{"title": "Who Said Boo? with Jeanne Willis", "start": "2026-10-28T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Discover Children's Story Centre", "address": "High Street 383-387, E15 4QZ London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books/picture-book", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A Halloween fancy dress spooktacular party at Discover Children's Story Centre celebrating the launch of the rhyming picture book Who said Boo?. Author Jeanne Willis leads a jump-out-of-your-skin story reading, a 'Draw a Scary Creature' session on stage, followed by games and dancing to music, with a chance afterwards to buy a signed copy of the book. Willis is an award-winning children's author who has written over 400 books, including picture books, teen novels and poetry, and TV scripts such as Maisy. 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It features the best-selling children's author Anna Kemp, known for Dogs don't do ballet and The Worst Princess, sharing her picture book Moggie McFlea: The Witch's Cat, a wickedly funny story about the baddest cat in history taken in by the nicest witch in town. The session includes storytelling, spell-making, Halloween crafts and the chance to get books dedicated and signed by the author. Adults go free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-storytime-with-anna-kemp-38692/", "official_url": "https://www.southlandsarts.co.uk/events/spooky-storytime-with-anna-kemp/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6465206b7c7fa20bcd3ceb4c91c7621002a984818ad407ececa194f0e0b9287c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Children's Halloween Party", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T17:00:00Z", "place": "The Sheen Bookshop", "address": "375 Upper Richmond Rd W, London SW14 7NX, UK", "price": "£0.00", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.hewsonbooks.co.uk/event-info/childrens-halloween-party-1", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "A children's Halloween party at The Sheen Bookshop run by Hewson Books, a day of free 'spooky' fun for children aged 3 to 10. 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The 30–40 minute show is softly spooky and full of light, packed with puppets, bubbles, songs, scarves and sensory play, never too scary for little ones.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spooky-boo-and-the-moonlight-friends-sensory-theatre-0-3year-41823/", "official_url": "https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/events/products/spooky-boo-sensory-theatre-saturday-31st-october", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5df2556916c734872428ee266ee8684b01e619e52c4e863ec198db027cd1ae9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spooky Storytelling with John Dougherty", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Discover Children's Story Centre", "address": "High Street 383-387, E15 4QZ London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "https://discover.org.uk/select-your-tickets/2026-10-31/482601ALDLRRKDNDMRSPBDCLJQBPRHKDH?post_id=18147", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Spooky Storytelling with John Dougherty is a spooky storytime event on Halloween at the Discover Children's Story Centre. 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