Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Bring stories to life with authors and illustrators! Get your free resource pack and more ideas at PuffinSchools.co.uk

More about the show:
Reading is a great way for children to better understand other people’s feelings and perspectives. Scientific evidence shows that reading and identifying with book characters builds real-life empathy.

• Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl, shares his creative writing tips
• Sam Copeland, creator of Charlie Changes into a Chicken, finds out how the animals are feeling
• Join illustrator Sophy Henn for a draw-along
• Discover how to walk in others’ shoes with Wonder and the Empathy Explorers

Plus Former Waterstones Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman will be inspiring kids to celebrate stories (and talking in cling-on), and Jacqueline Wilson will be sharing why she thinks empathy is
so important.

Puffin Schools has worked with the experts at EmpathyLab, who founded Empathy Day. Find out more about their pioneering work at EmpathyLab.co.uk