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News and activities focusing on children’s picture books

Celebrating Difference with George Webster….. and PAMIS!!

Posted on 4 September 202313 September 2023
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories

Lifesize Deadly Animals: A Sensory Story

Posted on 16 August 202316 August 2023
  • All Levels
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: A Sensory Story

Posted on 9 August 2023
  • All Levels
  • Festival
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories

Granny Came Here On The Empire Windrush: Inclusive Resource – a sensory story created by Ailie Finlay

Posted on 17 August 20224 October 2022
  • Celebrating Difference
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

It’s Only One: Inclusive Resource – make a sensory story 

Posted on 17 August 20224 October 2022
  • Environment
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books

DrawAlong with… your Favourite Illustrators in your Classroom!

Posted on 11 March 2021
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • DrawAlong
  • Festival
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Picture books

Citizen Winter Warmer – free online creative activities for everyone!

Posted on 2 December 20202 December 2020
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • All Levels
  • Christmas
  • Creative writing
  • Picture books
  • Teachers

Changing the World with Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon

Posted on 13 August 202017 February 2021
Explore how you can make the world a better place with Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon, the illustrator and author of Look Up! and Clean Up!
  • 1st level
  • Environment
  • Festival
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books

Illustrating Feelings with Dunja Jogan

Posted on 12 August 202024 September 2020
Explore feelings through art in Dunja Jogan's Felix After the Rain
  • 1st level
  • Creative writing
  • Early level
  • EYFS
  • Friendship
  • Key stage 1
  • Mental Health
  • Nature
  • Picture books

The Teeny Weeny Genie: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a sensory story to accompany Julia Donaldson’s magical new picture book.
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

A Squash and a Squeeze: A Sensory Story

Posted on 6 August 20202 September 2020
Creating a Sensory Story to accompany a Julia Donaldson classic!
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Early level
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

Felix After the Rain: A Sensory Story from PAMIS

Posted on 6 August 202024 September 2020
Creating Multi-sensory Stories to accompany Picture Books.
  • Festival
  • LD Friendly
  • Picture books
  • PMLD
  • Sensory Stories
  • Storytelling

A Beary Fun Day of Activities with Kristina Stephenson

Posted on 6 April 20206 April 2020
Watch a video of Kristina’s wonderful festival event, then join in with our ideas for interdisciplinary activities!
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

Looking for Someone Like Me: Representation in Picture Books

Posted on 12 March 201913 March 2019
Think about how learning disabilities and other types of disability are represented in picture books
  • All Levels
  • Picture books

Sing Along with Nick Cope

Posted on 8 November 201815 November 2018
A fun sing-along with hilarious children's author Nick Cope and tips to write your own funny animal stories
  • 1st level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books

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