How to Tame a Mummy Monster with Rochelle Falconer

Book tickets

Date

Saturday 28 March 2026

Time

10:00am - 10:45am

Costs

Free

Location

Deptford Lounge, Children's Library

Please email for any further access needs here

Thanks to a last-minute offer from one of our partners, we are now able to offer children’s events for free to all families attending. Refunds will be issued for all previous purchases made for this event.

Children and family event for 4-6 year olds

Rochelle Falconer, author-illustrator of How to Tame a Mummy Monster for a fun, leads an interactive read-and-draw-along!

Join Rochelle Falconer, author-illustrator of How to Tame a Mummy Monster at Deptford Literature Festival. The event starts with a short introduction, followed by a fun and engaging reading of the story. Meet sisters Junie and Ruby as they navigate sibling rivalry, chaos, and the silly consequences of ignoring the warning signs that their Mummy is turning into a mummy monster.

After the reading, we’ll chat together about all the clues the girls missed—and what you might have spotted! Then it’s drawing time for a step-by-step draw-along session where Rochelle will guide everyone through creating your own Mummy Monster sketch.

The event will finish with book signings and Rochelle’s always up for a chat, so feel free to come over and say hi!

If you require BSL interpretation, please book a ticket by Friday 6 March, and request BSL interpretation as you book.

About Deptford Literature Festival

Deptford Literature Festival takes place each March and celebrates the diversity and creativity of Deptford and Lewisham through words, stories and performance. It is run by London Writers Centre in a collaboration with independent producer Tom MacAndrew, with support from the Albany, Deptford Lounge and Lewisham Libraries. The festival is part of our campaign to make Lewisham the UK’s first Borough of Literature. You can find out more about Deptford Literature Festival and see the full 2026 festival programme at: deptfordlitfest.com

Book Tickets

Artists

Rochelle Falconer

Rochelle Falconer

Rochelle is a Jamaican-born illustrator and writer who studied graphic design at university and has worked for various design agencies and game studios. It wasn’t until she took a break to raise a family that she rediscovered picture books. Combining her early passion for writing and her love of drawing, Rochelle now spends her time creating characters she would love to see represented in picture books and dreaming up their stories.

FAQs

Access

Will all events have BSL?

No.

Three of our in-person events on the festival day (Saturday 28 March) will have BSL Interpretation in-place for audiences that require it: South London in Fiction; Mother Tongue: Poetry, Family and Inheritance; and Navigating Culture: Black Male Writers on Britain Today.

BSL interpretation is available on request for all other festival day (Saturday 28 March) events. If you require this, please book a ticket by Friday 6 March, and request BSL interpretation as you book. We will then arrange for this to be put in place.
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

All venues are wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets.

The festival hub on Saturday 28 March, Deptford Lounge, has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information: deptfordlounge.org.uk/access
Is there a break out space?

Yes.

A quiet space is available on Saturday 28 March at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor.
How do I request specific access needs?

If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the festival day at: festival@londonwriterscentre.org.uk

For more information about the access provision available, please visit: londonwriterscentre.org.uk/news/access-at-deptford-literature-festival/
Will there be access assistance on the day of the festival?

Yes.

If you require assistance on the festival day itself, Saturday 28 March, please come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you.

Support Deptford Literature Festival

Deptford Literature Festival celebrates local talent and introduces exciting new writers from Lewisham and nearby boroughs. We want to be able to continue to offer our workshops, readings, events and community projects at a low cost. We do not want finances to be a barrier to anyone taking part. If you are in a position to make a donation, please give a gift today. Anything you give will help more people come to future festivals.

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