World Book Day Show: Nadia Shireen, Beth Lincoln, Huw Aaron

Puffin is celebrating 85 years of sparking imaginations in 2025!

Join us in the Puffin Library this World Book Day with a jam-packed 30 minute educational show to promote reading for pleasure. 

Download the accompanying Mission Pack before you watch the show, with all the creative activities and resources you need to take part!

  • CREATE YOUR OWN GUIDE TO MOODS with Nadia Shireen, creator of Barbara’s Very Useful Guide to Moods
    – Celebrate Nadia’s World Book Day book, Barbara’s Very Useful Guide to Moods!
    – Hear how Nadia creatively explores the many moods we can experience each day.
    – Draw-a-long with Nadia as she shows us how to create our own Guide to Moods with the activity sheet you can find in your Mission Pack.
  • DISCOVER GRAPHIC NOVELS with Huw Aaron, creator of Unfairies
    – Learn about the wonderful world of Graphic Novels with Huw Aaron, creator of Unfairies!
    – Meet Huw’s Unfairies and peek at the pages in a world exclusive reading from The Puffin Library.
    – After the show create a comic strip using Huw’s ‘Create Your Own Fairy Tribe’ activity in the Mission Pack.
  • USE A DICTIONARY TO CREATE CHARACTERS with Beth Lincoln, author of The Swifts
    – Take part in the Lost Words quiz with Beth on the show and discover the meaning of words that have been lost over time!
    – Hear how Beth used a dictionary to create her characters in The Swifts.
    – After the show create your own characters using Beth’s ‘A Dictionary of Characters’ activity in the Mission Pack.

Tag us on @puffinbooksuk with the #StoryMakersShow to let us know you’re watching!

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Free teaching resources

Download the Mission Pack, with all the creative activities and resources you need to take part!