A Dander in Ryde

A Dander in Ryde is a playful children’s adventure that turns an ordinary walk around the seaside town of Ryde into a journey of imagination, discovery and sensory exploration.

Something unusual is stirring around the town.

As a friendly sea serpent makes its way through familiar places, young readers are invited to follow the adventure through Ryde, discovering that streets, beaches, paths and everyday surroundings can become part of a story when we take the time to look at them differently.

The book encourages children not simply to read about the journey, but to experience it. A walk can become an opportunity to notice the sound of the sea, feel the texture of a pebble or leaf, look more closely at the environment and connect the words on the page with things that can be seen, heard, touched and explored.

Part of the Sense-Able Story series, A Dander in Ryde combines storytelling with optional narration, music, sensory activities and movement. Children can read the story, listen to it, follow the journey, handle safe everyday objects or simply explore the illustrations and talk about what they notice.

This makes the book particularly suited to children who enjoy learning through movement and real-world experience, as well as families, schools, SEND settings and home educators looking for a different route into literacy.

A Dander in Ryde also demonstrates that learning does not have to remain at a desk. One adventure can naturally lead into conversations about language, geography, nature, sequencing, art, observation and the places in which we live.

At its heart, however, it remains an imaginative seaside adventure about a rather unexpected visitor to Ryde.

Because sometimes the best way into a story is simply to go for a dander and see what you discover.