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Voting for the 2011 Munch Time Storytelling Competition has now closed...
This year's national winner of the Munch Time competition is Emma Furniss, with the story Munch and the Magic Circle. Congratulations Emma - your wonderful tale of Munch and her pixie friends was voted by the nation as their favourite!
What's more, an additional five stories about Munch the Cow and her exciting adventures have been selected as runners up.
Congratulations to Colette Mellor, Sylvia Butler, Lee Amoss, Lorraine Leiter, Caroline Vernon - your stories also inspired the nation to jump online and vote!
Thanks to all the finalists this year for your incredible stories, starring Munch the Cow. Fans can still download all of this year's finalists and winning stories to discover them with their kids. Simply click on the "Download PDF" icon to download the printed copies for free!
This year, Munch Bunch teamed up with popular children's author and illustrator Simon Bartram, who provided contestants with writing and storytelling tips to inspire them to write an amazing, delightful or fun tale to enter into Munch Time 2011.
The overall winner will receive
- £1,000 cash prize
- Their story made into a book and receive 100 printed copies for family and friends
- Their winning story published online at munchbunch.co.uk
5 runners up will each receive:
- £500 cash prize
- Their winning story published online at munchbunch.co.uk
Munch the Cow will be back next year to look for the next budding author in the making. If you wish to be in the running to take the 2012 Munch Time crown, watch this space for details.
The winner
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Munch and the Magic Circle by Emma Furniss from the South West
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch who wished his days were a little more exciting...
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The runners up
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The Rainy Tree by Colette Mellor from Yorkshire
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch who lived on a farm with her friends Pippa the pony...
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Munch and the lost voice by Sylvia Butler from the South East
...Once upon a Munch Time there was a cow called Munch. It was a lovely summer morning and she mooed happily...
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Munch and the Sea Cow by Lee Amoss from London
...Once upon a Munch Time there was a cow called Munch who frolicked in his field all day, eating grass for lunch...
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It Sounded more like Moo by Lorraine Leiter from the South East
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch, She came to visit me one day whilst I was having lunch...
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Munch and the New Friend by Caroline Vernon from London
...Once upon a Munch Time there was a cow called Munch. Munch lived at Honeyhill Farm which was owned by kind Farmer Tuckett...
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The other finalists
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Munch Learns to Like Her Lunch by Merilyn Johnson from the Midlands
...Once upon a Munch Time there was a cow called Munch. Now Munch was very hungry but she wouldn’t eat her lunch...
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Munch is Hot by Nicola O'Brien from the North West
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch who lived in a beautiful country called India...
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Munch and the Big Race by April Layzell from the South East
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch, who liked to go running ...
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A Munch Christmas by Sharon Hassan from the South East
...Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch, and if you were a robin flying high up in the sky...
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Storywriting tips
- Tell stories that you feel resonate with what you loved when you were a child....it will come through when you tell them.
- There’s nothing like knowing each little character in a story even if it is new. Change the names but allude to the characters being your children, grandparents or even pets.
- Make your story come to life with different voices, sounds and props so that your stories are as animated as your little ones.
- Listen while you’re telling. This way you can react to your children’s excitement and tell the story exactly how they want to hear it.
- Tell ongoing stories from time to time. This will keep your children fully engaged and have them look forward to storytelling time.
- Perhaps let the end of a story be the beginning of another story. Help your children to imagine what a certain character might do next.
- Encourage your children to think beyond the words you are reading. Give them time to study the illustrations as sometimes within them other stories are being told.
2010 Competition!
If you want to know more about the 2010 competition and listen to the winning stories, click here!
2009 Competition!
If you want to know more about the 2009 competition and listen to the winning stories, click here!
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