Karen Goulding - a month of dragons

Thursday, 07 May 2015

Dragons are set to infest The Learning Hub at the Institute of Education this month. The Hub's director Karen Goulding has been invited to write for the prestigious National Share-a-Story Month, run by the Federation of Children's Book Groups (FCBG). Karen is one of a select group of respected authorities who will be exploring aspects of children's story-sharing, with a particular focus on dragon tales.

In her blog, Karen will describe her experiences with her current story group, which began when the Museum of English Rural Life needed a temporary new home for its "Toddler Time" sessions. The Learning Hub next door to the Museum proved the perfect venue for the toddlers' singing, stories and craft and Karen now reads to them each month. This led her to base her blog on the exceptional dragon story she had carefully chosen to suit her young group, ‘Don't you dare, Dragon!' by Annie Kubler (pictured).

Other bloggers in Share-a-Story Month include literacy consultant Prue Goodwin, Story Sacks creator Neil Griffiths and authors and story tellers Margaret Bateson-Hill and John Kirk.

The FCBG was established in the 1960s by Anne Wood, who later founded Ragdoll Productions, known for its award-winning Teletubbies and In The Night Garden children's programmes.

Dates for the National Share-a-Story-Month series of blogs:

Friday 1 May Prue Goodwin
Friday 8 May Margaret Bateson-Hill
Friday 15 May Karen Goulding
Friday 22 May John Kirk
Friday 29 May Neil Griffiths
Saturday 30 May Ann Lazim
Sunday 31 May Chris Routh