**PRE-ORDER for delivery Summer 2025** Inspiring Creative Writers

Structured around Pie’s engaging model text, Elf Road, Pie and Jamie expertly demonstrate the teaching process step by step. By following this approach, children embark on a creative journey – from getting to know the text, to adapting it, to finally developing the confidence and craft to write their own stories. The 25 accompanying videos show how to bring the ideas to life in the classroom and clearly demonstrate their impact on learning.

The book also includes a wide range of other model texts, carefully selected to suit different ages, attainment and interests across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Each is accompanied by a concise, one-page unit overview that gives you a clear at-a-glance guide to using each model – highlighting key vocabulary, the writing tools to focus on, and suggested steps for developing the unit in the classroom, which are then explored in more detail.

With real examples of children’s writing, annotated teacher flipcharts, and structured guidance, this is a comprehensive resource for helping young writers create their own stories with confidence and imagination. Open the door to possibility, spark creativity and let every child step into the joy of storytelling.

Inside the book, you will find:
-a practical framework for teaching fiction, from imitation to independent writing, which is simple to implement;
-planning tools to help you structure your fiction writing sessions;
-diverse model texts for KS1 and KS2 that appeal to different interests;
-real examples from the classroom that show how the approach works;
-authentic teacher flipcharts to demonstrate the process;
-video links that showcase effective teaching techniques.