Why Book Cat?

If you want children to LISTEN…
If you want children to enjoy READING…
If you want children to WRITE better stories…
If you want children to UNDERSTAND the world and their place within it…
TELL THEM STORIES!
Stories are wonderful things. They effortlessly transport us to other times, other places. They engage our emotions – make us laugh, cry, shiver [...]

What Cat Does in Schools

A full school day usually consists of 4 x 50 minute story sessions, though Cat can be flexible about this. Ideally the sessions are with one class at a time but she can work with year groups or key stages (up to a maximum of 150 children) Cat doesn’t read from a book and never [...]

Storytelling in Libraries

Cat does a great deal of work in libraries as both a storyteller and an author.
Age 3 – 7: Cat can work with children as young as three, making her a popular choice for Bookstart sessions. She combines age-appropriate stories with action rhymes, music, singing, hand puppets and physical objects to create lively, interactive [...]

Public Events

Cat sometimes works at festivals, museums and tourist attractions, telling stories for children and family audiences.

Past clients include Cadbury World, Acton Scott Working Farm, Margam Park, Croft Castle, Torfaen Council’s Go Wild! ecology day, Eastnor Castle Family Fun Week, The Powis Wood Fair, Afan Forest Park, The Walsall Leather Museum, Together in Diversity event at [...]

Testimonials

‘The pupils were enthralled and captivated. Absolutely loved it. Met the needs of our kids. Rich language experience. Structure and content of session appropriate to age and abilities of pupils’ – KS1 Teacher evaluation, Read a Million Words in Wales project
‘It was a truly inspiring day. Lots of very positive comments from pupils and staff. [...]

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

A midwinter adventure for all the family*
*This show holds enormous appeal for adults as well as children. Village hall audiences for Gawain are usually 75% – 95% adult.
Note for schools – The show is also available as a special one-hour version for Years 3 – 6.
When days grow short and nights grow long… When fires [...]