I’m back with story number 24! This story was written by Evelyn who is nine years old and lives in New York. She likes Roblox, to read books and play with slime. The reason why she wrote this story is because she likes dogs and wants to keep them safe 😊 🐶 🐩 🐕 The story is called: Millie - The Lost Dog Thank you Evelyn and I am sure everyone will love your story 😃 #youngwriter Like/subscribe/review ☺️ Instagram page: https://instagram.com/grabsomesticks?igshid=gcvsbmv1h4dy Facebook:...

Story number 23 is here! Collaborating once again with the talented and inspiring Nicole Kraiem who brings us her second story, “The Bubble King” @ngkraiem Written by Nicole Kraiem Illustrated by Georgiana Grigoras Edited by Joseph Kraiem Nicole Kraiem: ‘The character illustration is based on my youngest son, who's nickname is Bear. I had written this story when I was pregnant with him six years ago. My husband, who is in the military, had been humming a tune he heard earlier, which...

Story number 22 is here! Continuing on with the last instalment from, “The Adventures of Henry the Field Mouse”. Henry meets a new furry friend on the riverbank who challenges him to a race! Written by Jo Coker. Illustrated by Barbara Richards. Edited and published by Sue Dockstader. I have really enjoyed reading from this series of stories and I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to them 🐭 ☺️   Jo and Sue are continuing to offer to the podcast listeners a 15% discount from their Etsy shop!...

I’m back everyone with story number 21! Continuing on with the tales from, “The Adventures of Henry the Field Mouse” I will be reading the excerpt where Henry and his hedgehog friend Bertie stroll around at night and Henry sees something peculiar in the water… Written by Jo Coker. Illustrated by Barbara Richards. Edited and published by Sue Dockstader. Octogenarian author Jo enjoyed another new adventure recently when she was interviewed by her local radio station for their book club show...

Story number 20 is here! (We have reached 20 stories!😱) Our next story tells the tale of an inquisitive field mouse called Henry who has a prickly encounter with Bertie the hedgehog, who is snoring in a compost heap! This story is part of a series written by a grandma wanting to keep in touch with her grandchildren before the days of email and video chat. (You can see the letters she wrote them when you swipe left ⬅️☺️) It’s called: “The Adventures of Henry the Field Mouse” written by Jo...

In the U.K. it was an incredibly joyous feeling when the country came together for the Euros. For me, what was even better was experiencing it all from my hometown of Wembley. The home of football. Nothing beats the feeling of unity. Our England football team did us proud. There are some players that are inspirational both on and off the pitch and I have nothing but admiration for them. So it comes with great sadness that after a penalty shoot out in the final game, our three lions were...

Story number 18 is here! We are continuing our series of stories from you! The #youngwriter and this week, we have a young girl named Sasha (8 years old) who wrote a story called: “Dog Adopted” 🐶 Sasha: “My name is Sasha, I'm 8 years old and I live in Pinner with my mum, dad and Sister. I enjoy running, reading, and riding my bike! I like dogs and decided to write a story about one!” Thank you Sasha! I’m sure everyone will love your story ☺️ I love the cover art...

Story number 17 is here ❤️ Sometimes in life, an event occurs that makes you pause and think. To stop. To stop with the swiftness of life and to simply appreciate the everyday joys. To not sweat over the small stuff and to really make you appreciate how short life really is. With this is mind, I felt like it was fate that led me to Chelsey Gomez’s story. Her story is called: “Stickers On Her Bald Head” @ohyouresotough @ohyouresotough_designs Chelsey Gomez: “I have lost my hair twice...

Story number 16 is here! We are continuing our series of stories from you! The #youngwriter and this week, we have a young girl named Flossie (six years old) who wrote a story called: “The Magic Mermaid” Flossie: “My name’s Flossie, I’m 6-years-old and I live in Huddersfield. I love listening to your podcast and I was excited to hear you might like to read one of my stories.  I enjoy going on day-outs with my family, box-modelling and crafts and riding my bike. I love being busy and go...

Story number 15 is here and it’s a bit different to the norm because we have our first guest #youngwriter and podcaster! ❤️💜❤️💜 📖✍️ ❤️💜❤️💜 Introducing the super talented - Eesha (11 years old) 😃 "Hi everyone, it’s Eesha. I am so glad to be on today’s episode of: “Grab Some Sticks”. I wrote the story because I love mythical creatures and I thought that I should write a story about it and how dreams really do come true. Also, please send some pictures of some of your favourite scenes that...

Story number 14 is here! 😃 Our next tale, tells the story of the relationship between a father and his son. This is book is not just for fathers and sons, but for anyone parenting little ones when they get scared at night. It is a great reminder to tell your little ones you will be there to support them. It’s also my first male author on the podcast! It’s called: “I’ll Be Right There” written by Jonathan Marshall @illberighttherebook @jonjmarshall215 Illustrator: Julia Orthey...

