Martin Luther King: Inspiring Children’s Stories
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King. I remember crying my eyes out … Continue reading
Words Have A Habit of Misbehaving
When I was a little girl (a very, very long time ago), I used to love learning new, really big words like ‘discombobulate’ or pusillanimous or disconcerted. As I grew, my … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum: Wollee The Worm
Yes! You can write a story about anything ~ including worms! Wisley Gardens continues to invite me to be a guest author during the summer school break. Next time, … Continue reading
The Wednesday Poetry Corner: Bellamy The Butterfly
As this is The Wednesday Poetry Corner, and I am celebrating reading Bellamy The Butterfly at Wisley Gardens this weekend, I thought I would give you a snippet of the … Continue reading
Butterfly Week: The Butterfly Effect!
All this week, to celebrate reading Bellamy The Butterfly at Wisley Gardens, I will be posting different snippets about how butterflies inspire alliteration, poetry and metaphor. Today, I reflect on … Continue reading
Butterfly Week With Dr. Nana Plum
In celebration that I will be back at Wisley Gardens next weekend reading Bellamy The Butterfly, I have decided to dedicate this week on my blog to those wonderful little … Continue reading
Poem For Wisley Gardens by Niamh Clune
I am so excited to be reading my books at beautiful Wisley Gardens tomorrow. Biddle The Bee will accompany me to the wonderful gardens, set in the heart of Surrey. … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum: Painshill Park & The Honey Bee Festival
It was such a treat to read my Biddle The Bee story at The Painshill Honey Bee Festival at the weekend. Painshill Park is a beautiful, 18th century garden … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum: The Secret Garden
“When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum: Opening Lines
Great opening lines should hook the reader, drawing them immediately into the story. These days, our language tends to be less grammatically correct, but perhaps less cumbersome. Personally, I love … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum: The Hero in us.
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.” Now! Don’t these opening lines capture the imagination immediately? Of course, you … Continue reading
Story Corner With Dr. NanaPlum
May I be bold? May I be brash? I’m not asking you for cash. All I ask is a little click, A little like, a little tick. I have a … Continue reading
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