Designed for practicing and student teachers working with a wide range of narrative fiction in infant and junior classrooms, this book highlights the creative and expressive aspects of children's engagement with literature, is written in the context of National Curriculum English at Key Stages 1 and 2 and with full attention paid to the National Literacy Framework, and provides Literacy Hour projects complete with lesson notes and plans for each age group.

The author shows how storytelling, drama and the arts can be used to bring texts to life, making the acquisition of literacy skills a more enriching and enduring experience. This text is a companion to Teaching Poetry in the Primary School by the same author.