A Storytelling Journey Through Our April Issue! Welcome, young readers and story enthusiasts! This month, we’re taking you on a magical journey through a world of enchanting tales, beautifully illustrated and filled with wonder. They are as diverse as they are delightful and will captivate readers big and small. So cosy up, and let’s dive into our latest issue!   Our cover features the classic Japanese tale of Issun Boshi, ‘The Tiny Samurai’. His story proves that size doesn’t matter if you have courage in your heart. The lovely illustrations by Ekaterina Savic will transport you to ..read more

  Storytime is a brand that will make your child fall in love with reading. Our tales are specially written and illustrated to enrich children’s imaginations, pique their curiosity, and build their knowledge of the world. Our aim is to engage with young readers and bring joy and laughter to the whole family – because we know that stories should be read, loved and shared! When you subscribe to Storytime, you are welcomed into a unique world of stories – with access to over 900 tales in print, digital and audio formats. By doing so you will also support our mission to make quality reading ..read more

Author of Bright Stars of Black British History This month we have something very special: an interview with the author of a wonderful new book about amazing people who helped to shape Britain. J. T. Williams was kind enough to answer our questions!   Q: What inspired you to write Bright Stars of Black British History, and what was your process for researching your subjects and shaping their stories into a book? A: Writing this book was a very special experience for me as it was such a profoundly personal project. I’m British-born, with mixed African and English heritage, so I have alway ..read more

  Two years ago, we introduced a new section to Storytime: Awesome Adventures! They tell the true tales of kids who grew up to change the world. If the responses to our surveys are any indication, you are enjoying these stories very much! These tales are apparently among your favourite reads, so we thought you might like to know how and why we create them. The Inspiration The Storytime team loves fiction (of course!), but we also believe that amazing stories come from real life. There are lots of awesome people in history with fascinating stories to tell, and our readers are always looki ..read more

  This year has just rushed by, hasn’t it? It seems like only yesterday that it was January, and a whole year was ahead of us!   We hope that you have made the most of 2023 – and enjoyed the stories we have brought to you in the pages of Storytime. (Don’t be afraid to let us know how we could do better, though. We love it when you answer our yearly reader’s survey!)   When the New Year comes around, we often think of resolutions that we hope to follow. We’re sure you have some in mind already. The problem is, change can be difficult, and we’ve all failed to live up to our own e ..read more

  Growing and Changing Welcome to a brand-new year! We hope it brings you peace and joy and limitless new possibilities! It’s traditional to think of this time as one for grand resolutions – but why should we only focus on change in January? Surely it would be better if we would keep changing and growing all year round? If you think about it, we should always try to become a better and truer version of ourselves! As it happens, the January issue is full of stories about characters who are improving themselves in different ways.   Elizabeth Dale contributed this month’s enchanting c ..read more

  This year has just rushed by, hasn’t it? It seems like only yesterday that it was January, and a whole year was ahead of us!   We hope that you have made the most of 2023 – and enjoyed the stories we have brought to you in the pages of Storytime. (Don’t be afraid to let us know how we could do better, though. We love it when you answer our yearly reader’s survey!)   When the New Year comes around, we often think of resolutions that we hope to follow. We’re sure you have some in mind already. The problem is, change can be difficult, and we’ve all failed to live up to our own e ..read more

  Giving the Gift of Empathy It’s almost Christmas– a time when we think of gifts for those we care about!   One of the best things we can give our loved ones has to be the gift of empathy. This is the ability to understand other people’s emotions and imagine what it would be like to be in their situation. It is a vital life skill, whether we are interacting with family, hanging out with friends, or meeting strangers for the first time. That’s why empathy is the topic of the My Mind Matters! section of Storytime this month!   There are many ways that we can help kids to develop ..read more

  Giving the Gift of Empathy It’s almost Christmas– a time when we think of gifts for those we care about!   One of the best things we can give our loved ones has to be the gift of empathy. This is the ability to understand other people’s emotions and imagine what it would be like to be in their situation. It is a vital life skill, whether we are interacting with family, hanging out with friends, or meeting strangers for the first time. That’s why empathy is the topic of the My Mind Matters! section of Storytime this month!   There are many ways that we can help kids to develop ..read more

  Witches feature in many of our tales – often in fairy tales, and mostly as villainesses! But are they really that bad? This month’s blog is all about looking at them from a new point of view!   This month, we were lucky enough to go to a talk at the British Library in London. It was by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, who have just written a book called Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch.   Rhianna’s dad is Sir Terry Pratchett, who wrote more than forty novels set on the fabulous ‘Discworld’. Five of them are about a young witch called Tiffany Aching, and they make ..read more