Seven Stories, The Centre for Children's Books

Our Current Exhibition

All Aboard, Away We Go!

Are you ready for an adventure? Then Seven Stories new exhibition is just the ticket. Journey to Seven Stories for a great family day out and celebrate the best of children’ss books that keep us on the move.

Explore the exciting world of journeys and travel - from the heady heights of My Dad’ss A Birdman to a gentle outing with The Little Red Train, hop on board and Seven Stories will take you on ride of your life.

Hit the open road with Noddy and his Car and Maisy’s Bus and LOOK OUT! for Mrs Armitage on Wheels. Race through towns and countryside with Thomas The Tank Engine, and escape to the open sea with Little Boat. Make a splash and dive to the depths of the ocean with Dougal’ss Deep-Sea Diary or rocket to the moon with Roaring Rockets before you find The Way Back Home. Who knows, you might even spot an alien or two.

With original artwork from illustrators including Polly Dunbar, Simon Bartram, Michael Foreman and Lucy Cousins, this exhibition is set to thrill families of all ages. Visitors can also see original manuscripts by David Almond and Philip Pullman.

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Robert Crowther, author of pop-up book Flight, commented: “For me it is really exciting to be a part of an exhibition at such a wonderful, unique venue. Seven Stories is a venture which I supported from the very beginning and it is great to see how it has developed over the years.”

And he’ss not the only one who’ss excited. Simon Bartram, author of Bob the Man on the Moon, added: “For anyone with an interest in children’ss books, Seven Stories is a joy. To leave uninspired would be almost impossible.”

All Aboard, Away We Go! will inspire and delight children and adults alike – are you ready for an adventure? All Aboard, Away We Go!

The exhibition includes the following titles:

Little Red Train Busy Day by Benedict Blathwayt
Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev Awdry
The Little Train by Graham Greene and illustrated by Dorothy Craige
Baba’ss Gift by Beverley and Maya Naidoo and illustrated by Karin Littlewood
Tim in Danger by Edward Ardizzone
Dougal's Deep-sea Diary by Simon Bartrum
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stephenson and illustrated by Michael Foreman
Noddy by Enid Blyton and illustrated by Robert Tyndall
Maisy's Bus by Lucy
Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake
Timothy Tramcar by Edith Ray Gregorson and illustrated by Barbara Jones
The Guild Trilogy by Joshua Mowll
Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman and illustrated by John Lawrence
My Dad's A Birdman by David Almond and illustrated by Polly Dunbar
Flight by Robert Crowther
Bob's Best-Ever Friend by Simon Bartram
We're Off to look for Aliens by Colin McNaughton
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker