An Ode to our Storytellers
20th November 2019
Here’s to our folks who tell the tales, From robot gardeners to hypnotic whales, From Truro up to Aberdeen,These are … Read More
Fresh from a sell-out session for schools at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, Read for Good Storyteller Wilf Merttens shares some of his ‘Storytelling Secrets of The Universe’!
19th October 2018
What did you do last Tuesday? I co-wrote an epic legend with approximately three hundred and fifty 5-7yr olds. They … Read More
Carmel Herrick, the School Room Team Manager at Gloucester Royal Hospital School reflects on the impact Read for Good’s hospital programme has on the children’s ward.
15th November 2017
The Read for Good bookcase has been on the Children’s Ward for four years and is enjoyed and appreciated by … Read More
To celebrate National Storytelling Week, Readathon storyteller Jen Lunn shares the magic of storytelling for children in hospital.
3rd February 2017
Me – “Can you see what it says on the back of my t-shirt?” Child – “I’m a Readathon Storyteller” … Read More
Storyteller Michael Loader remembers Henry Bromberg, our incredible Young Ambassador who lost his battle with a rare heart condition last month.
15th August 2016
I got to know Henry and his family through telling stories with Readathon at the Royal Gloucester Hospital. We always … Read More
Readathon’s super Storyteller Steve inspires Limavady Grammar School with tales of his regular visits to Belfast’s children’s hospital
20th June 2016
I made the epic journey to Limavady (Leim an Mhadaidh, which is Irish for ‘Leap of the Dog’), Co. Derry, … Read More
Read Amelia’s charming story ‘The Bird Princess’ – created with Readathon Storyteller, Graham, during her stay in Birmingham Children’s Hospital
10th June 2016
A story by Amelia with Readathon storyteller Graham Langley Once upon a time in a distant land there lived a … Read More
How storytelling transcends barriers in hospitals by Readathon storyteller, Graham.
8th June 2016
Readathon sessions are going from strength to strength at Hull Royal Infirmary. Every six weeks I take my stories and … Read More
Around every corner … our Readathon storytellers entertain more than just the patients in hospital!
29th April 2016
In the school session there were some great kids. There was this one boy from Czechoslovakia. They told me he … Read More
Sometimes superheroes reside in the hearts of small children fighting big battles – observations of a Readathon Storyteller in hospital
27th April 2016
At Addenbrook’s Hospital in Cambridge, Peter and I talked about videogames, our favourite books and films, Lego, why he wants … Read More
A strange dude with a head full of stories and a trolley load of books sharing stories with the fabulous Melissa
25th April 2016
Melissa is 14 years old. Whatever condition she is suffering from means that she can barely move. I was very … Read More