The Red Shoes & Other Tales Metaphrog Kid's Workshop

Dust off your dancing shoes Metaphrog's latest graphic novel The Red Shoes & Other Tales is out October 13th and to celebrate Metaphrog's Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers will be joining us on the 21st of November from 11am-1pm for a special kids activity table!

Metaphrog are John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, creators of the critically acclaimed Louis graphic novels. Their Louis series has received several prestigious award nominations, including three Eisner Awards, and Louis – Night Salad was Highly Commended for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards in 2011. To celebrate the release of the The Red Shoes & Other Tales, Sandra and John will be hosting a variety of drawing games and comic making activities for kids. Spaces are limited but there’ll be plenty of chances to get involved over the course of the workshop which will run between 11am-1pm. There’ll be loads of art supplies provided so all you need to do is get yourself there on the day.

'There once was a young girl, who was pretty but poor, so poor she had to go barefoot. Her name was Karen. She loved to dance. When Karen becomes an orphan, her great aunt takes her in. One day on a shopping trip, she is bought a beautiful pair of red shoes. The shoes magically come to life and steer Karen down a path she would never have imagined in her wildest dreams, or nightmares. This fresh take on the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Red Shoes" is a tale of hope, obsession and guilt, retold and lavishly illustrated by Eisner-award-nominated Metaphrog. This volume also includes Metaphrog’s adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, “The Little Match Girl” and an original story, “The Glass Case”.'

We’ll have copies of The Red Shoes & Other Tales on the day. If you can’t make it along on the but still want to get your hands on a signed copy simply email us via [email protected] and we can arrange it for you. Alternatively we’re able to post copies straight to you! Postage throughout the UK is a flat rate of £5 while international quotes are available on request.