Nursery rhyme rap and sensory storytelling were key draws for young children at the Barnes children’s literature festival last weekend (21 – 22 June).
The largely volunteer-run festival, which also runs the free London primary schools programme, put on over 100 storytelling events aimed at children aged from 0 upwards, with retellings of old and new favourites through music, performance, bubbles and clay modelling.
Our day kicked off with a show from nursery rhyme rapper MC Grammar, whose unique meshing of hip hop and kids books has garnered him a huge YouTube following (his rap of the Gruffalo has received 5m views), a show on Sky TV and plaudits from the likes of Michael Rosen.
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