The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell
Be swept away to a land beyond your wildest imagination as Katherine Rundell discusses her epic fantasy series and answers audience questions.
Bestselling author Rundell introduces characters Christopher, Mal and a baby griffin on their urgent quest across the Archipelago, a secret place in our world where mythical creatures still live and thrive: dragons small enough to perch on your thumb, winged horses, gold-horned hares that salute the brave and chaotic talking green squirrels.
Rundell shares the story of her life as a writer and what inspires her, discussing the importance of stories and reading for pleasure.
We also hear about the more recent titles in the series, The Poisoned King, The Neverfear and more gripping adventures, followed by plenty of time for the audience to ask questions.
Need to know
Tickets are only available from The Children’s Bookshow.
Every child receives a free copy of Impossible Creatures to take home and keep.
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.