Story Time: Law Ting Pong Story Pilots at Blooming Club (28/06/2014)
| Venue | ： | Causeway Bay Kiddyland Basement, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, H.K. |
| Speaker | ： | Edwina Leung Gigi Wong Nicholas Ho |
| Host | ： | Ms. Christa Tam |
Review
With the experience they have gained from sharing stories at many primary schools over the past year, their talent shone through at the event! They showed us practice makes perfect as they delivered the stories with zest and flair to our children and parents.
The Perfect Prince by Paul Harrison told by Edwina Leung
Edwina started off by telling The Perfect Prince (The new edition will be available later this year) by Paul Harrison. But this was no ordinary princess story! There was an unpredictable and hilarious twist. Finding all the princes whom Princess Isabella has been asked to marry, rather unattractive, she kisses a frog at a chance encounter thinking that it will turn into a perfect prince. But it is her who is turned into a frog which gave the girls in the audience quite a shock! The story ends with the Princess and the frog living happy ever after with thousands of offsprings. The soft spoken Edwina told the story with easy charm, appropriately prompting the children to take part actively throughout the story.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora told by Gigi Wong
Gigi then followed with The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Caldecott honour-winning author and illustrated by Rachel Isadora. Having a familiar Brothers Grimm classic that they had not heard for a long time delighted our young members. They excitedly showed off their knowledge while at the same time enjoyed this new interpretation which was full of the vibrant images in an African setting. With the help of the stunning pictures, Gigi brought the story to life - taking the young members out every night, first with the princes, then with the soldier who had the magic cloak, to discover the mystery of the dancing princesses. This was a perfect example of how children love to hear stories that they love over and over again.
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers told by Nicholas Ho
Nicholas' sense of humour appealed to the young audience right from the start when he asked the children what name they wanted to give the boy in Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. As soon as someone replied "Nick!", the story immediately turned into the first person with Nicholas convincingly recounted his own story. It worked wonderfully as Nicholas told how his kite got stuck in the tree how he threw one thing after another to try to knock it loose but each got stuck one after another. The audience loved the silliness and the deadpan humour of Brother Nicholas explaining with such magnetism his determination to get the kite unstuck with all sorts of imaginative ideas… There was such a sense of relief when they heard that he finally got the kite back!
Thank you, Edwina, Gigi and Nicholas, for your fantastic stories! Thank you also for your service to primary school children!
Keep up the good work!
We hope that more students will be doing this peer to peer storytelling.
