Geraldine identified 10 books which she would use as the basis for the project, they were:
- Augustus and His Smile – Catherine Rayner
- Lost and Found – Oliver Jeffers
- Press Here – Herve Tullet
- The Very Hungary Caterpillar – Eric Carle
- The Bear in the Cave – Michael Rosen
- I Want My Hat Back – Jon Klassen
- Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willems
- Isaac and Iris – Catherine Rayner
- Where the Wild Things are – Maurice Sendack
- Whatever Next! – Jill Murphy
Geraldine collaborated with the following artists on the project:
Oliver Ridgewell – Musician
Becki Gerrard – Performer
Joni Lindsey – Musician
Let’s Talk About Space (Keiran Heather and Chris McGarry) – Musicians
Hannah Murray – RCS CPP Student
Emily Magorian – RCS CPP Student
Geraldine made the use of lots of simple props during the sessions to add texture and depth to the stories. Using torches was a really effective prop which all the children could use. During the Isaac and Iris session, the artists and children created their own ‘Northern Lights’ with torches, paper and coloured gel. Musician Joni Lindsey composed some music for the sessions and all the children were given head or hand torches to explore this new environment. In the following week between the sessions, the staff at Glenbrae bought additional torches and created dens in the centre for the children to play and revisit the workshop that Geraldine had led.
The final session allowed parents and carers to join their children and the staff in an adventure to the moon. With music and animation from Let’s Talk About Space, the children, their parents and carers explored the story and finished with a picnic on the moon.
Geraldine had been filming throughout the project and documented the project by producing a film which can be viewed above. Geraldine also gifted copies of all the books used during the project along with bobble hats and some of the props so that the centre can revisit some of their adventures in the future.