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My Words, My Book

Podcast My Words, My Book
Laura Henry-Allain
My Words, My Book, is an original children's podcast aimed at supporting children's love of books and reading. This comes at a time of national decline in child...

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  • 9 - Lydia Bright, star of The Only Way Is Essex
    Lydia talks passionately about the magic of sharing stories that every child can fall in love with, irrespective of their background. She explains that her mum (Mummy Debbie) was a foster carer when she was a child and how Lydiaā€™s family home was full of children and love. Mummy and Me is a story that celebrates the close bond between an elephant and their child, closely mirroring that of Lydia and her daughter. Lydia is keen for children to have conversations and celebrate their family story. Ā  Lydia, star of The Only Way Is Essex, has broadened her career to include podcasting, fashion, and childrenā€™s writing with the 2024 release of Mummy and Me. A devoted mother and NSPCC ambassador, sheā€™s also recognised for her social media collaborations, promoting fashion, beauty, and family life. EYFS, KS1 and KS2
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  • 8 - Lanisha who published her first book last year.
    Lanisha shares her story of how signing up to an incentive led her to becoming a childrenā€™s author. She also talks about how entering competitions, such as the BBCā€™s 500 Words, can open the door to children becoming authors themselves. Lanisha describes how her book Flower Block has always been in her heart and is a modern-day Jack and the Beanstalk. Flower Block looks positively at social housing and the wonderful working-class community that fill its many homes. Lanisha also shares how magical things can happen when we plant seeds of love. Ā  Lanisha is a childrenā€™s picture book author, who published her first book last year. Flower Block is set in a tower block and is illustrated by Hoang Giang. The story harnesses the power of love and nature in bringing communities together. Born and raised in social housing, Lanisha is passionate about telling stories about everyday characters and reminding children from lesser-heard backgrounds that they deserve magic and fairy tales too. EYFS, KS1 and KS2
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  • 7 - Louie Stowell writes books about magic, gods and monsters (mostly).
    In this episode, Louie talks about the career she had before she became an author, which included being an editor for a publishing company ā€“ she was Lauraā€™s editor for My Skin, Your Skin! Louie reveals what inspires her to write, her favourite books as an adult and how these have influenced the Loki series. She also reflects on A Bad Godā€™s Guide to Making Enemies and may even share a few spoiler alerts for Loki book five! Louie Stowell writes books about magic, gods and monsters (mostly). She has written books about space, politics and science but eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. The award-winning Loki: A Bad God's Guide series is her first as both author and illustrator, inspired by her research into Norse myths. KS2 and KS3
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  • 6 - Richard Oā€™Neill - acclaimed storyteller, author, playwright and educator from northern England
    In this podcast episode, Richard reminisces about his Romani heritage and how this is central to his storytelling; he fondly shares how he was one of the last in his family to live in a caravan and travel around the UK. Richard also talks about how his storytelling includes the past, present and future and indeed how storytelling is an art. We hear from Richard about how he was inspired to write The Can Caravan, which highlights the importance of community and teamwork.Ā  Richard Oā€™Neill MBE is an acclaimed storyteller, author, playwright and educator from northern England. Raised in a nomadic Romani family, he champions inclusion through storytelling. A professor, literacy advocate and award-winning writer, Oā€™Neill co-founded Diverse Book Week and Trails of Tales. He leads on creativity for the National Centre for Children's Books.Ā  EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3 Tapestry, our partners have kindly devised a FREE educational resource to support this Podcast. Please click on the link to download and share: https://tapestry.info/laura-henry-allain-podcast-activities/ Tapestry is the original and leading childhood education platform, providing an online learning journal, progress monitoring and management system for Early Years settings and primary schools. It helps educators to celebrate children and engage families in mainstream and SEND provision. Tapestry keeps families in touch with how their child is doing, enables educators to build a picture of each child's development and interests, and provides the tools for the daily running of a setting. Created by educators for educators, Tapestry was launched in 2012. We are now an award-winning platform used in more than 40 countries, supporting 14,000 schools and settings. Visit us at: https://tapestry.info
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  • 5 - Patrice Lawrence
    Patrice passionately shares the importance of diversity in families and communities and how this has influenced her work. She talks about the power of reading a wide range of books and how children learn and appreciate reading books that show characters that are outside their own experience, especially on the issue of creating empathy. Specifically, Patrice talks about how in People Like Stars the grandmotherā€™s character is not a stereotypical representation.Ā  Patrice has written books for children of all ages, from picture books to titles for young adults. She has won multiple awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction and the Bookseller YA Book Prize. Patrice has been awarded the MBE for services to literature and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.Ā  KS2, KS3 Tapestry, our partners have kindly devised a FREE educational resource to support this Podcast. Please click on the link to download and share: https://tapestry.info/laura-henry-allain-podcast-activities/ Tapestry is the original and leading childhood education platform, providing an online learning journal, progress monitoring and management system for Early Years settings and primary schools. It helps educators to celebrate children and engage families in mainstream and SEND provision. Tapestry keeps families in touch with how their child is doing, enables educators to build a picture of each child's development and interests, and provides the tools for the daily running of a setting. Created by educators for educators, Tapestry was launched in 2012. We are now an award-winning platform used in more than 40 countries, supporting 14,000 schools and settings. Visit us at: https://tapestry.info
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About My Words, My Book

My Words, My Book, is an original children's podcast aimed at supporting children's love of books and reading. This comes at a time of national decline in children's reading enjoyment, according to the National Literacy Trust. My Words, My Book features authors' interviews offering children unique insights into the creative process behind some of their most beloved stories and explaining what is it like to be an author. The shows will feature fiction and non-fiction and combines interviews with emerging authors as well as those who are well known. It will reach children across different platforms, podcast channels, YouTube and will be linked to social media channels. My Words, My Book will offer a platform to authors who do not have the reach or resources to promote their books and will serve the many schools nationally and internationally that do not have the budget for author visits. Four charities will benefit from books donated by authors, Fences and Frontiers, the Grenada Community Library, Kinship and the South Norwood Community Kitchen. My Words, My Book will be available for all children including those who are home educated, those attending school online and those who are in hospital. The beauty of My Words, My Book is that children can watch or listen at a time that is suitable for them and as many times as they like. My Words, My Book is an evergreen resource. My Words, My Book will be available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple. Follow My Words, My Book on social media. My Words, My Book is the link. Please email Laura for all press inquiries, [email protected]. We can't wait for you to enjoy My Words, My Book.
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