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 with anticipation, sigh with pleasure. Stories make us feel connected, less alone, one of the gang. They comfort and reassure.

Storytelling is a magical art. Even with large groups, there’s a one-to-one intimacy about it that is hard to beat. A good story is irresistible. It’s very hard NOT to listen! When Cat tells a story, teachers are often amazed that ‘you know who’ listened so well and for such a long time.

If you want to improve reading and writing in your school, you need to book a great storyteller like Cat. She will make your children hungry for stories then encourage them to find them in books. She will inspire, energise and motivate your children – make them want to play with words – and show them how to find ideas for their own creative writing. Cat will fire imaginations, generate smiles, rattle wonder bones and make the world seem shinier somehow. This is a rare gift.

These days there are dozens of storytellers offering programmes to schools and libraries. You will find CHEAPER storytellers than Cat. Will they be as good? No! Cat is one of the best – truly talented, inspirational and EXPERIENCED.  She has worked as an artist in education for nearly twenty years and has told stories to thousands of children in hundreds of schools. Every story is carefully chosen to be appropriate to the age and ability of the listener, both in content and language. Most of Cat’s school and library bookings are REPEAT bookings – testimony to how good she is.

Cat is also a successful author. In these celebrity-driven days, children find it enormously exciting to meet someone who knows Michael Morpurgo and has had lunch with Jacqueline Wilson. Her work takes her around the world, from Singapore to Africa to the capitals of Europe. For children to see someone making a successful career from WORDS – reading, writing and telling stories – is both amazing and inspirational. And with her fiery hair and glamorous posters, Cat makes quite an impression – especially on girls. ‘I want to be just like you when I grow up’ is a comment Cat hears at least once in every school.