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To celebrate Library staff will read aloud extracts from their chosen children’s books. The first read aloud session is happening at 2pm on Saturday, join Jolene to find out which book she has picked & the extract she'll be reading.

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2021-01-29

Mowgli invites you to listen to his jungle story on Friday 7th February over on Facebook🌴🥥

Snuggle down and enjoy this classic with us.

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2021-01-27

Kiddie story time to celebrate 3 pm - 3.30 pm Monday Feb 1st - Friday Feb 5th. Do join us, it'll be fun! https://t.co/MXUahnsKwk

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2021-01-25

As draws to a close, here’s a lovely blog from one of our favourite storytellers, - his version of Little Red Riding Hood will bring a fresh new take on the classic story to our stage from 7-11 April https://t.co/l8ZK9Yhwb5

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2020-02-07

Our time together has come to an end, This is Crystal signing off. will jump on at 6:30 GMT to share more of your traditional stories and tales for See you soon! (Image: Rackham)

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2020-02-06

The Little Mermaid, shown as naked & vulnerable by Rie Cramer.
Folklorist Virginia Borges writes that the story is about the dangers of accepting abuse or inconsiderate treatment in the name of love.

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2020-02-06


Sharing books, stories and rhymes with your child from an early age can help create a lifelong reader.

BookTrust Cymru is a great place to help you find inspiration, activities and much more: https://t.co/0hJhM81aS6

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2020-02-05

Why not discover a new story to share this On the Floris YouTube page, author & storyteller Geoff Mead reads an extract from the beautiful and uplifting story "The House of Lost and Found" by Martin Widmark and Emilia Dziubak - https://t.co/aWkpTw5yUA.

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2020-02-05

It's and yet some of the books we love to use to tell stories have no words at all. Here's a list of some of our favourite wordless books. https://t.co/XD9Vwkdy2v

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2020-02-04

'Tell me a Story' a poem about the best kind of stories of all, on beautifully illustrated by 🎨 📚 📖

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2020-02-03

Man's best friend: Charles Gough, died in a fall on Helvellyn, in 1805. He was accompanied by his dog Foxie, who stayed by his side for three months until his body was discovered.
(Painting by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer)

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2020-02-02

Happy To celebrate, why not enter your child's story? To help them write their best story ever, you can find lots of brilliant tips, expert advice and fun activities on Oxford Owl: https://t.co/mbSlGxbABF

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2020-02-01

Fascinating fen characters help children learn about Why not explore this with Muscovy and Eeli's story and colouring in puzzle books from .  https://t.co/MiARVJ5w9h

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2020-02-01

One of my favourite traditional tales is Maud and the Dragon or The Dragon of Mordiford. Legend has it that in a small English community a girl, Maud, found and raised a baby dragon. Sadly, it regressed to its beastly nature...

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2019-01-31

Thank you 🐉 Today's theme has been traditional and to celebrate This is signing off. Have a great week everyone! (img. Frans Snyders pre 1657)

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2019-01-31

For we recommend you listen to this fab adventure by - The Boy Who Grew Dragons which has been longlisted for the Blue Peter Awards & lucky for listeners, it’s part of a series, so you won’t be short on adventures! https://t.co/mas4R7w6Ae

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2019-01-31

When a father makes an ill-considered wish, his 7 sons are transformed into ravens. Their brave sister goes on a quest to find them, undoes the curse & brings them home. “The Seven Ravens”, Grimm’s Fairy

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2019-01-31

"I'm scared," said Piglet.
"A story will help," said Pooh.
"How?"
"Don't you know? Stories make your heart grow."

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2019-01-29

📚 Wooo, it's and we are a firm believer and advocate in developing young minds through

Have a little read of this week if you can! values & protecting for 8+ yrs. https://t.co/6oxd5CCeqZ

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2019-01-28