Rob Biddulph at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Schedule

Sat Aug 16 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC

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What do you want to be when you grow up?
Celebrate the beauty of dreams, the joy of curiosity, and all the excitement that the big wide world has to offer with amazing author and illustrator Rob Biddulph in his newest book, When I Grow Up I’d Like to Be… Get prepared to dream big – the only limit is your imagination. This will be the FIRST EVER PUBLIC READING of this book.
Plus you will hear all about Rob’s author journey, discover Peanut Jones’s origin story and see a live musical rendition of his bestselling classic I Follow the Fox. And of course, there will be a chance to draw with Rob. Pencils at the ready!
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