Settle in for Chapter Two of Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'!

The book of the week is 'The Glowing Snowman' by Helen Goodbarton and Sophie Johnson-Hill, published by Sojo & Mouse. You can get your own copy at:

www.sojomouse.wordpress.com/books/

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

You can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

And for 'Little Red Riding Hood' (at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Jan 6th - 10th) here:

https://www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com/whats-on#/event/little-red-riding-hood-20

I'm trying something new to end the year - I'm going to read you one of my favourite classic children's novels: 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde. This is chapter one!

The book of the week is 'Elmer's Christmas' by David McKee, published by Andersen Press. You can watch me read it on the Seven Stories Facebook page (from Sunday 29th November) AND you can get your own copy here:

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/elmer-s-christmas/9781783442218

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

Today's story is 'The Really Wet Dragon' - get ready to meet Dragonimo, Dragnacious and Draginic as they start Dragon School! It doesn't quite go to plan!

The book of the week is 'I am Jazz', by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas, published by Penguin.

You can get your own copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/i-am-jazz/9780803741072

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

11th November was Remembrance Day, so I thought I would share a story I wrote earlier in the year about the Second World War and I sing some excerpts from songs of the period!

The book of the week is 'Where the Poppies Now Grow' by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey, published by Strauss House Productions.

You can get your own copy here: https://www.strausshouseproductions.com/book/where-the-poppies-now-grow/

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

This episode's story came to me in a dream! It's called 'Flamingo Flowers' and I hope you love it as much as I love flamingos!

The book of the week is 'The Girl and the Dinosaur' by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini, published by Bloomsbury. If you would like to get your own copy head to:

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Hollie-Hughes/The-Girl-and-the-Dinosaur/24383653 , or:

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-girl-and-the-dinosaur/9781408880548

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

I'm getting really spooooooky with this episode's story AND book of the week!

The latter is 'How to Make Friends with a Ghost' by Rebecca Green and published by Andersen Press.

And you can listen to 'Touch the Sky' from 'Eunice! A Musical'. It's written by Joanna Taylor and sung by Bunmi Gabriel.

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

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Halloween is almost upon us - so I thought I'd hope you get in the mood with a new story! It is very imaginatively called: 'Ghost Story'...

The book of the week is 'Not Now, Bernard', by David McKee and published by Andersen Press. You can buy copies here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-McKee/Not-Now-Bernard/24817231

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

If you listened to last week's episode you'll know that the story ended on a cliff-hangar! We were dashing out of Westminster Abbey to go and meet Queen Charlotte! Will we get to Windsor Castle in one piece? You'll have to listen to 'The Second Black Queen of England' to find out!

I am honoured to be joined on this episode by one of my good friends Sophie Cartman. She'll be playing Queen Charlotte AND Queen Philippa!

If you'd like to look up any of the amazing historical black British figures mentioned in today's stories this is the list you need:

Olaudah Equiano

Ignatious Sancho

Phyllis Wheatley

Ira Aldridge

Mary Seacole

John Edmonstone

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Paul Stephenson

Fanny Eaton

Olive Morris

Lilian Bader

Mary Prince

Septimus Severus

Justin Fashanu

Ottoba Cuguano

John Archer

Francis Barber

Claudia Jones

Harold Moody

William Cuffay

Jack Leslie

Adelaide Hall

Henry Sylvester-Williams

Arthur Wharton

Robert Wedderburn

Julius Soubise

George Bridgetower

Lord Leary Constantine

Len Garrison

The book of the week is 'The Strangeworlds Travel Agency' by L. D. Lapsinki. I'm in the middle of reading it and it is soooooo good! You can buy copies here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/LD-Lapinski/The-Strangeworlds-Travel-Agency--Book-1/24052710

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/ and at the Tramshed on October 31st: https://www.tramshed.org/whats-on/mama-gs-story-time-spooktacular

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

And you can get tickets to see the musical version of 'Eunice the Horse' (at the Stanley Halls, Dec 19th-24th) here: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice

It's Black History Month here in the UK and I've been delving into the history books to find out about black people who have helped shape our history.

I was amazed to find out something that I had never heard about: that England might once have had a black queen!

I did some research and decided to introduce you all to her in this week's story!

the book of the week is in honour of National Coming Out Day (October 11th) and is 'Rick' by Alex Gino. If you like the sound of it, you can get your own copy here:

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Gino/Rick/24708062

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel

October in the UK is Black History Month, so the next few episodes are going to be about black British icons who have changed history!

This week's story is about a fascinating person called Mary Seacole who was around in the Victorian era. I hope you enjoy finding out about her.

My book of the week is 'Julian at the Wedding', by Jessica Love. It came out this week and I am so excited to share it with you!

If you would like to buy a copy of the book for yourself you can do so here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jessica-Love/Julian-at-the-Wedding/25041763

And you can find out more about Mary Seacole here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole

Don't forget to find me on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, just search for @MamaGStories!

If you'd like to support my work you can head to:

https://www.ko-fi.com/mamag

Tickets for 'Mama G's Story Time Spooktacular' at the Stanley Halls on October 30th: https://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/boxoffice/

Get tickets to see me in 'Rapunzel' at the Woodville this Christmas: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/rapunzel