Where the Stickers Go book reading at Forest Gate Library

Paul M Jones will be reading from his children's book Where The Stickers Go at Forest Gate Library on Saturday, February 7 as part of National Storytelling Week celebrations.

The author, a qualified teacher and creative media educator, focuses on storytelling, visual literacy, and encouraging a love of reading at an early age.

The event will be held between 11am and midday.

Where The Stickers Go is a rhyming picture book targeted at four to seven-year-olds. 

The story gives an insight into a variety of different escapades that stickers get up to after being lost, becoming hats for rats, umbrellas for ants, and even trampolines for grasshoppers.

From the classroom to Timbuktu, the book takes readers on an imaginative journey.

The reading takes place during National Storytelling Week, which will be running until February 8.

Following the book readings, there will be additional family-friendly activities aimed at children aged four to seven, accompanied by an adult.

The event aims to bring together local families, libraries, and community spaces to celebrate stories and creativity.

Where The Stickers Go - Written & Illustrated by Paul M Jones (Image: Paul M Jones)

As part of a creative literacy workshop, children can explore rhyming words, test their spelling skills, answer simple comprehension questions, invent their own “lost sticker” stories, and illustrate their ideas.

An additional event will also be taking place at Forest Gate Community Garden on Sunday, February 8, where Mr Jones will be giving another live reading.

The community garden event will also include a playful scavenger hunt inspired by animals from the book. The Sunday event will run from 2pm to 4pm.

A animated audiobook version of the book can be found on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/ifNC9B_3-yQ. With a paper back version also available on amazon here: https://amzn.eu/d/38Lb1w4.