Episode 5 - Danny English, Jenny Ford & Ed Finch

2025-08-30

EPISODE 5 This week Paul gets out and about with the 'Nature Connected Storyteller' Danny English. Author of books such as 'The Happiness Tree' and 'Tales of the Timeless Forest' Danny is rarely found indoors, sharing his love of the natural world with families across the North West of England and beyond. We talk about his early brushes with nature books (and pigeons) and how a magazone subscription as a boy probably shaped his future before he even was even out of short trousers. Jenny Ford, a former Headteacher and the lead in bringing secondfary level empathy education to Wales chooses a...

EPISODE 5

This week Paul gets out and about with the 'Nature Connected Storyteller' Danny English. Author of books such as 'The Happiness Tree' and 'Tales of the Timeless Forest' Danny is rarely found indoors, sharing his love of the natural world with families across the North West of England and beyond. We talk about his early brushes with nature books (and pigeons) and how a magazone subscription as a boy probably shaped his future before he even was even out of short trousers.

Jenny Ford, a former Headteacher and the lead in bringing secondfary level empathy education to Wales chooses a book for us from the Read for Empathy collection and the brilliant Ed Finch has an 'ordinary' book to share with us in our teacher recommendation section.

It's non-stop action around these parts we tells ya!

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Paul - Talking in Whispers by James Watson

Jenny - The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

Danny - A series of unidentified wildlife encyclopedias, The Eagle Annual from some time in the 80's and The Storyteller Magazine

Ed - Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell

USEFUL LINKS

Danny English

WEB: https://www.dannyenglish.co.uk/

INSTA: @natureconnectedstoryteller

EmpathyLab

WEB: www.empathylab.uk