It's time for Chapter Seven (AKA the last chapter!) of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde! I hope you've enjoyed this classic story! Don't forget to tell me what other classic children's book you'd like me to read next! And if you want to hear all the chapters in one go, look out for Monday's bonus episode! The book of the week is 'My World: Mackilli and Seeva's Switcheroo' by Leanne Armstrong (@Leanne_Armstrong on Instagram). You can get your own copy here:...

Chapter Five of 'The Canterville Ghost' left us on quite the cliffhanger - so I hope you're ready to find out what happens! Where have Virginia and the ghost gone? The book of the week is 'The Broken Raven' by Joseph Elliott, published by Walker Books. Joseph has been a guest on my podcast before - so if you want to find out more about him why not take a listen to his episode from last year! Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd...

Happy New Year! I hope you're 2021 has got off to a smashing start! I'm here to help, of course, with chapter five of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde! The book of the week is 'Clean' by Juno Dawson and published by Hachette Children's Group. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' here: www.woodville.co.uk

It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmas! I've got a jam packed festive podcast for you today! I'll be reading 'A Christmas Calamity' by Paula Brett, sharing my new song 'The Greatest Gift' and having a catch-up with the big man himself: Santa! Enjoy! Merry Christmas! xx Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to download 'Rapunzel' (available until...

It's time for chapter four of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'! The ghost gets up to lots of mischief in this episode! I hope you enjoy it! The book of the week is 'Gender Swapped Fairy Tales' by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett, published by Faber and Faber. Get your own copy here: https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/products/gender-swapped-fairy-tales Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you...

It's time for Chapter Three of 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde - I'm loving telling this classic story and I'm really pleased you're all enjoying it! The book of the week is 'The Silent Stars Go By' by Sally Nicholls and published by Andersen Press. Get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-silent-stars-go-by/9781783449903 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head...

Settle in for Chapter Two of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'! The book of the week is 'The Glowing Snowman' by Helen Goodbarton and Sophie Johnson-Hill, published by Sojo and Mouse. You can get your own copy at: www.sojomouse.wordpress.com/books/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag You can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at...

I'm trying something new to end the year - I'm going to read you one of my favourite classic children's novels: 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde. This is chapter one! The book of the week is 'Elmer's Christmas' by David McKee, published by Andersen Press. You can watch me read it on the Seven Stories Facebook page (from Sunday 29th November) AND you can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/elmer-s-christmas/9781783442218 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram...

Today's story is 'The Really Wet Dragon' - get ready to meet Dragonimo, Dragnacious and Draginic as they start Dragon School! It doesn't quite go to plan! The book of the week is 'I am Jazz', by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas, published by Penguin. You can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/i-am-jazz/9780803741072 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head...

11th November was Remembrance Day, so I thought I would share a story I wrote earlier in the year about the Second World War and I sing some excerpts from songs of the period! The book of the week is 'Where the Poppies Now Grow' by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey, published by Strauss House Productions. You can get your own copy here: https://www.strausshouseproductions.com/book/where-the-poppies-now-grow/ Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for...

This episode's story came to me in a dream! It's called 'Flamingo Flowers' and I hope you love it as much as I love flamingoes! The book of the week is 'The Girl and the Dinosaur' by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini, published by Bloomsbury. If you would like to get your own copy head to: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Hollie-Hughes/The-Girl-and-the-Dinosaur/24383653 , or: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-girl-and-the-dinosaur/9781408880548 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and...

I'm getting really spooooooky with this episode's story AND book of the week! The latter is 'How to Make Friends with a Ghost' by Rebecca Green and published by Andersen Press. And you can listen to 'Touch the Sky' from 'Eunice! A Musical'. It's written by Joanna Taylor and sung by Bunmi Gabriel. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag Tickets for 'Mama G's Story...

Halloween is almost upon us - so I thought I'd hope you get in the mood with a new story! It is very imaginatively called: 'Ghost Story'... The book of the week is 'Not Now, Bernard', by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. You can buy copies here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-McKee/Not-Now-Bernard/24817231 Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head...

If you listened to last week's episode you'll know that the story ended on a cliff-hangar! We were dashing out of Westminster Abbey to go and meet Queen Charlotte! Will we get to Windsor Castle in one piece? You'll have to listen to 'The Second Black Queen of England' to find out! I am honoured to be joined on this episode by one of my good friends Sophie Cartman. She'll be playing Queen Charlotte AND Queen Philippa! If you'd like to look up any of the amazing historical black British...

