{"id":354551,"date":"2026-07-08T06:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/story-sacks-guidance-and-tips-the-federation-of-childrens-book-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:08:24","slug":"story-sacks-guidance-and-tips-the-federation-of-childrens-book-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=354551","title":{"rendered":"Story Sacks Guidance and Tips \u2013 The Federation of Children’s Book Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Make a story sack and share it<\/strong><\/p>\n

Story sacks are a wonderful way to make a story sharing session truly immersive and engaging.\u00a0 Reading aloud combines with storytelling and role play.\u00a0 The idea is to gather a simple collection of props that can be used to develop the story in imaginative ways, making it an immersive experience for the audience.<\/p>\n

If you are thinking of a way to enter our national competition, why not make a story sack and share it?<\/p>\n

First of all, you need to choose a story \u2013 one that you love and that will appeal to the particular interests of your audience \u2013 and invest in a copy of it.\u00a0 Our 2026 National Share-a-Story Month booklist is bursting with read-aloud favourites; or you could turn for inspiration to the Children\u2019s Book Award.<\/p>\n

Next, you need to put together some items that will help with the story telling and encourage children to think about it more carefully.<\/p>\n

To give you some inspiration, Shirley Imlach, from Ipswich Children\u2019s Book Group has kindly shared \u2018recipes\u2019 from story sacks she has made in the past.\u00a0 She writes, \u2018of course some of these were for special projects and therefore took a while to put together, but they would not need to be so complex if people were just sharing the story.\u2019\u00a0 This last point is important.\u00a0 The focus should be on the shared storytelling, not the perfection of your props.<\/p>\n

Think about using things from charity shops or the recycling bin.\u00a0 An old bowl, a few spoons and a clean empty rice pudding pot, for example, would all work to accompany My Rice is Best (one on the NSSM booklist).<\/p>\n

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Here are some fuller ideas from Shirley with photographs and notes.<\/p>\n

The Story Blanket<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz and Elena Odriozola, published by Andersen Press<\/p>\n

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This story about generosity really sums up the spirit of National Share-a-Story Month.\u00a0 Shirley says for this one \u2018Mum knitted all the items for me and Heather used it in school saying how much the children loved engaging with them while listening to the story.\u2019\u00a0 Just using some wool and knitted items would still work beautifully.<\/p>\n

Six Dinner Sid<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Inga Moore, published by Hodder Children\u2019s Books<\/p>\n

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This classic story has many hallmarks of a great read aloud book: repetition, humour and a loveable main character.\u00a0 Sid\u2019s foibles are relatable: he just loves to eat.\u00a0 Shirley made this for the Hospital School Room so, as you can see, it included some maths resources.\u00a0 It could easily be simplified to include just a toy cat, play food and bowls.<\/p>\n

Edgar the Sausage Inspector<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jan Fearnley, published by Nosy Crow<\/p>\n

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As Shirley says, \u2018a great one for reading out loud\u2019 and a Children\u2019s Book Award favourite too.\u00a0 Unfortunately it is currently unavailable new but, in case you can find a copy then here is Shirley\u2019s story sack recipe: \u2018I included Edgar\u2019s trilby hat, a magnifying glass, a notebook and pen, some sausages made from old tights and play food.\u2019\u00a0 She was still using it last year to read to Reception for World Book Day.<\/p>\n

Shark in the Park<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Nick Sharratt, published by Corgi Children\u2019s<\/p>\n

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The rhymes and repetition make this perfect for reading aloud.\u00a0 Bring it to life with a toy telescope, recommends Shirley.\u00a0 She adds, \u00a0\u2018I think I included a non-fiction book on sharks too.\u2019<\/p>\n

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For one final idea, Shirley suggests Donut Touch!<\/em><\/strong> by Seb Davey and Alex Willmore, published by Gemini Children\u2019s.\u00a0 It\u2019s a hilarious, read aloud story from this year\u2019s National Share-a-Story Month list. Gather together some plastic doughnuts and a soft dinosaur and join in the fun!<\/p>\n

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