Lucy captivates a young audience with the story of Princess Olivia and the Sea of Plastic at Barnes Children’s Literature Festival on the hottest day of the year.

Lucy Hawking introduced her young audience to her new book, Princess Olivia and the Sea of Plastic, as a guest speaker at the 2023 Barnes Children’s Literature Festival. Bringing science and stories together, Lucy spoke about the characters in her new book and the important work that scientists do to help protect our ocean.

The Barnes Children’s Literature Festival is the UK’s largest dedicated children’s literature event. It is run by families for families,  pushing the boundaries of traditional literature festivals to create loads more space for the family-friendliest fun, as well as bringing together our favourite authors and illustrators of children’s books.