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“They say you have cancer.” said the little one who had been happily playing in the bath. This is not something I was expecting so I was a bit tak...

Maybe we just can’t see the rainbow! Are you looking at all the perfect rainbows in all the windows as you struggle down the street to queue outsid...

Feeling the fear at storytime Posted on: 30th August 2018 by Kayleigh Russell A guest blog by Wendy Duncan What does story time mean to you? I reme...

When I began to research the Hans Christian Anderson classic tale of The Ugly Duckling I was reminded of just how difficult a time the little duckl...

Today I used the last spoonful of a tin of Tate and Lyle treacle in some porridge bread I was making. I was looking at the familiar shiny red tin w...

Mary Myatt whose twitter bio says: “I talk with pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum. Latest book ‘Hopeful Sc...

Earlier this year I attended the Oxford Reading Spree at Larkrise Primary School. The event was organised by one of the teachers of the school, Mr ...

Hello, my name is Wendy, and I am an author. It doesn’t feel real when I say it and yet it is. In fact, it’s soo real I was asked to attend a local...

Storytelling is a gift Dubliners own. “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story” is what our tour guide told us as we travelled on the to...

“Oh wow, you lived in Japan? What was that like?” is most people’s reaction when I tell them I lived in Okinawa for three years teaching English. W...

In this blog, I hope to share some useful tips on how to improve your storytelling. One major impact on storytelling is the area in which you cho...

When I worked in nurseries I used to look forward to doing storytime. Now, as a nanny, I often find we struggle to fit reading into our day with t...