Myths for children
Myths for children, featuring books by Michael Morpurgo, Roger Lancelyn Green, John Agard, Joe Todd-Stanton, Chitra Soundar, Liz Kessler, Efua Traoré, Wendy Shearer, Louie Stowell, and Pamela Butchart.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Xanthe Gresham-Knight is a British author, international performance storyteller, and lecturer. She is the creator of Goddesses and Heroines: Women of Myth and Legend, published by Thames & Hudson.
Gresham-Knight worked for 17 years as a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Storytelling at the University of East London. She has held residencies including Storyteller in Residence at Harvard University, The Chelsea Physic Garden, and Psychologies Magazine.
She performs mythological and folktale-inspired work internationally, appearing at venues such as the British Museum and the Smithsonian.
Myths for children, featuring books by Michael Morpurgo, Roger Lancelyn Green, John Agard, Joe Todd-Stanton, Chitra Soundar, Liz Kessler, Efua Traoré, Wendy Shearer, Louie Stowell, and Pamela Butchart.
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