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‘It's the best present you can give. It never breaks and doesn't need batteries. What is it?’
The answer is inside THIS BOOK!
Eleven of the funniest traditional tales from around the world. Laugh your socks off as you discover why dogs are our best friends, learn how to flummox fairies, and meet a shape-shifting, cartwheeling badger.
1st March, 2023 in Folklore
Choosing the best stories for a collection of children’s tales is a delicate balancing act between which stories to include and which to leave out. Here’s an example of why a shape-shifting, cart-wheeling, badger teapot story from Japan made it into the final selection for my new…
13th April, 2021 in Folklore, Local & Family History
The story that follows is one such tale‚ adapted from a ballad called The Spirit of Tintoc‚ or‚ Johnie Bell and the Kelpie‚ by Sir Alexander Boswell‚ 1803. Boswell (1775-1822) a ballad collector‚ poet and songwriter, was a contemporary and admirer of Robert Burns (…
21st April, 2017 in Folklore
In honour of Earth Day, let us tell you a story. One that concerns the past and the present and tells of a possible future where stories save the day by reconnecting people and communities to the world around them and to what it means to live a good life on planet Earth. Once upo…
2nd February, 2017 in Folklore
There is a hidden magic and meaning in the act of sharing a story, as celebrated children’s author Michael Rosen explains… The festive season is a time for stories. They could be the tales about your life that you tell while catching up with loved ones, they might be a yar…
