Children's Events

Come down to House of Books & Friends for our Dino Day! From 10:00-12:00 on Saturday 5th August, there will be readings of The Stompysaurus and The Hugasaurus from our […]

Over the summer holidays, House of Books & Friends are hosting a series of family board games days! Come along, completely for free, as the back room will be filled […]

We are thrilled to announce another session of The Marvellous Myths of Greece with Dimitri is taking place on Tuesday 15th August. Come down and spend time with our resident […]

Over the summer holidays, House of Books & Friends are hosting a series of family board games days! Come along, completely for free, as the back room will be filled […]

Come along to House of Books & Friends for a delicious session of biscuit decorating on  Wednesday 23rd August! We'll start the session off with a quick story time, and […]

The Bank Holiday weekend is a very special weekend here in Manchester, so to celebrate the Pride Festival we're holding a fun story time and craft session on Saturday 26th […]

As part of our summer holiday events for children, House of Books & Friends are hosting a writing workshop on Monday 28th August! Split into two parts, the workshop will […]

Bring along your favourite teddy to our special story time! We'll gather in the back room and read stories together, finishing off with a range of activities. We can't wait […]

We are delighted to be hosting the launch event for A M Dassu’s highly-anticipated sequel to Boy, Everywhere – Kicked Out, published by Old Barn Books. A M Dassu will […]