Logo: The Golden Treasury bookshop – books for children

News & Events

The bookshop runs a programme of events centred on popular children's books, together with occasional events for adults such as cookery demonstrations. The photographs around this page show some of the recent events.

If you would like to receive event details direct to your e-mail inbox as they become available, send us an e-mail using this link: southfields@thegoldentreasury.co.uk

Activities to celebrate Elmer's 20th birthdayMik Brown sketchingKatie Hickman chatting about her book The Aviary Gate

Independent Booksellers Week 2010

Logo: Independent Booksellers WeekBuilding on our hugely successful week last June we have a fabulous line up of events to celebrate independent bookshops!

Monday 14th June 2010

4.15pm. Doodle Day at the Golden Treasury - FREE EVENT. Come and join in with a huge drawing session and be part of Southfields longest doodle!

Wednesday 16th June 2010

Book cover: London Adventure Walks4.15pm. London Adventure Walks - FREE EVENT for 5–10 year olds. Authors Becky Jones and Clare Lewis will be running a fun and informative event about things to do when out and about in the capital. A quiz, leaf rubbing, memory games and many other cheap and cheerful ideas for days out in London.

Thursday 17th June 2010

Doors open at 7pm for 7.15pm start - tickets £2 (redeemable against either book purchased on the night)

Book cover: Famous and Infamous LondonersBook cover: Roomy VillasLocal History Evening with Neil Robson and Peter De Loriol. Join us for a glass of wine and listen to these local history experts reveal fascinating facts about our local area. Does anyone know which wife of a famous U.S. president went to school in Southfields? Come and discover this and other amazing nuggets of information about Southfields and the surrounding area.

Saturday 19th June 2010

11am: Flossie Crumbs storytime and cookie decorating event - tickets £2 (redeemable against the book on the day)

Book cover: Flossie Crumbs The Fairies Cupcake BallHelen will read her new book Flossie Crumbs The Enchanted Cookie Tree (published Sept 2010) and will then hold a cookie decorating masterclass. A perfect event for fathers and their children. Also, enter the Flossie Crumbs colouring competition.

Father’s Day competition – starting now

Deadline Thursday 17th June 2010

Draw a picture of your dad as a superhero and win a chance to have your picture made into a T’shirt! Get your picture in early and see it up in our window display.

There will be prizes for 2 age groups: 3-5 and 6-11years.

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Budding pilots with Nick Barnard

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Local author and stunt pilot, Nick Barnard

The Golden Treasury children's bookshop, Wandsworth, south west London, UK29 Replingham Rd., Southfields, London SW18 5LT, United Kingdom

Telephone no.: 0208 333 0167 (from outside the UK: 00 44 208 333 0167)