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Children's Story-time & Draw-Along with Illustrator CLIVE MCFARLAND

Date: 27 August 2023

Venue: Little Acorns Bookstore, 18 Great James Street, Derry, Derry, BT48 7DA

Join illustrator Clive McFarland for a reading of his latest picture book Standing On One Leg is Hard and learn how to draw your very own heron chick!

Join illustrator Clive McFarland for a reading of his latest picture book Standing On One Leg is Hard and learn how to draw your very own heron chick!
Standing On One Leg is Hard tells the story of a little heron chick who is trying HARD to be like the grown-up herons who stand so gracefully on one leg. But she just CAN'T do it! Maybe she just needs a little help?

Sure to delight young readers who will relate to the heron's chick's attempts to try, try and try again.

Clive McFarland was raised in Omagh, Co Tyrone and graduated from the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He is an author and illustrator of several other picture books, including A Bed for Bear, Caterpillar Dreams and The Fox and the Wild. He lives in N Ireland.

Standing On One Leg is Hard is written by Erika McGann and illustrated by Clive McFarland, published by O'Brien Press, Dublin. Hardback £13.99.

Please Note that the £3.00 ticket price is redeemable against one copy of the book Standing On One Leg is Hard and is non-refundable *

*Every child will receive a complimentary bookmark and World Book Day book regardless

See also:

www.obrien.ie/standing-on-one-leg-is-hard

Key Info
  • 27 August 2023
  • 14:00
  • Little Acorns Bookstore, 18 Great James Street, Derry, Derry, BT48 7DA
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