EVENT 17/02: Story Time reading session with Adam Ramsay

Join us for a fantastic story time reading session with Adam Ramsay, who will be discussing his children's picture-book, My Dad Brought Beavers Back, and wildlife conservation. 

My Dad Brought Beavers Back is a picture book aimed at 3-6 years old about nature and conservation. This rhyming tale is based on the author’s personal story, as told to his children, and helps to explain the role that beavers play in restoring wetlands and encouraging biodiversity. This is a beautifully illustrated story with a simple structure, fun rhymes, and a happy ending!

Date:
Wednesday 17th of February

Venue:
Bookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU

Time:
The story time session will start at 12pm and will last about an hour. 

Tickets:
Free entry (please book in advance so we can gauge numbers!)
£9.99 ticket with a book 💫

ABOUT THE BOOK

My Dad Brought Beavers Back

‘My Dad Brought Beavers Back’ tells the true story of how author Adam’s parents, Paul and
Louise Ramsay, reintroduced beavers to the Bamff estate in Perthshire - and played a wider
role in their return across the UK.

Ramsay said: “I started telling my own small children about the role that my dad - their
grandad - played in reintroducing beavers to Scotland and the UK, and gradually it became a
go-to bedtime story. Eventually, I wrote a rhyming version, and I’m delighted that Scotland
Street has agreed to publish it. Beavers are a keystone species that play a central role in
reversing the biodiversity crisis and build vital flood defences that we increasingly need as
the climate crisis unfolds. They were wiped out in Scotland 400 years ago because their pelts
were highly desirable. I was lucky to have a ringside seat watching their reintroduction, and
seeing the astonishing positive impact they’ve had, transforming the dead agricultural ditches I played in as a child into species-rich wetlands. I’ve loved telling my children that story, and I’m looking forward to telling it to many more.”