It's Black History Month here in the UK and I've been delving into the history books to find out about black people who have helped shape our history. I was amazed to find out something that I had never heard about: that England might once have had a black queen! I did some research and decided to introduce you all to her in this week's story! the book of the week is in honour of National Coming Out Day (October 11th) and is 'Rick' by Alex Gino. If you like the sound of it, you can get your...

October in the UK is Black History Month, so the next few episodes are going to be about black British icons who have changed history! This week's story is about a fascinating person called Mary Seacole who was around in the Victorian era. I hope you enjoy finding out about her. My book of the week is 'Julian at the Wedding', by Jessica Love. It came out this week and I am so excited to share it with you! If you would like to buy a copy of the book for yourself you can do so here:...

Last week a really inspirational woman called Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away. She did lots of amazing things to make the world better for lots of people. Her passing inspired me to write a story about a character who has been in my head for a long time: Marjorie Muddlebum - who has a serious super power! Have a listen to find out what! My book of the week is 'Love Thy Fro', but Casey Elisha and Aliecee Cummings. Find out more about RBG here:...

I'm taking a break from telling stories this week to chat to somebody else who writes wonderful stories for all of you... Michelle Robinson! It was lovely to talk to her about her stories and the stories that she wrote when she was little! And it was fascinating to find out how she writes her books! We also talked about dreams, tooth fairies, the seven dwarfs, papier maché and Michael Rosen! Phew! The book of the week is 'The World Made a Rainbow' by Michelle, with illustrations by Emily...

I've written a fairy tale! And I LOVE it! I hope you do too! I also adore both books of the weeks! (One is a repeat, but I've finally read it and I just had to talk about it again!) They are: 'The Prom' by Saundra Mitchell (with Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar), published by Penguin. https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Saundra-Mitchell/The-Prom/24092935 'George' by Alex Gina, published by Scholastic. https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Gino/George/20788052 Don't forget to find me on...

This week's story is called 'The Pride Train' and is all about a train that celebrates pride! And the best thing is that it's an actual train and YOU can name it! If you'd like to have a go visit www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk and you could win some amazing prizes! (I'm not sponsored by them - I just think it's awesome!) The book of the week is 'Elmer and the Lost Treasure' by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. It was released on September 3rd 2020 - so get your hot of the press copies...

This week's story is inspired by the classic 'Pinocchio' - except I've called it 'Pi-NOPE-Chio'! It's really very clever stuff...! The book of the week is 'She's My Dad', by Sarah Savage and Joules Garcia, published by Jenny Kingsley Publishers. You can get your own copy here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/shes-my-dad/jillian-garcia/sarah-savage/9781785926150 (https://www.waterstones.com/book/shes-my-dad/jillian-garcia/sarah-savage/9781785926150) Don't forget to find me on Facebook,...

This week's story is called 'Joy and Jill'. It's inspired by an episode (season 6, episode 10) of an American sitcom called 'Hot in Cleveland', that I've been watching during lockdown. In this episode two of the characters try and write a children's story based on two of the other characters and well, I thought I would save them the trouble and write it for them! The book of the week is the amazing 'She Rex' by Michelle Robinson and Deborah Allwright, published by Bloomsbury. If you would...

This week's podcast is going to make you hungry! I promise! #PassThePasty is all about an adventurous pasty who goes on the trip of a lifetime! It was inspired by something that happened on Greg James' radio show a couple of years ago! The book of the week is 'A Right Royal 'Roach Trip', part of the 'Little Cockroach' series, by Susie Violet and Alex Patricks. I have copies of the book to give away - if you'd like one, leave a review of the podcast on my Facebook page (@MamaGStories) and a...

This week's story is the 'The Fairies Fran and Vera: You're All Welcome Here'. I love this couple of fairies - they're always getting up to mischief! If you'd like to hear the original story you can find it on a previous podcast or go here https://youtu.be/5Tz2ZEUiJS0 and watch the video with Anouska Sutherland's gorgeous illustrations. The book of the week is 'Slug Needs a Hug', by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross and published by Andersen Press. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and...

This week's story is my take on the classic 'Cinderella' - although I do miss out a couple of crucial details, can you spot what they are? And the book of the week is 'When Aidan Became a Brother' by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita, published by Lee & Low Books Inc. Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories! If you'd like to support my work you can head to: https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag