Tell us a story at Giraffe

Tell Us A Story At Giraffe

Marking National Storytelling Week with Barefoot Books

28 January – 1 February 2013

 

Did you know that this week is a National Storytelling Week? There are many events and promotions happening throughout the UK to celebrate the week of storytelling, but I wanted to bring your attention to one very exciting promotion.

To mark National Storytelling Week, family favourite restaurant group Giraffe have teamed up with award-winning children’s publisher Barefoot Books to present “Tell Us A Story” - a whole week devoted to getting young whippersnappers turning pages.

What a splendid idea! It might be not entirely new, many cafes nowadays have baskets with children's books in the corner, but most of the time the choice of books is quite limited.

Parents, grandparents and carers, simply bring your little ones anytime up to 5pm between Monday 28^th January and Friday 1^st February 2013 and get reading. As an added incentive, for every child enjoying a story there’s a free kids meal deal when an adult orders a main course.

 

 

As if that wasn’t enough, five lucky little ones will also have the chance to win a Barefoot Books library featuring 40 of the company’s most popular books, from story time classics to sing-along favourites, along with a £100 Giraffe voucher. All they have to do is enter the competition at Giraffe or Barefoot Books.  

All I can say: Wow! What a prize! You bet we'll be entering.

Whilst giraffes-in-training tuck into dishes such as Pasta Pomodoro, Popcorn Chicken & Fries or Italian Pizza Bites, adults can indulge in a choice of mains including the Rodeo Chicken Burger with Cheddar, Mushrooms, BBQ Sauce & Onion Rings, Hot “Thai” Duck Stir Fry or California Sushi Rice Salad with Oak Smoked Salmon.

 

As one final incentive Barefoot Books will be offering 25% on books, games, puppets and puzzles to Giraffe fans. Simply go to Barefoot Books shop, enter giraffe at checkout, and let those imaginations run wild.

 

 

About Barefoot Books

Barefoot Books is an award-winning independent children’s publisher with offices and family studios in north Oxford and Massachusetts. The company specialises in carefully crafted books, gifts and digital content. Since 1992, Barefoot Books has created more than 500 books and complementary gifts for children that use timeless stories and captivating illustrations to encourage exploration, global awareness and creativity.  Barefoot Books are available online; in the company’s studios, through a network of booksellers and gift shops; in schools and libraries; and through its fast-growing, grassroots community of independent Ambassadors. Fun, free content including a podcast, animated videos, and children’s games and activities are available online.

We have been fans of Barefoot Books for several years. Their sing-along books with CDs are fabulously illustrated, and the songs have very catchy tunes. For older children there is a great selection of classic stories.

I have recently reviewed The Adventures of Achilles and The Shape Song Swingalong.

Whoever wins the grand prize of £100 Giraffe voucher and a fab library from Barefoot Books, will be one happy bunny.