Retelling Tales with Joseph Coelho, Juno Dawson and Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Subvert classic stories with The Girl Who Became a Tree,
Wonderland and The Deathless Girls
Storytelling
News and activities involving the telling of stories – your own or someone else’s
The Teeny Weeny Genie: A Sensory Story
Creating a sensory story to accompany Julia Donaldson’s
magical new picture book.
A Squash and a Squeeze: A Sensory Story
Creating a Sensory Story to accompany a Julia Donaldson classic!
Felix After the Rain: A Sensory Story from PAMIS
Creating Multi-sensory Stories to accompany Picture Books.
A Beary Fun Day of Activities with Kristina Stephenson
Watch a video of Kristina’s wonderful festival event, then join in with our ideas for interdisciplinary activities!
Creepy Tales with Helena Duggan & Christopher Edge
Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales
Brewing Stories with Sam Gayton
Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories
Performing Picture Books with Kristina Stephenson
Be inspired by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson to act out your favourite picture book
A Trio of Storytelling Activities
Video and performance artist Donna Rutherford shares three simple activities focusing on using memories to create stories
Fiction in a Flash
Author Kerry Hudson shares an exercise exploring how to build up stories
Making Stuff Rhyme with Rap
Stanley Odd front man Dave Hook writes about how you can use rap in the classroom