About Family Workshop: Monster Mayhem with Thiago de Moraes
Join author, illustrator and comic creator Thiago de Moraes for an interactive and fun draw-along session. Discover his latest series School of Gods and get creative collaborating to design and draw crazy monsters to join the crew. We might encounter creatures like the Horrid Hamsters, the Platitudepus and Jeff, the mobile gnome.
Bring all your questions and creativity!
We're hosting a day of creative comic inspiration inspired by our new family friendly Fairy Tales exhibition. Check out our other fantastic workshops. We'll also have a drop in creative studio running 12.00 – 14.30 and lots of books to relax and enjoy together.
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Thiago de Moraes
Thiago de Moraes was born in Brazil and moved to England for the weather.
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He spends most of his time in a tiny shed at the bottom of his garden, writing and illustrating books, comics and bits of old cardboard boxes. He enjoys telling all sorts of stories, from non-fiction books like Mighty Myths to fiction, including the Old Gods New Tricks series. He also makes The Dunnos and Age of Stone comic strips for The Phoenix magazine.
His books have been translated to 25 languages, with surprisingly few complaints so far. He has won the Sheffield Children’s Book Award, was twice nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize and was a finalist for Blackwell's Book of the Year in 2025.
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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