About Family Workshops: Rasta Granny's Rainbow
Join author Jessica Wilson and illustrator Rochelle Falconer for a magical, sensory storytelling experience celebrating their brand-new children's book, Rasta Granny’s Rainbow.
Experience the story, as Jessica explores the delicious, aromatic ingredients woven throughout the tale, from savoury bay leaves and thyme to tropical avocado and ackee. As the words spark your imagination, Rochelle will be live-illustrating, bringing the book’s beautiful and dynamic characters to life right before your eyes.
Then get creative as we share our own heritage, exploring culture, roots, and the unique things that make us proud of who we are.
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Jessica Wilson
Jessica Wilson is an author and speaker born to second-generation Jamaican parents in North London.
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She is the author of the award-winning Sofia the Dreamer and Her Magical Afro and has six books forthcoming from Quarto Publishing, Templar Books, Pan Macmillan, and Tate Publishing between 2026 and 2028.
Jessica is a recipient of the Society of Authors’ Arthur Welton Award for Poetry and was shortlisted for an Aesthetica Creative Writing Award and Penguin Random House’s WriteNow diversity initiative. Jessica is currently a lecturer at City Lit, London, specialising in Black British Literature.
Rochelle Falconer
Rochelle Falconer was born in Jamaica and raised in Birmingham.
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With a background in graphic design, she has worked for various design agencies and within the gaming industry. After rediscovering picture books while raising her family, Rochelle now focuses on creating characters and stories that champion representation. Her recent work includes The Best Me! by Marvin Harrison (June 2023) and The Council of Good Friends by Nikesh Shukla (August 2023).
Family activities at the Library
We have lots of free family events and workshops in London and West Yorkshire. Spaces can fill up quickly, so please book ahead.
You can also pick up a Family Trail from the Information Desk to help you explore the Library further, and visit our free Treasures Gallery.
Food and drink
Families are welcome at all of the Library’s cafés and restaurants. The Terrace Café on the first floor has lots of seating (including an outdoor terrace for sunny days). Highchairs are available in the Terrace Café and the Upper Ground Floor Café, subject to availability.
Families with children may also bring their own food to eat outside on the Piazza or in our public spaces, and there are water fountains that can be used to refill water bottles across the building. Please do not consume food or drink inside the exhibition galleries.
Baby-feeding
Parents are welcome to breastfeed or bottle-feed anywhere in the Library. Please ask a member of Library staff if you would like help finding a quieter space.
Please note that we cannot heat bottles or baby food in our cafés and restaurants.
Bags, cloakrooms and lockers
Our cloakroom and digital lockers are free to use, located on the Lower Ground Floor with step-free access. Please note our cloakroom is closed on Sundays, but you can still use our lockers. View more information on our bags and luggage restrictions.
Baby-changing and toilets
There are baby-changing stations available in the following toilets:
- in the men's and women's toilets on the Lower Ground Floor, near the cloakroom
- in the women's toilets near Reader Registration on the Upper Ground Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Terrace Café on the First Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Knowledge Centre.
Accessible toilets can be found on all floors. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at King's Cross station.
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