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World Book Day (well Week)

I LOVE World Book Day! I loved it when I was a teacher and I love it even more now I’m a storyteller and writer.These days, the day has turned into a week as I find myself visiting a range of different schools to offer different activities to complement their…

The Fabulous Frost Fair

The Fabulous Frost Fair One of the first things I sorted when I started Little Lamb Tales were some branded T-shirts to wear when I’m storytelling. As you will know if you are regular followers, Lamby has his own T-shirt too. Lamby has more than just T-shirts though. He has…

Treasure!

Last week, our Creative Writing Group ‘Little Yarns’ met for the first time in a couple of months and it was good to be back.For those of you not in the know, Little Yarns is a group of people who get together to share a passion for children’s literature. We…

500 Words

Having just got over the fantastic but hectic week that was World Book Day Week, I was taking a couple of days just to catch up on admin and general boring stuff. So imagine my delight when I opened up an email from the 500 Words Competition telling me I’d…

World Book Day

What a busy but fabulous week!World Book Day was first started back in 1995 and if I remember correctly, it used to be around Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23rd). For the last few years however, it has always been celebrated on the first Thursday of March.Essentially, World Book Day is a…

The Best Job in the World

I’ve just spent a lovely week telling stories at the Bridge Chapel Centre, Garston. I feel really blessed to have a job that I’m passionate about and that I love!Storytelling is a wonderful thing for all ages. It’s the oldest form of entertainment and has existed for thousands and thousands…

Top Five Books For Under Fives!

I’ve been asked to write an article for an online magazine called Visit From the Stork http://www.visitfromthestork.co.uk/ This is a magazine specifically for young parents who are aged 25 and under. The article is about my top five favourite books for under fives.Reading to children is one of life’s simple pleasures so…

Starting School

I don’t know how normal this is but I can vividly remember my first day at school. As my birthday is the last day of August I didn’t go to school until January. I remember that the room seemed enormous (and as classrooms go, it was pretty big). I also…

An Ivory Tower with Wheels!

As well as reading, I am also a prolific writer. Before you start looking for my name on Britain’s Most Published list I have to stop you. Although my dream would be to have some of my picture storybooks for children published the harsh literary world has so far remained…

Why words and rhymes matter

Hands Up If You Love A Good Book? I LOVE reading! I always have at least one book on the go. My current reads are Accordian Crimes by Annie Proulx and T-Shirts and Suits, A Guide to the Business of Creativity by David Parrish www.t-shirtsandsuits.comThese books are very different (one is…

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