A morning with Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola at Waterstones Piccadilly

Join us for a fun interactive event with Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning team, Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola including a reading of their brand new book Speak Up! and a drawalong! Their newest publication sees Rocket return in the third effervescent picture book, in which our irrepressible heroine organises a peaceful protest against the closure of her local library.

Nathan Bryon is an award-winning writer and actor who has written for BAFTA award-winning children's TV shows, such as Swashbuckle and Apple Tree House and critically-acclaimed Rastamouse. A rising star in the world of screenwriting, his animated series, Afro Kid, is currently under option.

Dapo Adeola is an illustrator, author and character designer who was awarded Illustrator of the Year at The British Book Awards in 2022. Dapo rocketed into the picture book world with his greatly acclaimed illustrator debut, Look Up!, written by Nathan Bryon and published by Puffin in 2019, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2020. Dapo illustrated My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and My Mum Is a Lioness written by award-winning author Swapna Haddow (both published by Macmillan Children's Books), and collaborated with Malorie Blackman on their picture book We're Going to Find the Monster!

Dapo made his author debut in 2021 with the Puffin published picture book Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black, featuring 18 talented Black British illustrators, which also went on to win Illustrated book of the year at The British Book Awards in 2022. Born in Britain and of Nigerian heritage, Dapo is an avid believer in the importance of equal representation in the creative arts. He currently lives in London.

Please note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of Speak Up (RRP £7.99) available for collection on the day. Parents accompanying their children do not require a ticket (one accompanying adult per child with ticket.)

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