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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

Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students

Posted on 16 January 201816 January 2018
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 3
  • Picture books

Performing Picture Books with Kristina Stephenson

Posted on 20 September 20178 December 2017
Be inspired by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson to act out your favourite picture book
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books
  • Storytelling

Tales of Our Town: Making Picture Books

Posted on 27 June 201727 June 2017
Write and illustrate a story about your town in this creative project
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Key stage 2
  • Picture books

Pick of the Picture Book Events in the Schools Programme

Posted on 30 May 2017
Top five events for younger primary school pupils
  • 1st level
  • Early level
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 1
  • Picture books

Cross-Curricular Picture Book Projects

Posted on 17 May 201717 May 2017
Building projects inspired by picture books
  • 1st level
  • Cross-curricular
  • Early level
  • Picture books

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