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Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow - If I Had A... for Reception, Yr 1 & 2
Thu 05 Feb
|In School
Join author Gabby Dawnay and illustrator Alex Barrow to explore their playful 'If I had...' series, imagine unusual animal friends, pick favourites, and dream, draw and discuss what life would be like with a dinosaur, dragon, sloth, crocodile or unicorn.
Time & Location
05 Feb 2026, 13:30 – 14:15
In School
About the Artists & Speakers
Gabby Dawnay is an award-winning children’s writer, poet, screenwriter and occasional illustrator.
She’s written numerous books for children, including the bestselling If I had... series for Thames
& Hudson and 5 Minute Stories series for Magic Cat Publishing, Gabby gas been ‘poet-in-
residence’ for award-winning children’s art and science magazine, OKIDO since 2007 and
delights in telling tales that might involve flora, fauna, fungi, fairies and the universe.
Insta: gabdaw38