Storytime Special with Morag Hood: Runaway Cone

FREE Event

This is a live, in-person event.

NEW LOCATION: Christ Church Centre, 6a Morningside Road, EH10 4DD

Multi-award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator Morag Hood joins us in the shop for a very special storytime where she will read us her new picture book, Runaway Cone - the hilarious follow-up to Dig, Dig, Digger!

Digger, Traffic Light and the cones are all ready to start the roadworks one morning when they notice that something is wrong.. Gary has gone missing. What has happened to Gary? They search left and right, high and low, but it's no use. Can they find Gary all by themselves? Or do they need to ask for help? What's going to happen when they find him? With a twist at the end that will leave readers excited for more, this laugh-out-loud mystery adventure makes for a brilliant gift for young readers who love construction machines and outdoor adventures.

Full of fun and colourful illustrations, this new comical story about a hunt for a missing traffic cone is the perfect read for both children and adults alike.

About the author:

Morag Hood is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator from Edinburgh. She has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art and a BA in Costume Design from Wimbledon College of Art. Morag used to work in theatre, but now spends her days in her Edinburgh studio with views of the hills.

"I love making up stories, print-making and cutting and sticking. My favourite things to draw are eyebrows... And I love ducks."