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Readings, Workshops, Projects, and More…

Gareth is an author who actively involves children in the storytelling process.

Children can:

Create their own stories in his workshops, learning emotional intelligence, equality, diversity, inclusivity, and problem-solving skills.
Invent a crime for Lily Whisker, the detective mouse, to solve. Schools can borrow a Lily Whisker doll and embark on a mystery-solving journey of their own design. Gareth is open to discussing this project with schools.
Feature their own illustrations in one of his stories through the ‘I Can’t Draw’ Project, which offers numerous possibilities and delivers a positive message.

For more information, contact Gareth.

Create Your Own Storybook...

With Lily Whisker & Friends

Create Your Own Storybook Video.mp4

What if your students/ pupils could "articulate" and share their thoughts and ideas before they could even spell their own names?

The create your own storybook workshop unlocks the art and power of literature in children — without having to write a single word if that's there usual way of working; for now at least.

It’s a workshop, which can be taught by anyone, or "subliminal" toolkit you can drop into any lesson to let kids generate complex ideas they can't yet verbalise.

It feels like a cheat code for literacy & language, and children love it!

Contact Gareth to find out more...

I Can't Draw - " " - Can You Help me?

In Summary – A Fun Adventure in Imagination

This project is all about inspiring children to believe in their ideas, trust their opinions, and proudly share their creativity. Your thoughts have value, and your imagination is powerful!

If I asked you to draw a dragon, what would it look like? Wings or no wings? Breathing fire or ice? Living in the sea or in a cave? Maybe it could even walk upright and shapeshift! The best part is, dragons don’t exist – so your dragon can look however you want. No one can tell you it’s wrong!

This book series is packed with tales of trolls, fairies, unicorns, monsters, and so much more. Gareth created these stories to show children that their opinions matter. When shared kindly and with respect for others, your ideas are worth celebrating. After all, we learn by sharing and seeing the world through different perspectives.

Gareth’s Story

As someone with dyslexia, Gareth once found it hard to share ideas that didn’t match everyone else’s. But he realised something special – a dyslexic mind isn’t slow. It’s curious. It keeps asking “why?” and wants to see things from every angle. That’s a gift, not a difficulty!

English is tricky because it doesn’t always make sense – silent letters, odd spellings, and words like “xylophone” instead of “zilofone”! But questioning and exploring is how learning happens. Accepting things blindly means nothing ever changes.

About the Project

The first book in the series invited children to illustrate dragons from the rhymes on each page. Gareth didn’t provide his own drawings – he wanted to see how children imagined them. The results were amazing! Every dragon was different, and that was the point. There’s no right or wrong way to draw what you see in your mind.

Just like a butterfly sees grass in shades of ultraviolet while we see green, opinions are all about perspective. Everyone sees the world differently, and every viewpoint has value.

Why Opinions Matter

Our opinions shape who we are. They guide our likes, dislikes, and decisions. Opinions can be our superpower – they can build understanding or solve problems if used well. When we respect our ideas and those of others, we grow, learn, and make better choices.

Get Involved!

In this book series, adventurer Rachel Ivy will describe the magical creatures she meets. It’s up to you to imagine and draw them. There is no right or wrong – your vision is unique and wonderful!

The most creative and inspiring illustrations will be featured in the next Rachel Ivy book.

Let your imagination fly, and share your brilliant ideas!

For more details, contact Gareth...

Lily Whisker - The Detective Mouse

The Lily Whisker Project

Storytelling is all about problem-solving, understanding our own emotions and the feelings of others, and thinking of new and innovative ways to resolve conflict as well as much, much more...

These are all incredibly useful skills to have. The younger we develop them, the better we will be at improving on them.

The ‘Create Your Own Storybook with Lily Whisker and Friends’ workshop is an exciting method that Gareth developed to help people learn such skills in an exciting, practical way. Moreover, it delves into some of the more profound literary techniques, which can often be boring to teach/learn in a primarily theoretical lesson format. Once you know the fundamentals of storytelling, you can tell a tale in your own unique way. Furthermore, the Lily Whisker project is a great way of consolidating your knowledge, and producing something highly imaginative and fun.

It’s quite simple:

Partake in the ‘Create Your Own Storybook…’ workshop; not mandatory to take part.

Ask to be a part of the 'Lily Whisker Project.'

Obtain a Lily Whisker doll for your school.

Create a mystery for Lily Whisker to solve and showcase it in your own way…

You could send Gareth the story to publish, create a stop motion picture, create a model, or perhaps tell the tale in a way that has yet to be explored.

The ‘how’ is entirely up to you!

For more details, please contact Gareth.

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