Getting Storyshaped With Helen Peters

We've only gone and snagged the fantastic, prolific, and very wonderful Helen Peters for the podcast - and it's her turn in the hotseat today! We were charmed to take a stroll through the Storyshaped life of an author described as 'one of our finest modern children's storytellers' by Waterstones (who, to be fair, know their stuff), and we learned all about how Helen's childhood was shaped as much by the farm she grew up on as it was by the stories she surrounded herself with. These stories not only shaped her, but they shaped her brilliant creative output, too. Come on - pull yer wellies on and let's get going. Books mentioned on this week's episode include Helen's own: Friends and Traitors Anna at War Evie's Ghost The Jasmine Green series The Secret Henhouse Theatre trilogy Find Helen at: helenpetersbooks.com And the stories that shaped her include: Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne, illustrations by E.H. Shepard The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame Tarka the Otter, by Henry Williamson The picturebooks of Molly Brett Brambly Hedge, by Jill Barklem Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott What Katy Did, by Susan Coolidge Heidi, by Johanna Spyri Ballet Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild Curtains Up, by Noel Streatfeild The Growing Summer, by Noel Streafeild The Famous Five series, by Enid Blyton The Secret Seven series, by Enid Blyton The St Clare's series, by Enid Blyton Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm, by Enid Blyton The Railway Children, by E. Nesbit The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Casson Family series, by Hilary McKay The Exiles, by Hilary McKay Millions, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Framed, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Holes, by Louis Sachar Liar & Spy, by Rebecca Stead The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank Cue for Treason, by Geoffrey Trease King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper Our podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie. You might also like to check out www.kennys.ie for free shipping within the Republic of Ireland! In the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.