{"title": "Story Time: Shadow Theatre", "start": "2026-11-14T11:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "member £5, non-member £7 (only kids need a ticket)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Story Time: Shadow Theatre is a storytelling session for children aged 3 to 8, held in the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Children enter a shadow theatre and listen to famous French tales such as Little Red Riding Hood. Storytellers also read picture books in black and white and cut-out style. 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The rhymes and songs help children develop key skills for communication and literacy, and the sessions are a great way to meet other families. All you need to do is come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-trust-story-and-rhymetime-sessions-69580/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/en/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/library-events/under-5s-eal", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rhyme time at Victoria Library (Thursday)", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Victoria Library", "address": "Buckingham Palace Road 160, SW1W 9UD London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/stories"], "description": "A weekly session of nursery rhymes, puppets and stories for babies, toddlers and children under 5, together with their parents or carers. 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They come from Bookstart and are held at your local library in a safe, supportive space that introduces little ones to the world of books and language while boosting their early literacy skills.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-trust-story-and-rhymetime-sessions-60114/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/library-events/under-5s-har", "image": ""}, {"title": "Baby Comptines", "start": "2026-11-04T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "£7 standard, £5 members, £3 for carers", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/poetry/nursery-rhymes"], "description": "Baby Comptines is an interactive French nursery rhymes session for children aged 0-4, with songs, dance and instruments, in easy French and lasting 30 minutes. It is run by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni at its Bibliothèque Quentin Blake. Nursery rhymes play a vital role in a child's development, stimulating cognitive, linguistic and social skills while having great fun.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/baby-comptines-74181/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/baby-comptines/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/950a27a60be609479a4b5f84149ee9ad06269da03c0cdf3717687b39a6ecde0f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions", "start": "2026-11-03T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T11:30:00Z", "place": "Brent libraries, Kilburn library", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Story and Rhymetime sessions bring stories, songs, rhymes and rhythm to young children and their families at the library. They are run as free Book Trust sessions, where children share stories, songs and rhymes in a friendly, inclusive space that gives them a flying start in learning to read. A typical session mixes action rhymes, dancing, props and sensory play, sign language and songs in various languages, crafts and play time, and also offers parents and carers a chance to meet and make new friends.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-trust-story-and-rhymetime-sessions-60111/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/library-events/under-5s-kil", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d24416bbacc22b2561bb29c3dcef3e0ced9c93ce1ef53b27b1a5cad474c5e5e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Book Trust Story and Rhymetime sessions", "start": "2026-11-04T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T11:30:00Z", "place": "Brent libraries, Willesden Green library", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books/storytime"], "description": "A free story and rhymetime session for babies and toddlers aged 0–5 and their parents or carers at the library. It is run as part of the Bookstart Rhymetimes programme at Brent's libraries. Sessions last about 20-30 minutes, with songs, rhymes and stories shared in a safe, supportive space. Regular rhymes and songs help young children build communication and literacy skills.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-trust-story-and-rhymetime-sessions-60113/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/library-events/under-5s-wg", "image": ""}, {"title": "Family Storytime", "start": "2026-11-06T09:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Polka Theatre", "address": "The Broadway 238-244, SW19 1SB London", "price": "£12.00 +£2.50 booking fee per order", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Family Storytime is an interactive story session for children aged 0 to 5 and their grown-ups, lasting 45 minutes. It is held at Polka Theatre, a charity theatre for every child, in its Clore Learning Studio. Little ones can touch, feel and actively take part in the adventure, sparking creativity and family bonding. It runs every Friday, and tickets cost £12 for one adult and child plus a booking fee.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-storytime-63957/", "official_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/event/family-storytime/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8863c208f8ca4e1ec2603dc280e948e1afb84808219e831717587ad9e280d101-2000.webp"}]}