Stories cost £14 each. Use the PayPal buttons to purchase the stories securely. Stories are normally posted within 3 working days and should arrive within 10 working days for UK purchases, global purchases will take longer. Once you have placed your order you will receive email confirmation from sensorystory@gmail.com (please check spam folders for this message if you do not receive it within 24 hours). Receipts can be printed from PayPal.

There are some free sensory stories available on the Free Educational Resources page.

Postage

For UK addresses, postage costs are included in the price of the Stories/Homework Packs. If you are purchasing stories from a location outside of the UK you will also need to add the 'international postage' to your cart at £5 by clicking the  button below. You only need to add international postage once per order - so postage costs will be the same to you whether you are ordering one sensory story or several.

International Postage:

	The Birth of a Star* was written in conjunction with physicists and tells with scientific accuracy how stars are formed in stellar nurseries. It will appeal to anyone who has seen a star. A very popular story The birth of a star has been told in nurseries, universities, adult care settings, special and mainstream schools, literary festivals, around dinner tables and at bedsides. Story:  International Postage:
	Cocoon* has a wonderful balance of sensory experiences. The story can be understood on two levels: as the life cycle of a butterfly, or as a meditation on the need for rest after decadent living. Cocoon is one of the most popular stories from The Sensory Project. Story:  International Postage:
	Dandelion* tells the remarkable life story of the Dandelion. The sensory experiences accompanying the story relate to scientific and mathematical understanding. The story also offers the reader the opportunity to contemplate how ideas are spread and invites them to listen to their story experiencer with all their senses. Story:  International Postage:
	Wildlife in the City was originally written by Coralie Oddy to be shared with a group of individuals with dementia. The story reminds us of all the wildlife our cities have to offer if we know where to look (smell and touch). Coralie has worked with The Sensory Project to turn this into a story for everyone. Discover the natural world though the engagement activities accompanying this story. Coralie now runs ReminiSense. Story:  International Postage:

	Boris the Bumble Bee is a children's story about a bee who interrupts a family's picnic. The accompanying activities give readers lots of ways of encouraging emerging communication in story experiencers. Story:  International Postage:
	Princess Esme* was written by the Fantasy Realist author Gwendolen Benjamin. It is a children's story about a Princess looking to escape from the rigours of palace life by spending time in the palace garden strawberry patch. Story:  International Postage:
	The Woods* is told to a beat. Beat is absolutely fundamental to the development of communication and something everyone responds to. The story is about someone walking through a woodland who thinks they hear something behind them and begins to run, imagining what might be behind. Fear not, the story ends happily with a cup of tea. Story:  International Postage:
	Rock hoppers* is a fun tale about the goings on in the lives of Rockhopper penguins, each line of the story ends with a repeating word making it a great option for readers who are looking to get story experiencers involved in telling the story. Story:  International Postage:

	Toys: The Once and Future King* is two sensory stories in one booklet, each told with the same sensory stimuli. One story is about the toys we play with through life, and how, although we may put them away as we grow older, they are always there for us to play with if we want to. The other story is a retelling of the Legend of King Arthur. Telling the two stories together will give readers cause to reflect on the parallels. Story:  International Postage:
	Like* is not a story, it is a sensory sequence for using to get to know each other better. Through sharing the sequence we find out about each others' sensory likes and dislikes. As the words of Like will change depending on who is sharing it Like does not come with a story card. Story:  International Postage:
	Naali is resourced using a multi sensory room (MSR). Naali follows the journey of an Arctic fox as he runs beneath the Northern lights trying to reach the stars. Once you have finished your adventures in your MSR you are invited to follow your own Naali out into the world for more sensory adventures. The Naali story booklet has insight from the research into the use of MSRs within it. Story:  International Postage:
	Ein Wattspaziergang is a sensory story told in English and German.. A walker crossing marsh land has their walk interrupted by a dense fog and has to rely on senses other than sight to find their way to safety. Story:  International Postage:
	The White Kite is based on the history of Victorian feminism but can be read simply as a story about a girl looking for somewhere to fly her kite. It's themes of struggling, striving and sharing will resonate with everyone. Story:  International Postage:

	Alice in a Sensory Wonderland* is a sensory retelling of the classic tale with lots and lots of scope for exploration of sensory wonders. Story:  International Postage:
	My-craft is a sensory exploration based on the game Minecraft. This is a story to be played rather than read. Story:  International Postage:
	Puddle* can be told in Haiku or in plain text. It tells the story of a boy who dips his toe into a puddle on the pavement, and then dives in to have an adventure at sea. When he returns to the pavement there is a woman waiting for you. Younger story experiencers may view this woman as a mother figure, whilst older story experiencers may consider her a love interest. Story:  International Postage:
	Tattoo is an ideal story for older story experiencer. It is the story of someone waiting for a loved one at a tattoo parlour. Although Tattoo does not come with a movement sequence there is a lot of opportunity for movement within the story; the story experiencer will spin and swing and dance. Story:  International Postage:

	When You Were Gone is a sensory story written to help you share a memory of a loved one who has died, with a person in a sensory way. Story:  International Postage:
	Dream is a very intimate story intended to be read by a parent to their baby (of any age) at bedtime. Dream is accompanied by suggestions for sensory explorations appropriate to individuals at the early stages of development. Story:  International Postage:
	Snow? is timeless tale of winter anticipation, that follows the journey of a snowflake as it falls from high in the air down onto the waiting tongue of a child anticipating more. Story:  International Postage:

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These pictures show a young man experiencing the sensory story Cocoon, they are 

displayed here with the kind permission of his mother.