The inaugural Jewish Children’s Book Awards winners Carol Isaacs, a New Yorker cartoonist and author of The Wolf of Baghdad, and Sharon Spitz, an Israeli illustrator and graphic designer, will be on hand to share their drawing tips with children of all ages.

Have you ever seen a squiraffe? It’s a magical combination of a squirrel and a giraffe, very talented at spotting nuts from a distance. Join us for this free, interactive workshop as part of our Family Day at Kings Place and create your very own new beasts by combining existing animals, birds and sea creatures!

This free workshop event is suitable for children aged 6+.

Carol Isaacs is a London-based musician (Sinead O’Connor and Indigo Girls) and cartoonist known as The Surreal McCoy (New Yorker, Private Eye). Her first adult graphic memoir The Wolf of Baghdad was based on her family’s recollections of their lost homeland of Iraq.

Sharon Spitz is an illustrator from Haifa, Israel with a passion for nature, animals, and sustainability. She studied at the NB Haifa School of Design and graduated with honours from the Department of Visual Communication in 2017. Her work focuses on details and textures, and she combines traditional techniques with digital methods to create her illustrations.