Draw & listen
Different favourites, one picnic
Choose a favourite, hear another idea and make room for both on the blanket.
Try the free activity →THE WILLOWWICK JOURNAL
Little ideas.
Shared stories.
Reading ideas, family activities and news from the books. A place to pause, wonder and find something to enjoy together.
Find a little beginning
A new page is on its way.
Our first journal article is planned for . While you wait, explore the free activities below.
A FEW FAVOURITE BEGINNINGS
Read, wonder, make something.
Start with one of our free reading and drawing activities. Paper, a pencil and a little time together are enough.
Make & imagine
A little story of your own
A curious object, somebody to find it and a place for your next idea.
Try the free activity →
Seasonal reading
A little Christmas welcome
Share a genuine story opening, wonder together and draw a welcome.
Try the free activity →ONE PAGE AT A TIME
Room for your own ideas.
The Hartwells of Willowwick are the family at the heart of Joshua Hall’s picture books. Here, their little world is a starting point for your own conversations, drawings and stories.
For parents, carers, teachers and librarians sharing stories with children aged 4–8. Choose what suits today, and leave the rest for another time.