A Year of Poems for Children
Poems are like glorious bite-sized stories, full of wonderful rhyme, rhythm and language patterns, as well as conveying thoughts and emotions.We always feel something when we read a poem, don't...
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Cat Book Character Costumes for World Book Day
Here are lots of fun suggestions for creating different cat book character costumes, just the thing for World Book Day.Each blog will include a synopsis of some of my favourite...
Owl Book Character Costumes for World Book Day
Here are lots of fun suggestions for creating different owl book character costumes.With World Book Day around the corner, I thought it'd be helpful to write a series of blogs...
Fairytale Elements
We all love fairytales, don't we and we've been telling them for millennia!Humans created, told and acted, danced and sung them to each other and passed them on to the...
25 Great Quotes from Children's Books
I've chosen some of my favourite quotes from children's books which I hope you enjoy too.Children’s books provide us with a wealth of inspiration and life lessons through beautiful and...
Autumn and Winter Poems for Children
Here are some wonderful autumn and winter poems for children, perfect for welcoming in the colder months of the year! Poetry, in my opinion, is a beautiful thing for children.Poems...
Spring and Summer Poems for Children
Here are some magical spring and summer poems for children, perfect for celebrating the warmer months of the year! Poetry, in my opinion, is a beautiful thing for children.Poems are...
Wolf Characters in Stories
Wolf characters have always featured in our stories and abound in myths, legends, fables and folklore and fairytales.Throughout history, we have used animals in our storytelling to educate and entertain....
The Magic of Stories and Storytelling
Stories and storytelling are part of what makes us human and we’ve been sharing them for thousands of years. We are hard wired to listen and tell them.Stories come in...
25 Inspirational Quotes from Children's Books
Here are some of my favourite inspirational quotes from children's books.Children's books provide us with a wealth of life lessons through beautiful and simple storytelling.There are philosophical quotes about friendship,...
Fox Characters in Stories
Did you know the fox is one of the most common animals in children’s books?It’s fascinating to think about why certain animals much more than others feature so often in...
The Importance of Wordless Picture Books
What are wordless picture books? Well, they are exactly that, illustrated books without any printed story text. The reader relies on the illustrations to tell their own story. They provide...
Nursery Rhymes
I’ve always enjoyed nursery rhymes. I’m not sure if it was their tuneful repetition, catchy rhythm or simply funny new words but I remember sitting and singing them, as a...
Animals in Children's Books
Animals abound in children's books and stories. So many feature talking animals rather than people as the central characters.From Aesop’s Fables and traditional fairytales, to Beatrix Potter, Winnie-the-Pooh and The...
Why are Traditional Fairytales important?
As a maker of fairytale-inspired children's costumes, I wanted to talk about why traditional fairytales are important.Why are these stories often the first we learn at home and school and...
