S2E05 - Children’s author Heather Maisner talks to Dawn about children’s stories, learning and imagination.

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk, the free professional membership network for those working in Care, Early Years and Education. 

This week Dawn was lucky enough to get time with children's author, Heather Maisner, author of the Dinosaur Douglas books (http://www.dinosaurdouglas.com) to talk about storytelling, how children learn and the importance of being able to build and model worlds of our own through imagination play. 

Heather has kindly offered a discount on her books to listeners, with 15% off the usual cover price of the £5.99 books here; http://heathermaisner.com/specialdiscount.php

At the end of this episode, as an extra special treat, Heather reads her book 'Dinosaur Douglas and the Yucky, Mucky Fingers' - a children's book about germs and the importance of handwashing to stop the spread of disease. 

If you would like to join CACHE Alumni, the association for professional caregivers, you can find us at www.cachealumni.org.uk.

Membership is free and you'll find lots more examples of best practice, great sector insight and opinion from subject specialists across Care, Education and Early Years. 

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Until next time.... Take care