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Olympic StoryCloud project is flying high

London Festival 2012 initiative StoryCloud, featuring stories from Michael Rosen and Malorie Blackman, is launched in Stratford by Julia Donaldson.

Kristyna Litten has illustrated Michael Rosen's poem The Talent Show, which is the first StoryCloud contribution in a London 2012 Festival project run by Discover Children’s Story Centre.
 
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Kristyna Litten has illustrated Michael Rosen's poem The Talent Show, which is the first StoryCloud contribution in a London 2012 Festival project run by Discover Children’s Story Centre. 
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Michael Rosen Photo: JAY WILLIAMS

Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson was at the launch today of a major London Festival 2012 initiative called StoryCloud - run by Discover Children's Story Centre - which is creating a free online library for families throughout the UK.

Discover has commissioned 12 new stories and poems from leading children's writers, including Michael Rosen, Malorie Blackman, David Almond and Philip Ardagh.The contributions will be released each Monday from today up to 3rd September and available from www.discover.org.uk. Four of the stories and poems will be written by east London children.

Rosen, whose poem The Talent Show (with illustrations by Kristyna Litten) was the first to be published, said: "StoryCloud is a fantastic project because it puts stories right where children and their parents and carers can find them really easily. Stories tell us about how people might behave or could behave when faced with dangerous, odd, surprising, scary, funny things. They amuse as they tell us wise things. How good it is to see this project as part of the Cultural Olympiad, bringing children and families together with stories. Love it!!"

Twelve talented illustrators have then been commissioned to create digital pictures in response to the stories; including Guy Parker-Rees, Chris Riddell, David Roberts and Sarah McIntyre, whose artwork relates to Ardagh's story Down The Plughole.

Children will be able to listen and read along with the author/child telling the story and then play with the illustrations to find the hidden secrets. Each story will have tasks to encourage children to create their own stories and drawings and a selection will be displayed on an on-line gallery throughout the summer. StoryCloud is a nationwide project involving digital publisher WingedChariot and Discover Children’s Story Centre - the UK’s first children’s museum dedicated to stories.

Discover’s Chief Executive Sally Goldsworthy said: "Based in Stratford, east London we have watched the Olympic site grow around us, StoryCloud is a brilliant opportunity for children and families throughout the UK to share the magic of stories through a new digital platform."

The launch today, which included a tea party for local children, is part of a nationwide roll-out that will feature workshops in venues around the country, including Westfield Stratford City, Westfield London, Westfield Derby and Westfield Merry Hill. 

The StoryCloud Authors and Illustrators

• 18 June - The Talent Show by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Kristyna Litten

• 25 June - Down on the Beach by Andy Stanton and illustrated by Adam Stower

• 2 July - Strange Things Happen by Malorie Blackman and illustrated by Chris Riddell

• 9 July - Jimmy McArdle’s Stones by David Almond and illustrated by David Roberts

• 16 July - Down the Plughole by Philip Ardagh and illustrated by Sarah McIntyre

• 23 July - Ali’s Trousers by Azzad Benkerroum Zaim and illustrated by Carl Pearce

• 30 July - The Tree at the End of the World by Debi Gliori and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

• 6 August - The Zebra and Cheetah by Semilore Joseph and illustrated by David Melling

• 13 August - The Hoopoe Bird by Emma King and illustrated by Ross Collins

• 20 August - The Boy Who Lived on a Pancake by Candy Courlay and illustrated by Deborah Allwright

• 27 August - The Magic Carpet by Zeynab Abokor and illustrated by Elissa Elwick

• 3 SeptemberThe Day Before by Jamila Gavin and illustrated by Lee Wildish

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