Tomser Cat Storytelling

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Hi there, my name is Mark and I just love telling stories!

 As a father of three children, one in High school, one in College, and one now grown up, I’ve always loved reading and telling stories! With over 30 years writing experience, I am passionate about engaging our youngsters to not only read more, but also to pick up their pens (or their tablets) and get writing themselves! 

Children never get tired of having stories read to them, which is even more brilliant when those telling the stories are the authors themselves! Our storytelling sessions are designed for children of all ages, from Foundation phase  (Nursery & Reception), right through Juniors and into Secondary education.

As a full member of the Society of Authors and someone who has performed poetry and spoken word at events all over Wales with National Theatre Wales, I know all too well how words can ignite and excite people’s imaginations.

Whenever I do storytelling (with accompanying illustrations and not reading from a book), the kids get really excited and involved, and normally, after a few minutes, they are all joining in with their own sound effects and actions!

All our storytelling sessions include a Meet & Greet the Author where the children get the chance to meet with me for a little chat, and also to buy their own signed and personalised copy of a book!

Our aim is to encourage the children’s love for stories, so that by the time I leave they are already picking up a book to read, or even start writing one themselves!

All our storytelling sessions are interactive, informative, inspiring and fun, with kids asking all kinds of wonderful and sometimes very off-the-wall questions, so  there's never a dull moment!

Based in South Wales, we are fully DBS checked. 

Our Creative Writing and Storytelling sessions are one hour for KS2, a little more for pupils in Secondary school, and a little less for Foundation aged children.

These interactive workshops provide a real insight into how we bring our books to life, and how the children too can become aspiring authors themselves!

All our Storytelling sessions are detailed below and can be tailored to your individual school requirements. 

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The infants of Fynnon Taf Primary School were inspired to write their own stories following one of our storytelling workshops and reading Can We Walk to the Moon? when they suddenly found a Star caught up in a tree in their school!