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Bring the kids to Wellington’s Downstage Theatre, on Sunday 11 March, for a magical day with three of New Zealand’s most loved children’s authors. Schools Day, on Friday 9 March, at the Town Hall features a great selection of New Zealand and international writers.

Young Writers and Readers Day:
Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary & Friends

Price: $5

Who doesn’t know Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy; Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony; and Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum? Read on

Young Writers and Readers Day:
Gavin Bishop
Bidibidi to Piano Rock

Price: $5

Gavin Bishop is a writer and illustrator with work ranging from the children’s picture book Bidibidi to his charming junior fiction memoir, Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood. Read on

Young Writers and Readers Day:
Margaret Mahy
A Magical, Wacky, Whimsical World

Price: $5

It would be difficult to find a children’s bedroom in New Zealand that didn’t have at least one Margaret Mahy book on the shelf. Read on

Writers and Readers Schools Day:
Magic Realism - Elizabeth Knox/Kelly Link

Price: $8

Adventurous writers Elizabeth Knox and Kelly Link read from their books and discuss their common grounds of magic realism, fantasy and exciting writing. Read on

Writers and Readers Schools Day:
Terrific Characters, Dystopian Worlds - Bernard Beckett/Jane Higgins

Price: $8

Young adult writers Bernard Beckett and Jane Higgins discuss their creation of compelling characters and dystopian worlds. Read on

Writers & Readers Schools Day:
Our Planet, Our Future - Tim Flannery

Price: $8

2007 Australian of the Year Tim Flannery is an internationally-acclaimed scientist, environmentalist and chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council. Read on