Chip came along for the whole day to tell stories and have some fun with children from Reception to Year 6.  Every single year group had a different story and Chip ensured everybody had the chance to take part in choosing the genre!  The stories were interactive, with children choosing which way the tales would go - with some quite ingenious, amusing and thoroughly bizarre ideas!

Each session ended with questions for Chip about being an author and discussion about how Chip finds inspirations for his stories.  He explained that, often, he is retelling a tale he has heard before but changing certain parts to make it his own - this is something we do at school all the time and the children were pleased to hear that this could, one day, make them millionaires!

Rowan Class were so inspired that they made up their own stories in pairs and groups straight after their sessions.  They had romantic, adventure, action and Godzilla/dinosaur stories to name but a few!

A huge thank you to our wonderful SPA who funded this day for the children and to those parents who supported the day by buying some books from Epic Tales to help towards costs.

'' I love a good story and that was one of my favourite stories I've heard. ' Jesse

'Chip was a very inspiring person.  My interest in books is now great. ' Oleksii

'The atmosphere was very real and it was good.  He tried to tell a story everyone would love.  I definitely enjoyed it.  He did great sound effects and was very funny. ' Chloe P-B

'He was very funny and the story was brilliant. It has inspired me a lot with my writing in English.'  Chloe 

'Tell me the story again!'  Lewis

'The story was so funny and enjoyable.  I think everyone loved it.' Charlotte

'I liked how Chip made everyone feel included in the story.  I loved the story because it was very funny and silly.  It was very funny and interactive.' Ava

'I think that the storytelling was very good.  I especially liked the funny bits.  He was good at doing accents.  I loved that as well as telling a story, he could play guitar and he did actions for the story.'  Matilda