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Oundle KidLit 

Every March, we host Oundle KidLit, a special week of author events for primary school age children. Timed to coincide with World Book Day, we collaborate with local primary schools to offer children a range of fun events to foster an early love of literacy and books. 

Our Oundle KidLit 2025 Line up...

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Lissa Evans
Monday 3rd March
Year 6 students


Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Book Awards, the UK Literacy Award and the Branford Boase Award. The Bookseller made 'Wished' it's Editor's Choice, saying: ‘A superbly funny misadventure about unexpected friendships and living life to the full.’



10am Oundle Primary School
1.30pm Oundle School Great Hall (tbc)

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Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Tuesday 4th March
Year 4 & 5 students

 

An author, scriptwriter and playwright whose work has been

performed at The Roundhouse and featured on Radio 4. Jack’s first Beast book, The Beast and the Bethany, has won over seven awards, been translated into 32 languages and a film version is in production with Warner Brothers and Harry Potter producer David Heyman.



10am Oundle Primary School
1.30pm Oundle School Great Hall (tbc)

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Catherine Jacob
Wednesday 5th March
Reception & Year 1 students


An award winning journalist and reporter on Channel 5 news, a previous environment correspondent at Sky and now a successful children's author penning exciting rhymes with an eco-theme for early readers.


10am Oundle Primary School
1.30pm Laxton Junior School



 

Terrie Chilvers
Thursday 6th March
Year 2 students


A copywriter and social media consultant from London with a penchant for sausage dogs and eggs benedict. Her book, 'Michael -The Amazing Mind Reading Sausage Dog' was selected for the Blue Peter Book Club.

10am Oundle Primary School
1.30pm Laxton Junior School

Clare Harlow
Friday 7th March
Year 3 students

'
Tidemagic' was named Blackwell's Children's Book of the Month in May '24. Once upon a time, Clare was an actor, touring theatres all over the UK and Ireland, until she turned her love of storytelling from stage to page and became a writer, too. She lives in London, where she spends a lot of time walking by the river in the hope that a little Tidemagic might rub off on her.

10am Oundle Primary School
1.30pm Laxton Junior School

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