Benji Davies: The Great Storm Whale

A great storm is coming... Join author and illustrator Benji Davies for a creative session full of stories and drawing as he celebrates 10 years of his classic picture book The Storm Whale and presents his new book The Great Storm Whale.

Whitstable inspired the beautiful beach hut illustrations that form the setting for The Storm Whale series. Discover more inspiration and learn to draw book character Noi step-by-step in a live draw-a-long.

All ages welcome

For more about Benji and The Storm Whale click here

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Folkestone Book Festival is our annual celebration of books, ideas, reading and writing in its many magical forms. This year's festival has been curated by Jen Thatcher and James Harkin. Curating the festival for the first time, Jen and James have been inspired by Folkestone and how we can all come together through inspired discussion about global ideas, global thinking and possible futures.

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This year's festival is for everyone and we want to make it possible for more people than ever before to be able to come together and enjoy a packed festival. To make this possible we have introduced a £5 ticket. This is a no questions asked ticket for those that may be struggling to afford events and performances.

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We would like to thank our Principal Sponsor Saga, our Education Partner Canterbury Christ Church University, Le Shuttle and our Travel Partner, Southeastern. Creative Folkestone is also supported by Arts Council England, Folkestone and Hythe District Council, Kent County Council and The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust.