First of all a big thank you to Maple Walk School’s headteacher Sarah Gillam, reception teachers Mrs Brooksbank and Ms Dancey as well as Francoise Romand and last but not least parent Jo Dymond for making another Our Stories project happen.

To mark a recent visit, an old friend from my native Berlin gave me a newly published cook book featuring traditional German dishes called “Wir haben einfach gekocht” (Umschau, 2015), which basically means: we just cooked, meaning: in a simple fashion. Photo by Caro Hoene.

Thank you to Maple Walk Primary School in Harlesden and Mrs Gillam, the headteacher, as well as Miss Dancey for inviting Our Stories.

I came across this whilst researching documentaries on the subject and was touched listening to this short piece about a school in Sligo, which in order to celebrate its 50th anniversary, asked pupils to bring in their grandparents to share their stories with them.

A new school year has begun. The autumn term is a fantastic time to get cosy and share Our Stories, so let’s get to it!

Youth Music Theatre UK has created a verbatim play/musical based on the teenage lives of grandparents.

I am really pleased with the book we made for Trevor-Roberts School-such wonderfully adventurous, funny, moving and fascinating stories.

Our Stories likes The School of Life’s ‘100 Questions: Family Edition’

It has been a tumultuous few days politically speaking, but on the upside, the three reception classes at Salusbury Primary School in London’s NW6 have had a very productive week sharing stories from, about and even, in some cases, with the help of their grandparents.

OUR STORIES would like to thank Mrs. Giles and Mr. Phillips at the brilliant local Malorees Junior School, where there will soon be a round of story sharing in Year 5.

OUR STORIES is very, very excited to have been invited by Trevor-Roberts School in North London. Photo credit: Schoolsmith.

Today is World Book Day and although our next story cycle and therefor the next Our Stories book, is not happening until May, I thought it would be a good opportunity to pay tribute to the books that shape our imagination in childhood.

I came across two features on Radio 4 recently, namely an interview with Keith Richards about his book GUS AND ME, as well as a three-part programme called THE INVISIBLE AGE, both of which (the first directly, the latter indirectly) have tapped into what OUR STORIES wants to convey- the important connection between children and their grandparents.

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Throughout the spring term of 2014 year 2 children at Malorees Infant school in Brent shared stories by and about their grand-and great grandparents.