are on a whirlwind race through time to put things right before they change history for ever…

Luan Goldie is a writer of children’s books as well as Costa-winning author of short stories and novels for adults. She worked in primary schools for over a decade where she loved teaching PE and anything which involved clay, paint or glitter. When not writing, Luan can be found teaching writing to others, hanging upside down at a fitness class, or watching K-pop music videos.

This event is suitable for KS2 (Yr 3 – 4)

Spaces for this event are strictly limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Please contact us to book.

How To Be An Eco-Explorer

You don’t need a big garden of fancy equipment to bring about positive changes – all you need is the spirit of an eco explorer: curiosity, respect for nature and a desire to do good.  We know that the environment needs our help, but can we really make a difference? Beloved children’s presenter Yussef Rafik has made it his mission to share his knowledge about the natural world and the things we can do to help it.

Yussef Rafik is a zoologist and wildlife TV presenter, best known for hosting the BBC Earth shows Bugface, After We’ve Gone and 24 Hours With, as well as narrating the documentary series Wild Bites. He has also presented on the likes of CBeebies, BBC Radio 4, Sky Nature and BBC Bitesize. Through his work, Yussef hopes to inspire a love of the natural world in young readers.

This event is suitable for KS2 (Yr 3 – 4)

Spaces for this event are strictly limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Please contact us to book.