Mr Dilly Meets

Virtual Author Event: Emma Carroll and Natasha Farrant with Christopher Lloyd

Mr Dilly Meets award-winning authors Natasha Farrant and Emma Carroll celebrating Earth Day 2023 and chatting about their environmentally themed books, The Tale of Truthwater Lake and The Rescue of Ravenwood and the importance of protecting our planet. Plus Christopher Lloyd pops in to chat about an action plan for our planet and how you can be part of it with It’s Up To Us. A perfect online author event for primary aged children everywhere and a fantastic, fun virtual author event for schools.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
(video chapter links will play on YouTube)
0:43 What is Earth Day?
4:43 Meet Emma Carroll - Interview
13:12 Reading from 'The Tale of Truthwater Lake' with Emma Carroll
17:01 Your questions to Emma Carroll
27:20 Meet Christopher Lloyd - 'It's Up To Us'
35:20 Meet Natasha Farrant - Interview
44:21 Reading from 'The Rescue of Ravenwood' with Natasha Farrant
46:18 Your questions to Natasha Farrant
49:40 Dilly's Doodles - Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre artwork challenge
52:37 Natasha and Emma Panel Interview

EMMA CARROLL
Emma Carroll 'one of the greatest historical fiction writers of our time' returns with THE TALE OF TRUTHWATER LAKE. The future has a lot to learn from the past in this time travelling adventure that explores the before and after of global warming. Mr Dilly interviews Emma, speaking about Earth Day and the environment, and you'll hear a reading from her fab book.

NATASHA FARRANT
"We have to fight for the precious places don't we?" says Bea, in Natasha Farrant's latest THE RESCUE OF RAVENWOOD, an epic adventure with a call to arms as three extraordinary children fight to save what is most precious and treasured to them on our planet. Hear from Natasha about the book, and her views on the environment, and a reading from her book.

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD
Plus author and publisher Christopher Lloyd pops in for a quick chat to speak about IT'S UP TO US, a collaboration with His Royal Highness King Charles III (when he was HRH Prince of Wales), and 33 amazing award-winning artists from around the world in a beautiful, lyrical and thought-provoking voyage through Nature, the threats we face and an action plan for the future.