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Telling stories always gives me that hygge feeling of joy and being cosy. It's also such a lovely way of celebrating coming together and sharing a love for storying!

Here are some of my favourite book recommendations;

• How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
• Four Seasons in One Day by Jessica Courtney- Tickle 
• Lost Words by Jackie Morris
• I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree - A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust 
• We're Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
• Little Red Hen

Classic books 

• Not now Bernard 
• Where the wild things are 
• Hansel and Gretel 
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears 
• Gruffalo 
• Bear Hunt 
• Little Red Riding Hood 
• Dear Zoo 
• Mr Gumpys Outing 
• Whatever Next 
• Peace at Last

Ideas to support practice 

• Get outside to story tell 
• Listen to music and move to the story it creates (Four Seasons in One Day) 
• Tell a story with just props 
• Tell a story in the forest 
• Sit around the fire pit with hot chocolate and tell stories from memory...