FREE KS1–KS2 Author Livestream for Schools | Amazing Stories for Kids

Free KS1–KS2 author livestream for schools. 6 authors, story quiz, draw-along & readings. Great for end-of-term class viewing. 7 Day Replay

Looking for something fun and worthwhile to share with your class this week?

This FREE Mr Dilly Meets livestream brings together six brilliant authors to show pupils that reading can be funny, adventurous, mysterious or packed with amazing facts.

Perfect for a whole-class session before the end of term, with something to hook every kind of reader — from graphic novel fans to mystery lovers and adventure seekers.

Mr Dilly Meets: AMAZING STORIES FOR KIDS - Laughs, Legends & Lost Treasures

📅 Tuesday 24 March 2026
🕜 1:30pm–2:45pm (UK time)
👩‍🏫 Upper KS1–KS2 (Years 2–6 / Ages 6–11)
📺 Watch live or replay for 7 days

Join Mr Dilly for a lively multi-author livestream celebrating stories in all their forms — funny, mysterious, adventurous and packed with brilliant facts.

Designed to show pupils that reading isn’t just one thing, this event brings together graphic novels, historical adventures, hilarious mysteries and fascinating real-life stories — helping every child find something that sparks their curiosity.

From Tudor mischief and stolen toenails, to lost treasures and unsolved mysteries, to rogue robots, mammoths and the sequel to a beloved children's classic, there’s something here to hook reluctant readers and confident book lovers alike.

Perfect for comic fans, mystery lovers, history explorers and adventure seekers.

🎙 Featuring Live Authors

🕵️ Kaz Penney — Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails
A hilariously mischievous historical mystery starring a young Will Shakespeare. Think Horrible Histories meets Loki — with Tudor trouble and chaotic clues.

🧩 Tom Adams — Lost 101: People, Places, and Things Lost… Forever?
A dazzling non-fiction journey through history’s greatest unsolved mysteries, missing treasures and vanished explorers.

🤖 Jack Noel — Dadbot 2: Rise of the Badbots!
A riotously funny graphic novel packed with robots, puns, school chaos and comic-style storytelling.

🐭 Claire Powell — Marty Moose: The Great Stamp-ede
A laugh-out-loud animal adventure featuring races, golden eggs and ferret bandits.

🦣 S.J. Poyton — Mammoth Rider
An epic Arctic adventure about friendship, climate change and protecting a rare white mammoth.

🦦 M.G. Leonard — Portly the Otter
The Adventures of Portly the Otter: Untold Tales from the Wind in the Willows: A beautifully colour-illustrated children’s novel, based on the ... The Wind in the Willows!

🌟 What to Expect

• Live author chats hosted by Mr Dilly
• Draw Along with Jack Noel
• Short readings and “story hooks” from each book
• Mini author panels sharing inspiration behind their stories
• The Legends, Laughs & Lost Treasures Quiz - play along in your classroom!
• A celebration of humour, history, adventure and imagination

🎯 Why Take Part?

✔ Encourages reluctant readers through humour and graphic storytelling
✔ Supports literacy, history and cross-curricular learning
✔ Showcases both fiction and non-fiction
✔ Inspires reading for pleasure across KS1 and KS2
✔ Replay available for flexible classroom viewing