Poetry flipbooks written by Yr6 students at the Australian International School

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A Mirror Stretched Beneath The Sky Welcome to the 2026 flipbook anthology of poems written by Yr 6 students at the Australian International School here in Singapore. It is a fascinating collection of poems enriched by the personal, and often highly expressive, reading of these young writers. The audio recordings make the anthology more accessible …

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Whats the difference between ‘reading aloud’ and ‘telling’ a story?

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As an oral storyteller I sometimes wish it was an offence under the Trade Description Act to read aloud a story and describe it as ‘storytelling’ – the two activities are that different! Reading aloud is important, and something that every parent should do regularly to their young kids to demonstrate their love of reading …

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Audio-Describing ‘Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs’ – wild Rice

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23 December Seren Chen and I audio described Wild Rice production of Alfian Sa’at’s SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS We had a group of (coincidentally but very appriately) seven visually impaired members of the audience. Wild Rice continues to be a committed promoter of access and inclusion in Singapore theatre. We were joined in …

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A busy October

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This looks like being a wonderfully busy month for me. 4 Eton House Pre-school, Sentosa – a story ansd drama class with Year 1 and 2, exploring the idea of making choices. The Two Goats on the Bridge got us thinking about working togerther (what does ‘co-operative’ mean?!) 5/12 FEAST Foundations of Oral Storytelling; delighted …

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Thank you to the enthusiastic story volunteers at the Ghurka Camp

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I spent a thoroughly enjoyable four mornings (20-23 Feb) at the Ghurka Camp working with 30 volunteers from the Reading Club and Mums&Toddlers, sharing ways of telling stories in an interactive and engaging way.  They were so creative in making up stories with tangrams, and re-telling a story using key still-images and then adding lines of dialogue …

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