Kahani Tree

Amphitheatre

Studio

Workshop

Stage

The Palms

Crafty Corner

Doodle Wall

10:30

OPENING EVENT

10:45

10:45 – 11:15am
Of Riddles and Rats

Monideepa Sahu and Anita Roy

(Ages 9 -11)

Supported by Young Zubaan

Ever wondered what life would be like if you were a mouse or a cockroach?

11:00-12:00am
All The Wild Wonders

Wendy Cooling and Prayag Shukla

(Ages 8-10)

Supported by NBT

A celebration of poetry, pictures and our world.

11:00-12:00am
Masters of the Universe

Samit Basu

(Ages 12-16)

Supported by Scholastic

Come and watch a video about Samit's latest book, Terror on the Titanic. Discover how to make the world even weirder and become master of the universe.

11:00-12:00am
Jungle Brew

Tanya Luther Aggarwal

(Ages 8-12)

Supported by Pratham Books

Can a little girl like from a tiny village in the hills of South India actually stop a war?

11:00-12:00am
Yellow Brick Hopscotch

Campfire

(Ages 6-9)

Supported by Campfire

Combine the Wizard of Oz and a playgrounfd game, and what do you have? An exciting activity with lots of fun and prizes.

11:00-12:00am
Hilarious Hauntings Hungama Hour

Sonja Chandrachud

(Ages 9-11)

Sponsored by Puffin

Watch lovable characters come to life! Reading, word contest(yes, there will be prizes!) and chat with Sonja…..a fun-filled hour is guaranteed. Come in your spookiest best - after all it is a Sunday - so spooky Sunday at the midday witching hour will be fun.

11:00-12:00am
Marvellous Mouse

Malavika PC

(Ages 6-10)

Make a very special mouse.

11:00-12:00am
Fun with Faces

Atanu Roy

(All Ages)

Be ready for action galore!

11:45

11:45am-12:15pm
Rajkumar Bho-Bho

Valentina Trivedi

(Ages 4-6)

Hindi
Folk tales from the Land of the Midnight Sun

12:00

12:15-1:15pm
No Limits: Your Gift of Imagination

Ken Spillman

(Ages 6-9)

Come and learn why imagination is the most precious of all gifts.To be the best we can, we must develop this gift - and when a child understands this, anything is possible!

12:15-1:15pm
Popping up with Robert Sabuda

Robert Sabuda

(Ages 5-50)

Sponsored by American Center

Join pop-up book creator Robert Sabuda as he talks about the process of creating his magical books. Pick up some tips on how to make your own pop-ups.

12:15-1:15pm
Why Fame School?

Cindy Jefferies

(Ages 8-12)

Find out why Cindy chose to write about children who are mad about music.

12:15-1:15pm
So Good, it's Criminal!

Anthony Horowitz

(Ages 10-16)

Sponsored by the British School

Join bestselling author Anthony horowitz as he talks about his books from Alex Rider and The Power of Five to The Diamond Brothers. Whether it's action, crime, horror or comedy, Anthony reveals what it's really like to be a writer.

12:00-1:00pm
On top of the World: My Everest Adventures

Arjun Vajpai

(Ages 10-14)

Sponsored by Puffin

The youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest, 17 year old Arjun talks about his incredible achievements in one of the harshest and most demanding environments on earth.

12:15-1:15pm
Show your Best Side

Campfire

(Ages 9-12)

Supported by Campfire

If you've ever wanted to have two faces, then come and make a Jekyll and Hyde mask. You can then use your various faces in a fun reading from this Campfire graphic novel.

12:30

12:30– 1pm
Animal Magic!

with Anita Roy

(Ages 4-6)

Meet a menagerie of marvellous animals.

1:00

1:15– 1:30pm

What's Up at the Kahani Tree?

All ages

Come and find out!

1:30-2:30pm
Fingertalk

Lian Tanner

(Ages 9-12)

Assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government

Stories from Tasmania's convict past, secret signs and hidden languages. Bring a friend and start your own secret language.

1:30-2:30pm
Foxy - or Just Plain Foxed?

