So far Mr Dilly Meets has been watched by over 170,000 school children in over 2,500 primary schools!

Mr Dilly Meets are FREE, fun, inspirational LIVE virtual author visits for primary schools, beamed straight into classrooms across the UK! Bringing the wonderful world of children’s books, authors, poets and illustrators together for engaging chat, read-alouds, draw-alongs and more! Celebrating creativity in an exciting, colourful and energetic way that encourages reading for pleasure, inspires curiosity and literacy learning, with a huge burst of laughter and fun!

Mr Dilly Meets: Booking now

EARTH DAY 2024 Special - with Philip Kavvadias, Jennifer N.R. Smith, Ben Martynoga, Mo O’Hara, Nicola Penfold, Catherine Barr & Pippa Pixley - KS2

22nd April 11am

MYTHOLOGY SPECIAL with Ash Bond, Tamsin Mori, Lucy Strange, Ashley Thorpe, Matt Langdon & Thiago de Moraes - KS2 & KS3

1st May 9.15am

Mr Dilly’s World of History DUNKIRK COMMEMORATION SPECIAL: ANGEL OF GRASMERE - with Mr Dilly in conversation with Tom Palmer - KS2 & KS3

9th May 11am

Mr Dilly Meets ABI ELPHINSTONE, GUY BASS, A.M. HOWELL & NICKY SMITH-DALE

22nd May 11am

Mr Dilly’s World of History ANCIENT MAYANS

Coming May 2024

 

Mr Dilly Meets: On-Demand

Dance, Fly, Explore & Stop the End of the World

 

Nadia Shireen, Bex Hogan, Alex T. Smith & Zana Fraillon

 

Festive Fun Christmas Author Cracker

 

When Poems Fall From the Sky Film Premiere

 
Dave Shelton and Thiago De Moraes Mr Dilly Virtual Author Event

Dave Shelton, Thiago de Moraes & more

 

Emma Carroll and Natasha Farrant with Chris Lloyd

 

Bumper Author Festive Christmas Special

 

Zaro Weil - When Poems Fall From the Sky Book Launch

Laura Ellen Anderson MARNIE MIDNIGHT Special

 

Mr Dilly & Tom Palmer WW2 Special

 

Helena Duggan The Light Thieves Special

 
Children's Author Summer Reading Special

Children’s Author Super Summer Special

 

Reeve and McIntyre with poet Jonathan Humble

 

Tom Palmer - RESIST Book Launch Event

 
Rob Biddulph and Louie Stowell Children's Authors on Mr Dilly Meets.jpg

Rob Biddulph, Louie Stowell and Joshua Seigal

Pari Thomson, Benjamin Dean, Sarah Driver, Anna Rainbow

 

Read,Scream,Repeat: Mr Dilly Meets LIVE!

 

Hannah Gold, Aisling Fowler, Sinead O’Hart

 
SF Said and Friends with Mr Dilly

SF Said & Empathy Day 2023 Authors

 

Gill Lewis and Gillian Cross with poet Brian Moses

 

Andy Shepherd, Kate Wilkinson & Zaro Weil

 
Kid's Summer Reading Bonanza 2022

Children’s Author Big Summer 2022 Reading Bonanza

 

Mr Dilly Meets: Visits from the vault

(The event links below will play directly on the Mr Dilly YouTube channel)