Looking for something magical to do before Christmas? Seeking something a little bit different and healthier to eat over the festive season for your little ones, but still equally delicious?
Join us on Monday 23rd December from 10:30am at Ribizli cafe in Wallingford for a digitally interactive story time of "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," written by local author Michael J Woodward, illustrated by Alison Lingley. Ruth Allan, the daughter's author will be there to talk to you about how the adventures of Peter and Paula Pixie came to life, as well as providing an interactive story time with colouring in sheets of the creatures featured in the story. Plus there will be the opportunity to purchase the book digitally signed by the author, which will also include a free bookmark and sticker - a great Christmas present for little ones. Delicious "honeysuckle" biscuits, as featured in the story and made suitable for human consumption by Ribizli cafe, will be available to purchase on the day. These biscuits are refined sugar, gluten and dairy-free, so a healthier alternative to your normal biscuits for the festive season. Pre-order the honeysuckle biscuits either individually or as a pack of six online through our store www.peterandpaulapixie.com/store and collect in store on the day in time for Christmas. Event starts from 10:30am and will be run throughout the day. Click on the link below to book your FREE ticket through Eventbrite and gain access to a free Pixie bookmark and sticker on the day.
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Join us outside Inspiration at Goring's Late Night Xmas Fayre to learn about the magical adventures of Peter and Paula Pixie and have the opportunity to purchase the debut book 'Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre' by the late local children's author, Michael J Woodward, illustrated by Alison Lingley and aimed at 3-7year olds. With each purchase of the book, priced at £7.99, you will also get a free bookmark and sticker.
Plus there will also be the opportunity to purchase delicious "Honeysuckle" biscuits, as featured in the story, made suitable for human consumption by Ribizli. These are so tasty that they were all gobbled up during launch week at the Corn Exchange and Wallingford Christmas market! Join us at the First Edition stand at Wallingford Christmas Market to learn about the magical adventures of Peter and Paula Pixie and have the opportunity to purchase the debut book 'Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre' by the late local children's author, Michael J Woodward, illustrated by Alison Lingley and aimed at 3-7year olds.
With each purchase of the book, priced at £7.99, you will also get a free bookmark and sticker and the opportunity to gain access to the secret honeysuckle biscuit recipe, featured in the book, when you subscribe to our newsletter. Plus there will also be the opportunity to purchase gluten-free and dairy-free Honeysuckle biscuits, featured in the story, made by Ribizli. These are so tasty that they were all gobbled up during launch week at the Corn Exchange! So make sure you get there early to try them and pre-order for Christmas! Let us know you're interested in coming by liking our event on our Facebook page - click on the button below! On the final day of our book launch week we will be at John Lewis Reading in the Discovery Room on Level 2 for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, plus the opportunity to get your book signed by illustrator Alison Lingley. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest to attend the interactive story time event by clicking on your preferred time slot below. Please note that spaces are limited, so please register for your preferred time slot so we can manage numbers! Books will only be available to purchase at the event, so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment. (Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17 September as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com).
On day six of launch week we will be at Waterstones Aylesbury from 10.30am for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, plus the opportunity to get your book signed by illustrator Alison Lingley. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest to attend the event by clicking on the link below. (Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17 September as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com).
On Friday 1st November and day five of launch week we will be at the Corn Exchange, Wallingford from 10am-2pm for the opportunity to meet the family of the author Michael J Woodward, around which some of the characters are based, as well as the illustrator Alison Lingley. We will also be playing the audio of Michael reading the story. The audio will be played at:
"Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance?" Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest below to attend through our Facebook events page. Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17th September 2019 as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com after 28 October 2019.
On the fourth day of our book launch week we will be at Waterstones Banbury from 10.30am for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, plus the opportunity to get your book signed by illustrator Alison Lingley. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest to attend the interactive story time event by clicking on the link below. (Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17 September as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com). On the third day of our book launch week we will be at Waterstones Newbury from 11am-3pm for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, with supporting illustrations painted live by Alison Lingley, plus the opportunity to get your book signed. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest below to attend the event listed on our Facebook page. Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17th September 2019 as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com from 28 October 2019. On the second day of our book launch week we will be at Waterstones Oxford from 11am for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, with supporting illustrations painted live by Alison Lingley, plus the opportunity to get your book signed. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest below to attend the event listed on our Facebook page. Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17th September 2019 as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com from 28 October 2019. On the first day of our book launch week we will be at Waterstones Reading from 11.30am for an interactive story time and book signing of the debut children's book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre," aimed at 3-7 year olds, written by Michael J Woodward and illustrated by Alison Lingley. Peter Pixie lives in a toadstool in the middle of a deep, dark forest. Like all young Pixies he has to go to school. He travels there with his best friend Jonathan in an acorn train to the big oak tree in the middle of the forest. Today is an exciting day because his class is visiting the Rescue Centre. Whilst there, an unexpected emergency happens when a human is detected on a mushroom hunt, and the Pixie children get to watch a real life rescue take place! Will the Pixie villagers escape to safety in time? And will the bad human get his comeuppance? Come along to hear the book being read by Michael's daughter Ruth Allan, with supporting illustrations painted live by Alison Lingley, plus the opportunity to get your book signed. Receive a FREE book mark, sticker and interactive colouring-in sheets of some of the characters from the story when you buy the book, plus access to the secret Honeysuckle biscuit recipe if you subscribe to our newsletter! We'd love to see you there!! Register your interest below to attend the interactive story times listed on our Facebook events page. Sadly Michael Woodward died suddenly on 17th September 2019 as he was excitedly preparing for his book launch. Whilst he may be gone, his stories will live on. An audio of him reading his first book "Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre" will be available to purchase through the website www.peterandpaulapixie.com from 28 October 2019. |
'Peter Pixie Visits the Rescue Centre'
...is the first book in a series about their adventures. |