Space Mission Story Update
By Hannah Angrave | 2 July 2020
It’s finally here! The 6th and last story in our super fun reading programme has landed! ‘Space Mission’ is our brand new book all about a very clever alien called…
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By Hannah Angrave | 19 May 2020
In our 5th Reading Adventure of the programme, there’s a mean and greedy pirate who has promised to share all the treasure with his crew… the only problem is, he…
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By Hannah Angrave | 10 May 2020
The ‘Escape From The Zoo’ book is now finished! This one was particularly fun to design because of its silliness. The funny story will really capture the children’s interest and…
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By Hannah Angrave | 1 May 2020
We asked our customers how we could make the programme even better. Head Teachers, Teachers and Teaching Assistants using Wriggly Readers in their schools suggested that physical story books in…
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Dinosaur Story Update
By Hannah Angrave | 25 February 2020
Our next book is coming along nicely and will be the perfect addition to the Dinosaur themed Reading Adventure in our programme! Just to give you a quick update, the…
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National Storytelling Week
By Hannah Angrave | 5 February 2020
How To Be The Best Storytelling School You Can Be As it’s National Storytelling Week, it got me thinking… when was the last time you told a story to your…
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Superhero Story Update
By Hannah Angrave | 31 January 2020
The first Reading Adventure in our award-winning, play-based programme is Superheroes and I’ve been busily writing and illustrating a new story for the theme. Instead of including a letter in…
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Exciting announcement!
By Hannah Angrave | 25 January 2020
We want to make sure that Wriggly Readers is the best it can be so that it can have maximum impact on your children’s reading progress, which is why we…
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How To Choose The Right Topic Books For Your Class
By Hannah Angrave | 10 October 2019
At the weekend, we took our 15 month old little girl to Goose Fair in Nottingham, one of the largest travelling fairs in Europe. We used to go every year…
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What’s Your Favourite Childhood Story?
By Hannah Angrave | 29 March 2019
One of the most exciting things about decorating Maple’s nursery was setting up a place for her to treasure all of her books. Being a typical teacher and picture book…
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Meet the new member of our team…
By Hannah Angrave | 21 March 2019
I’d like to introduce a brand new member of our Wriggly Readers team… Say hello to Maple! She came into our lives on 22nd June 2018 and filled our hearts…
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Summer Reading Challenge
By Hannah Angrave | 3 August 2017
Summer Reading Challenge Have you ever struggled to keep the reading momentum going over the summer holidays when all your child wants to do is play and have fun? And…
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BBC Radio 2’s Story Writing Competition
By Hannah Angrave | 6 April 2017
Well, the first round of judging is over for the BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words story-writing competition and it’s going to be tougher than ever to choose a winner! This year,…
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Wriggly Readers Wins First Award!
By Hannah Angrave | 3 April 2017
I’m so excited to announce that Wriggly Readers is the winner of the 2017 #SBS Business Award by Theo Paphitis! We’re still pinching ourselves at winning our very first award…
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Interview With Children’s Author Alan MacDonald
By Hannah Angrave | 6 March 2017
I met up with the talented Alan MacDonald for a cup of tea and a chat about his wonderful work as an award-winning children’s author. Get ready to be inspired…
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“I’ve Got The Power In Me”
By Hannah Angrave | 20 February 2017
I visited a lovely Infants school recently and had the pleasure of sitting in one of their morning assemblies. The whole school sung their hearts out and enthusiastically played air…
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My Top 10 Music Themed Picture Books
By Hannah Angrave | 13 February 2017
What A Wonderful World Bob Thiele & George Weiss, illustrated by Tim Hopgood A beautiful board book featuring the lyrics from What a Wonderful World, accompanied by bright and colourful…
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Halloween Storytelling Tips
By Hannah Angrave | 29 October 2016
Last October my family and I went on holiday to a quaint town up in the Scottish Highlands where we went on a Halloween guided walk through the woods. It was…
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Golden Ticket Reading Rewards!
By Hannah Angrave | 13 September 2016
Children all learn at different speeds, in different ways and with different attitudes. Some children might be enthusiastic book worms, others might let out a little huff and a grumble at the thought…
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Playdough Reading Activity
By Hannah Angrave | 8 September 2016
Learning To Read The Fun And Messy Way! Have you ever thought about using playdough to engage your beginner reader to learn new letters and words? Once you’ve made some…
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Busy Book Challenge
By Hannah Angrave | 15 August 2016
Looking for a new and exciting way to get your child reading on a week night, at the weekend or during a school holiday? My super fun Busy Book Challenge is the perfect…
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Be a Reading Superhero
By Hannah Angrave | 31 March 2016
As a Foundation Stage teacher, I always choose topics that my class really love and I like to make sure that the children play a big part in the decision…
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Tricky Words: The Definitive Guide
By Hannah Angrave | 24 January 2016
Tricky Words: The Definitive Guide Get Your FREE Book Now! How many times have you heard your child or your child’s teacher mention ‘tricky words‘, but aren’t entirely sure what…
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