Storytelling with Children by Nancy Mellon, reviewed by Anne Coates from Parenting Without Tears, 3 February 2014.
Book review: Storytelling with Children
Welcome to our new website!
An introduction to all that’s new at Hawthorn Press – a new website and new books for 2014, by publisher, Martin Large, Advent 2013.
Nancy Mellon interview
Storyteller, teacher, author and psychotherapist Nancy Mellon was a guest on SimpleLifeRadio (orKRXA540.com) on 6 April 2013. Host Cynthia Fernandes describes Nancy as using story creation as an alchemist would use ingredients for the benefit…
Too many assessments, far too soon for schoolchildren
Wendy Ellyatt , Founding Director of the Save Childhood Movement speaks out against the pressure placed on children to perform and meet standards at too young an age; “There is nothing wrong with seeking high…
Book review: Making Peg Dolls
Making Peg Dolls by Margaret Bloom gets a mention in Kindling (issue 23), Spring 2013. This clearly illustrated book comes from Margaret Bloom, who has used them for puppetry and play, and encourages children and…
Stuart Hill and the Sandbox Syndrome
Professor Stuart B. Hill retells the parable of the “sandbox syndrome” and how real progress will be made when we “find commonality with others, form alliances and develop new measures of success.” By keeping ourselves…
