Resources
Here are a selection of commissioned resources written by Ailie Finlay, director of My Kind of Book.
These include guides to creating sensory stories, story scripts and story videos.
Scottish Book Trust
A national charity that runs programmes such as the Bookbug book gifting scheme and Book Week Scotland.
- Inclusive resources to accompany the books in the book gifting scheme
- A guide to creating your own sensory story version of The Gingerbread Man
- How to turn a picture book into a sensory story
(There is also a case study of creating a sensory story version of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson here) - Hints and tips for adding sensory elements to rhymes and songs to make them more inclusive
TRACS
Scotland’s National Network for Traditional Arts & Culture
- A short guide to creating sensory stories using oral storytelling techniques
- A sensory version of a traditional Scottish tale, particularly good for Halloween
(There are some other sensory story downloads on this page as well)
Wigtown Book Festival
Book festival in South-West Scotland with all year-round outreach programmes.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The book festival commissioned the following resources:
- Sensory story to accompany Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell
- Sensory story to accompany Hey You by Dapo Adeola
Our bookshop
There are also free sensory stories to download from our bookshop >
