Our vision is to make Waltham Forest a National Borough of Storytelling. As part of the first phase of this, over 200 storytelling activities are taking place over the summer. Stories are told not just through books, but by film, art, music, dance, theatre, and photography as well.
Children’s Art Week was one of the first projects we delivered that celebrates stories through art. Many children entered from Early Years settings and schools across the borough. Each child created artwork based on one of their favourite books.
See the fantastic winning entries from our talented young people below:
Ira, age 4, First Stepping Stones Nursery
"Dear Zoo" by Rob Campbell
Nora, age 4, Hillyfield Nursery
"Toucan Toucan't" by Peter Francis-Browne
Jack, age 4, St Mary's Nursery
"Stage Fright" by Anthony McGowan
Hugh, age 9, Hillyfield Primary Academy
"Dog Man and Cat Kid" by Dav Pilkey
Beth, age 7, Oakhill Primary
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J K Rowling
Eden, age 8, Salisbury Manor Primary School
"Izzy Gizmo" by Pip Jones
Milena, age 9, Stoneydown Park Primary School
"The Magic Flute" by Anne Gatti
Parwarna, age 9, Stoneydown Park Primary School
"Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Kavinayan, age 9, Stoneydown Park Primary School
"Hansel and Gretel" by Brothers Grimm
Shona, age 13, Leytonstone School
"Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
You and your family can take part in the wide range of storytelling activities happening across the borough, on the events section of our website.