Category Inspiration

A world record attempt to celebrate 25 years of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen!

July 14, 2014 · by · in Authors, Inspiration, News, Publishers, Reading · Leave a comment

I can’t actually believe that ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ – the classic rhyming tale of a family’s adventure to find a bear – is 25 years old.  Although it’s still not quite old enough to have been a book from my own childhood *cough cough* 😉 it still feels as though it’s been a […]

Family stories

July 4, 2013 · by · in Family reading fun, Inspiration, Story Seekers · 5 Comments

Last night, Zoe from Playing by the book posted a link on Twitter to an article from the Guardian that really struck a chord with me. Written by Stuart Dredge, it features insights from Frank Cottrell Boyce about the importance of storytelling and how its essence is being lost by “celebrity magazines and reality shows.” You […]

Inspiration for Story Seekers – Zoe Toft from ‘Playing by the book’

April 5, 2013 · by · in Book bloggers, Inspiration, Interviews, Story Seekers · 4 Comments

As I think more and more about making Story Seekers a reality, I’m finding it very useful to look at those who are already doing similar things and from whom I can learn so much.  Thus, I’m so pleased to have the second interview in my ‘inspiration’ series here on the blog today. I first […]

Inspiration for Story Seekers – Rosa Flores Dee

March 5, 2013 · by · in Inspiration, Interviews, Story Seekers · 2 Comments

As you’ll have gathered from my recent post about the ‘new look’ Story Seekers, I’ve been thinking a lot about the development of my ideas and how best to translate my somewhat jumbled-up vision into something more tangible and clearly defined.  I’ve been spending time trying to work out not only what Story Seekers should […]