Name: An Afternoon with Bryher Mackenzie and Gillian Eilidh O’Mara - Birmingham
Start: 2024-06-16T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-16T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Waterstones

$An Afternoon with Bryher Mackenzie and Gillian Eilidh O\u2019Mara - Birmingham$

Join us for a magical story time session with Bryher Mackenzie and Gillian Eilidh O’Mara, reading from their picture book ‘The Night Whale’.
About this Event

Join us for a magical story time session with Bryher Mackenzie and Gillian Eilidh O’Mara, reading from their picture book ‘The Night Whale’. I this magical, epic adventure, a grandmother and grandchild encounter the mythical Night Whale, and travel around the world on its back.About the BookAnd I know then what the Night Whale is saying. I understand. “Anything is possible."A grandmother and grandchild look out for the Night Whale, a magical sky creature last seen when Nana was a child herself. The story transports the reader off to a world of wonder and beauty, as they soar over cities and landscapes on the back of the Night Whale, far away from home and back again.This is a beautifully lyrical and stunningly illustrated picture book about adventures and moving on, helping children to come to terms with saying goodbye, and the majestic Night Whale's reassuring message is that anything is possible.About the AuthorBryher Mackenzie is a collector of words and supervisor of lunches. When they are not tying laces, zipping zips or debating the tastiest flavours of popcorn, Bryher can usually be found where picture books are. Bryher likes to read and write stories with big feelings, and the Night Whale is their debut picture book. Bryher lives in Shropshire, and their Instagram is @bryherandherbooks.About the IllustratorGillan Eilidh O'Mara is the illustrator of a number of picture books, but The Night Whale is her first one in this scenic, atmospheric style. In addition to illustrating, Gillian has co-founded and grown several social ventures including a poetry festival, children’s literacy projects, charity building projects in India and a fine tea company supporting girls' education. Gillian was born and raised in Scotland, and now lives in County Durham with her two daughters. Find her online at gilliangamble.co.uk, on Twitter as @gillgamble and on Instagram as @gilliangambleartist.