Can we make a new fairy tale live on radio?

16th July 2012
As part of their Crazy Bird Tour, Chip and David will be appearing on BBC Radio Solent to improvise a brand new traditional story live on air, using suggestions from listeners throughout Hampshire and Dorset!

A fresh forest

15th July 2012
In preparation for our Crazy Bird Tour, that kicks off next week, the magical Snail Tales design team have been giving our enchanted forest a make-over...!

Ria wins gore for her school!

9th July 2012
Ria from Year 2 was one of the winners in the National Literacy Trust Reading Challenge for 2012, and chose our storyteller to visit her school and tell a gory Ancient Egyptian myth!

Full tour list announced!

2nd July 2012
Want to see our storytellers telling stories made up by primary school children adapted to include puppets, songs, and plenty of joining in? How about helping us make up a new fairy tale live onstage to share with the rest of the country? Join our Crazy Bird tour!

Room To Read

20th June 2012
Chip and Pythagoras shared stories with a group of enthusiastic kids holding a book-swap in Chelsea to raise funds for Asian and African reading projects...

Big Bang across the Midlands!

20th June 2012
We will be visiting the two Big Bang Young Scientist and Engineers fairs in Birmingham and Nottingham next week, to compare stories of science with the stories of tradition...

"Crazy Bird" tour plans underfoot...

12th June 2012
We're beginning to organise a two-week tour of small rural venues and schools with our latest theatre show this July, to help spread the creativity of UK children. Could you get involved?

New website launched!

7th June 2012
SnailTales.org has had a makeover! As well as an entirely new look, there are also some fun surprises in store...

Traditional Tales

What is the most powerful way to improve how your children engage with story? Oral storytelling encourages children to take ownership over their experience — and our basic package goes one step further by letting them choose the genre of the stories they'll hear, from our storyteller's extensive repertoire of traditional tales from around the world! Designed with the OUP especially to supplement the new Oxford Reading Tree. Select this programme for more details.

Little Birds

How can you best help your children enhance their imaginations? Research suggests every child has the ability to create, but they may need some guidance to get the most out of it. Once they have, you will see huge improvements to their powers of decision-making, problem-solving, recall, hypothesising, and more. For details of our tried and tested course designed to heighten creativity throughout your school — and even give your children the chance to be famous — take a look at Little Birds...

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