Bringing children's books and authors
into East London communities
This is a great books and reading resource from The National Literacy Trust - packed full of information, free resources and help for baby, toddler, pre-school and primary school children.
A City Stories Project
from SmithMartin LLP
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Leyton Stories - bringing children's books alive
Introducing children to authors, illustrators and storytellers
Providing help to create children's book groups in communities
Keeping literacy at the top of the children's agenda
Sharing the joy of reading
Previous visiting authors
to Leyton Stories (see more here)
Bernard Ashley
A children's novelist, with over twenty books published.
Exciting, realistic stories for young people.
Ifeoma Onyefulu, a London author, talks to schoolchildren in Australia
about her work and inspiration...
Interview with Sue Martin of City Stories
Books Go Walkabout is another project by the Leyton Stories team - linking schools and children in England with schools and young people in Australia.
To find out more - contact Sue Martin here.
Starting a book group go here
Frances Lincoln Publishers have
generously supported our project.
We are happy to help you start a children's book group in your community too.
Pauline Stewart
A poet, writer and children's novelist.
Pauline is currently working on writing plays and work for the theatre.