It is always a delight to find a storybook that offers practitioners the opportunity to explore a wide range of exciting play-based opportunities. The King of Tiny Things by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward (Puffin Books) is a charming book that is perfect for stimulating activities both indoors and outside.
It is a wonderful story for all children, exploring not only aspects of the outdoor environment, but also providing a purposeful context in which to discuss excitement, adventure, fear, compassion and relief. Stories such as this support young children in acquiring a vocabulary with which to discuss their own emotions, as well as being able to demonstrate understanding of and empathy with, the characters in the book.
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