CHILDREN are being invited into the wonderful world of Roald Dahl's Muggle-Wumps and snozzcumbers this summer.

Over the next six weeks there will be 170 fun events in and around Bradford’s libraries, giving children plenty to do now schools have broken-up.

Primary aged children have been encouraged to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge, an annual event encouraging children to read six books over the break. The theme for this year’s event is Roald Dahl, the author of classics including The BFG and Matilda, who would have turned 100 this year.

To coincide with the challenge there are plenty of themed events in the district's libraries, inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Twits and other Dahl classics.

Yesterday, the itinerary included a Big Friendly Read in Clayton Library, recipes and activities based on George’s Marvellous Medicine at Haworth Road Library - an event that also takes place today at 2.30pm, and craft sessions allowing children to create BFG inspired dreamcatchers in Holme Wood Library.

Today there will be a Big Friendly Read and Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Cliffe Castle in Keighley from 11am to 3pm, and a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired creative writing workshop at Laisterdyke Library from 4pm to 5pm.

Tomorrow there will be reading and craft sessions at City Library from 2pm to 3pm while Bradford Industrial Museum hosts a big friendly read from 10am to 3pm.

Children can make a giant peach at Great Horton Library between 1.30pm and 2.30pm and at Queensbury Library from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Tomorrow, there will be the first in a number of Brilltastic Dahl did-you-know-athons with Word Wizard and author Andrew Newbound, who will entertain children who are taking part in the reading challenge with stories about Dahl.

Other events this week include a Golden Ticket hunt in Burley Library on Thursday from 11am to noon and a craft session in Wyke Library where children can make masks inspired by Fantastic Mr Fox on Friday between 10.30am and 11.30am.

During the summer storyteller John Kirk will perform scenes from The Twits for 40 minutes at various libraries, while the ZooLab will bring some of Dahl’s favourite exotic animals to libraries to allow children to get up close with the creatures.

Christinea Donnelly, a development officer for young people at the council, said: “This is a celebration of a century of Roald Dahl. There will be plenty of great events all based on that theme.”

To find out more about the events at each library and times please visit bradford.gov.uk/libraries/children-and-young-people/summer-reading-challenge-2016/