Behind the scenes at the Accessible Book & Story Festival: Part 1

(Or…what Ailie has been doing this summer) This summer I’ve been walking in the rain…sometimes with our slow old dog…cat-sitting, holidaying in Fife (and swimming in the tidal pools)… …and telling sensory stories (in libraries, holiday clubs, respite centres and…

Seeking secret heroes and heroines

Do you know any secret heroes/heroines of sensory storytelling or accessible books? We would love to hear about them…particularly the quiet ones who are not so visible on social media! Our particular wish for the festival this year is that…

Oily Cart Theatre Company are coming to our festival!

We are delighted that Oily Cart Theatre Company will be leading a sensory storytelling workshop at the Accessible Book and Story Festival. Oily Cart were founded forty years ago and are renowned pioneers of sensory theatre. They create highly crafted,…

Nicola Grove to share her sensory storytelling magic

We are so pleased that Nicola Grove will be leading a sensory storytelling workshop at the Accessible Book and Story Festival. Nicola was one of the very first practitioners of multisensory storytelling. In the 1980s, as a speech and language…