Story number 13 is here! My next story is one, that builds on the imagination and ambitions of young children and shows them that they can be anything they put their mind to! It’s called: “I Dream” written by Nicole Kraiem @ngkraiem Illustrator: Georgiana Grigoras Editor: Joseph Kraiem From becoming an astronaut, a musician, and even a fighter pilot, I Dream shows children that nothing should hold them back. Dreams are just the beginning of a magical journey to self-discovery and...

Story number 12 is here! 😃 My next story is about a young, intelligent and creative girl called Chika. She is of Nigerian origin but born in the U.K. The story is part of series of books about her life experiences, interactions with family, nature, friends and belief systems. Chika writes beautiful poems at night before she goes to sleep, expressing her feelings and the lessons she has learnt from the day. It’s called: ‘Fast Chika' written by Adaeze Obasuyi @rooted_branch Illustrated by:...

Episode number eleven is here! 😃 The next podcast episode is something that we can all relate to. Every person from across the globe has had their lives affected by Covid-19. Kat Arksey (@two_moons_bookclub) has written this heart warming poem, from a child’s perspective. To reflect on this last year, the lockdowns and hope for the future that things will get better soon. It’s called: ‘Clap For Kids’ by Kat Arksey @two_moons_bookclub Kat Arksey: I wrote this short children’s book ‘Clap for...

A bonus poem for you celebrating the festival of Eid! 🌙☺️ The wonderful Aiza drew the beautiful cover picture 😊 Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating 😃🌙 ❤️ Written by me @grabsomesticks Like/subscribe/review ☺️ Instagram page: https://instagram.com/grabsomesticks?igshid=gcvsbmv1h4dy Facebook: @grabsomesticks For messages, drawings and videos, Send to: [email protected] Thank you 🙂 x --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/grab-some-sticks/message

Story number ten is here! 😃 Over the last few weeks, we have been on a few different adventures. The journey continues with our next story, however this time it looks at and teaches children how to emotionally cope with relocation. It’s about a young boy called Axel who lives in the USA. Although he loves new adventures, he struggles with leaving his friends, family and everything he knows behind. He has to adapt quickly to a different culture and make the best out a new situation, far...

Story number nine is here 😃 Our next story, takes a mango tree as the central character who wants to feel loved. Instead of sharing its juicy mangoes, they keep it for beauty and vanity. Marghali Vuthpala: “People think that beauty is everything. They believe this strongly in their mind. Our future children shouldn't think in this way so its important to tell them in the form of stories so that they can understand this in their mind. Beauty is not everything. Helping others is itself the...

Story number eight is here 😃 Our adventure continues as our next story takes us to Kingston, Jamaica! It features Kalila, a strong-willed five year old girl who loves reading books, signs and even maps. Based on the Hope Zoo, who are passionate about wildlife conservation and protecting the native wildlife. Kalila and her classmates are excited about their next trip! 🇯🇲 It’s called: “Kingston Zooventure” Written by Ronique Holgate @Ron.i.que for her daughters Kalila and Kairah and...

Story number seven is here! 😃 The next story is part of a series of books where two sisters learn about their diverse heritage through adventure! It’s called: “What Makes Our Family Special” and I’m reading the Guyana story 😃 🇬🇾 Written by the lovely Danielle Clarke @bluestellabooks for her daughters Evie & Isla and beautifully illustrated by Lily Carver @liustrationz Danielle Clarke: 2020 was a year that will go down in history! One that will never be forgotten! 
Me pre-2020: I...

Story number six is here ❤️ My next story was written and illustrated by Nicola Bedenham @miss_nb2020 for her brother Christopher. I first met Nicola through my cousin Divya @houseinthesouth7 back in 2017. Here we are in 2021 and I have the absolute privilege of reading her inspiring story: “I Am Fabulous” “I Am Fabulous” is a heartfelt story inspired by the author’s transgender brother, who is on the Autistic spectrum and their childhood growing up. Nicola Bedenham: “It has been a very...

The fifth story episode is here! 😃 The lovely Marghali contacted me with her children’s story blog that she has recently launched @swetchastories ☺️ This story is about Holi, which is the Hindu festival of colours. The festival is celebrated for two to three days in the spring. Part of the Holi story is that Hindus believe that spring is full of colours so they throw coloured water on each other! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Even though Holi is over, I couldn’t resist this sweet story about an owl wanting to...

Happy Easter everyone! 🐣 🐥 Hitting you with a bonus Easter/Spring poem today! 🐇🥕🌲🪵 🍃 🐇🥕 I hope you enjoy it 😃 My niece Siara drew the cover art 🖼 ☺️ Like/subscribe/review ☺️ Instagram page: https://instagram.com/grabsomesticks?igshid=gcvsbmv1h4dy Facebook: @grabsomesticks For messages, drawings and videos, Send to: [email protected] Thank you 🙂 x --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/grab-some-sticks/message