Storytelling and recycling fun with Laura Henry Allain

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Join the award-winning author behind JoJo and Gran Gran for a special storytelling of her latest book Maya and Marley and the Great Big Tidy Up!

Take part in recycling themed crafts and colouring, followed by a Q&A with award-winning storyteller and educationalist Laura Henry Allain MBE.

Craft materials will be provided, and books will be available to buy and have signed and dedicated at the event.

All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event.

Maya and Marley and the Great Big Tidy Up

Siblings Maya and Marley are ready to take charge and make a change in this brand-new picture book by Laura Henry-Allain, creator of JoJo and Gran Gran!

“I’m wondering, I’m wondering… we need to have a great big tidy up!”

Maya and Marley live in their very own playground with Mum, Dad and pet goats Lou and Chou!

But when the playground becomes overrun with litter, it’s up to Maya and Marley to plan a tidy up! Will they be able to clear it all away by themselves?

Laura Henry-Allain MBE

Laura Henry-Allain is an award-winning international educationalist, storyteller, producer and consultant.

She is the creator of the well-loved, award-winning, JoJo and Gran Gran global series, developed and produced by CBeebies, and is the series producer. Laura has a new children’s animation Daddio & Co that is currently in development.

Laura has worked with several global brands, including Paramount, Mattel, Moonbug, Hasbro, John Lewis, Comic Relief and Bafta. Her bestselling children’s books include My Skin, Your Skin, My Family, Your Family and Maya and Marley, centres on an Adventure Playground.

Laura is a board member of the Children’s Media Foundation and vice president of The British Association of Early Childhood Education. She is also a patron of the Grenada Community Library, mentor to the Grenfell Memorial Quilt and an expert commissioner on the Raising the Nation Play Commission national inquiry into play.

Visitor Information

  • Please arrive at the conservatory five minutes before the workshop begins.
  • Parents and carers, you will need to stay with your child while they take part in the workshop, smaller children may need some assistance.
  • Tickets do not include a copy of the book but this can be purchased at the event with author signature or in the Horniman gift shop.