Pagan Portals: Stories for the Songs of the Year, Fiona Tinker (Moon Books)

What is the purpose of a story?  Stories entertain for sure, but many have deeper purposes and one of those is to instruct. It may be many years before the recipient of the story works out the lesson in the tale but a good story will have taken root and grown before then.

As adults, we appreciate the stories we heard as children and how they shaped who we are. As parents, we wonder how to introduce Pagan ideas to children. Luckily, there are now many children’s books written for Pagan children.   

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Stories for the Songs of the Year is an addition to this growing genre. It is a set of tales written specifically for Pagan children, tweens and their parents. These tales meander happily through the wheel of the year and the festivals are seen through the eyes of a magical cat and a know-it-all rabbit, in the company of a supporting cast of Celtic Gods, Goddesses and assorted people of the Sidhe.

Young children will enjoy the literal level of the tales. Older children may wish to use them as the basis for their paths of self-discovery and the stories are accompanied by discussions of the major festivals. In addition, an essay for the adults explores various aspects of Pagan parenting from the author’s own three-decade experience as a secondary school teacher and as Education Officer for the Scottish Pagan Federation for over a decade.

Pagan Portals: Stories for the Songs of the Year, by Fiona Tinker, Moon Books. Out 30th October, 2020.

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