Families can delve deep into the storytelling tradition at this centre for children’s books where words – and illustrations – are celebratedIn a nutshell[br]All the tales ever told are said to boil down to seven basic plots,but there’s another reason the National Centre for Children’s Books is named Seven Stories: it is housed in a seven-storey converted Victorian flour mill in the arty Ouseburn Valley district. Three floors are colourful galleries devoted to children’s storytelling and picture-book illustration and current shows include a celebration of the illustrator and author Michael Foreman and a global exploration of nursery rhymes. The cosy attic hosts daily storytelling sessions; the basement studio invites young storytellers to draw, dress up and play, or cushion-strewn reading corners are dotted throughout.
Fun fact
Michael Morpurgo recently donated his entire archive to the museum; an exhibition committed to his poignant storytelling will open next year.
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Source: theguardian.com