My Kind of Blog
Our blog about books for children with additional needs, and ideas for turning them into sensory stories.
- A Spring-time Sensory Story
Lambs, chicks and ducks…enjoy some spring-time sensory storytelling at the Big Dog Children’s Book Festival. - Kite Flying, Grace Lin
It’s been a week of wild March winds here – and this is the perfect book for windy weather! - A Sensory Story for Mother’s Day
Here is a story that would go well with a Mother’s Day theme when we celebrate the power of mums! - A Sensory Story for World Book Day
World Book Day is on the 4th of March this year. A perfect day for a sensory story with lots of books in it! - A Pancake Day Sensory Story
This time I have a script for you rather than a book recommendation. This script is for an easy-to-tell sensory story for pancake day. - Chinese New Year
The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine and Sebastià Serra is a fun lively tale for Chinese New Year. - Stone Soup
It’s back to Wigtown Book Festival again for a big bowl of Stone Soup. This traditional tale about sharing is told all over the world. - Wake up Santa!
I’m sending you over to the Wigtown Book Festival again for a Christmas sensory story! Santa has fallen asleep – the children won’t get any presents! - The Magic Porridge Pot
I am very happy to be working with the Wigtown Festival on a series of Sensory Story and Rhyme videos. First up is the Magic Porridge Pot. - A Squash and a Squeeze, Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Many of us may be feeling a little bit squashed and squeezed at the moment as we are stuck at home more than normal. - Even More Autumn and Halloween Sensory Stories!
I’ve come across a couple more lovely books so I can’t resist giving some more seasonal sensory story suggestions… - More Sensory Stories for Autumn and Halloween
Here are some links to Autumn and Halloween sensory stories available online. - It Was a Cold, Dark Night, Tim Hopgood
Autumn is definitely here – time for some nice Autumn sensory stories. - Baby Goes to Market, Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
This lovely story about a mother and child visiting a West African market is very simple to follow and has big bright illustrations. - Stanley’s School, William Bee
Stanley’s School is a cheerful story about a school day that will give you a chance to remind your wee ones about their school routine. - The Carrot Seed, Ruth Krauss
Here is a sensory story for those of you who are enjoying pottering in the garden. - What a Wonderful World, illustrated by Tim Hopgood
It’s the last week of term here in Scotland so I wanted to write about a feel-good book in the lead up to the holidays. - Peace at Last, Jill Murphy
This picture book is perfect for telling as a multi-sensory story to a child with complex additional needs. It has a simple narrative with lots of lovely repetition and includes some very engaging noises! - The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This satisfying tale can easily be turned into a multi-sensory story using only regular household objects. The rhythm and repetition in this story make it perfect to share with a child with complex additional needs. - All Join In, Quentin Blake
A joyful book guaranteed to cheer up even the gloomiest of days! All Join In is is made up of a series of rhyming poems. All of these are lovely to read aloud, and all include lots of engaging noises. - The Crow and the Pitcher
One of Aesop’s fables, The Crow and the Pitcher (or The Crow and the Jug) is a very simple little tale, fun to act out and it even includes some science! It uses objects that you will have around your house.