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Funny Onion Stories is all about providing children with stories and experiences that will further their learning and development in fun and exciting ways.

Funny Onion Stories

Hi,

I would like to tell you how Funny Onion Stories came about.

Having taught in a primary school for twenty years – the retired me realised that I really missed interacting with young children. I find them absolutely fascinating and a joy to be around. I was enjoying my new role as a children’s author, but I wanted more than just writing stories. I needed to interact with little ones in schools again. I now provide school visits to share our books and provide educational activities based on the stories. Our full day author visits can be tailored to requirements. We work with Key Stage 1 and 2 and also older pupils with additional learning needs.

There are many projects currently underway that will unfold over the next few years. They will be primarily picture books for children aged 3 to 8 + years, and Free teacher/activity packs based on the book.
I usually write in rhyming couplets and like to play on words and include humour that adults will enjoy as much as the children. Any stories written in prose usually contain repetitive phrases that encourage children to predict and join in with the telling. Oracy is such an important area of communication. Before children can read themselves, they need to have a rich vocabulary and have an understanding of sentence construction. Before they can write stories themselves, they need to have a rich vocabulary and understanding that this involves putting speech onto paper. How can we provide the scaffolding for literacy development? It’s quite simple really by reading stories to them, they can experience the language of books. Imagine starting school already having listened to lots of stories. That’s giving a child such a head start, and when you’re not reading to them, talk to them about anything and everything.

I write about the environment, multiculturalism, social and emotional issues and diversity. The stories can of course, be enjoyed as purely entertainment, but they typically have  educational value and can be a springboard for further discussion and learning in many areas of the school curriculum. I know from years of experience that stories and books are a wonderful resource for children’s education and development. Children’s books are a gateway into other worlds and lives, new experiences and language enrichment. So jump on board and we will go on a learning journey together.

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