Subhadra Sengupta

(Ages 12-16)

Supported by Young Zubaan

Subhadra Sengupta talks to teens about life,love, lipstick and every thing else under the sun.

1:30-2:30pm
Wild India

Deepak Dalal

(Ages 11-15)

From the Himalayan heights of Ladakh to the coral islands of Lakshwadeep, and from the Andamans to the shadowed valleys of Sahyadri - Deepak Dalal showcases the wild and wonderful India that inspires his stories.

1:30-2:30pm
How to Illustrate Children's Books

Francois Roca

(Ages 5-12 )

Sponsored by the French Embassy in India

See the pictures behind the stories.

1:30-2:30pm
Kahani Topishankarki

Kartik Sharm and Tultul Biswas

(Ages 9-11 )

Time to tell tales, spin tales and to work with your hands to make a variety of simple play things with throwaway materials.

1:00-2:00pm
Doodle Delights

Viky Arya

(All Ages)

Draw with Viky.

1:45

2:00

2:00– 2:30pm
Tree-mendous Tree Tales

With Paro Anand

(Ages 6-9)

Supported by Scholastic

TREE
Trees are storehouses of stories.Did you ever hear of a tree with a travelling heart?

2:15– 3:15pm
The A-Z of Characters

Tapas Guha

(Ages 8+)

Make characters come to life with Tapas.

2:30

2:45-3:45pm
The Nim's Island Journey

Wendy Orr

(Ages 8-11)

Assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government

What happens to a story when it is taken from a book to a film? Wendy discusses how the story she wrote at 9 years old grew into the book Nim's Island which then became a film starring Jodi Foster.

2:45-3:45pm
Meet the author of the Magic Thief Series

Sarah Prineas

(Ages 10-12)

Sponsored by the American Center

Be ready to ask the author plenty of questions, partricularly about dragons.

2:45-3:45pm
Make your own Graphic Novel

Campfire

(Ages 10-15)

Supported by Campfire

Put pictures and words together to create an exciting comic book of your own.

2:45-3:45pm
Simply the Best Story Ever Told!

Arka Mukhopadyay

(Ages 8-12)

Sponsored by Mango, the children's imprint from DC Books

A solo adaptation of Tagore's Visarjan combines with the timeless epic,the mighty Mahabharata, in a bold new format.

2:45-3:45pm
Make a Book

Cindy Jefferies

(Ages 6-10)

Create your own never-ending story.

2:45

2:45 – 3:15
Mouse alert!

with Malavika PC

(Ages 6-10)

Adventures of an intrepid mouse.

3:00

3:00– 4:00pm
The Great Taranauts Star Chase (Round 2)

With Roopa Pai

(Ages 9-12)

Sponsored by Hachette India

Come to the fabulous world of Mithya; be a Taranaut: solve Brain-Drain puzzles, and play the fun and daring games of Latang, SeeZee and BelNolo to rescue the stars!

3:30

3:30– 4:00pm
Finger Play

with Jeeva Raghunath

(Ages 4-8)

Find out just what your fingers can do!

4:00

4:00-5:00pm
Ruskin in the Hot Seat!

Ruskin Bond

(Ages 8-12)

Sponsored by Puffin

Ever wondered what Ruskin Bond really can't live without? Join young school editors as they grill Ruskin, and be ready with your question.

4:00-5:00pm
Kalpataru: The Wishing Tree

Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust

(All Ages)

This story, based on Shel Siverstein's The Giving Tree, is interpreted through shadow images, puppets and music.

4:00-5:00pm
Oliver Twist

The Learning Stage

(All Ages)

This musicalised version of Oliver Twist brings the fabulous tale alive again.

4:15

4:15– 5:00pm
Meet Will – Fun With Shakespeare (ACT II)

Anirudh Nair of Wide Aisle

(Ages 8-12)

Sponsored by Hachette India

Find out what it’s like to be a Shakespearean character; holler, hoot and scream and say what you mean; be the storm, the battlefield or the forest as we take you through Shakespeare’s greatest hits