Everyone else is publishing their picks of the year, so we felt Bertie should have his say as well. Even better, tell us what you thought were the best DVD’s. books, games, or toys for children this year. Of the films this year, plenty were over-rated. Wallace & Gromit did not quite live up to […]
Shocking news. Disney is banishing Christopher Robin from its new series of Pooh. Even the Bear of Little Brain will take second billing in the new series, to be called, “My Friends Tigger and Pooh.” Christopher Robin will be replaced by a Tom-Boy girl. “We got raised eyebrows, even in-house, but the feeling was that […]
It’s nice to see that Storynory has been mentioned in print a couple of times recently. You can read about Storynory in Publisher’s Weekly here. And Storynory is site of the week in School Library Journal.
Storynory – the kid’s story podcast – is site of the week in LIFE magazine in the US
Joseph Jacobs, the author of English Fairy Tales of 1890, (including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs) revived interest in English folklore.
Here’s a lovely project by a father and son, who just happen to be listeners of Storynory. Alex and the Sleep Monster explains why children need sleep, and why teeth sometimes go missing in the night. Adrian Marsden has used photographs and artwork by his four year old son, Alex, and superimposed his verse fairy […]
Rats are strong contenders to make it into my Room 101 (along with the boring meetings that also inspired author George Orwell to come up with this symbol for ratty nightmares in his novel 1984). So I find it strange indeed that the latest hit animation, Ratatouille, features a rat who stars in the Kitchen […]
I succumbed to Potter fever and hopped along to the cinema to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon watching the latest Harry Flick, The Order of the Phoenix. What I like about HP’s magic is that it is so psychological. In order to scare off demons, you have to conjure up your happiest moment in […]
Our thanks to Josephine for saying some very nice things about Bertie and Natasha in Episode 21 of Podfinder UK, which showcases the Best of British podcasts. There are some super 3D graphics to illustrate a clip from Storynory, and Jo tells you about some other super story-telling podcasts too.
Amazon.com Widgets Ricki Ricki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a long standing favourite with visitors to storynory. It’s an exciting tale and there’s something very touching about the tale of the Mongose who defends a little boy. Of course not all our listeners have mp3 players, or are experts at burning audio to CDs. We’ve […]