Hi there!
I’m Jenny York, a children’s author and storytelling visitor.
I write comedy adventure stories for primary age kids.
I also visit schools across Yorkshire (and beyond!) to inspire kids to
read, write and LOVE STORIES!
My visits are packed with puppets, props and audience participation to get your whole school buzzing with the
JOY of BOOKS!
I live in Yorkshire and love to visit schools all over Yorkshire.
I have visited schools in Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Wakefield, Huddersfield, York, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Halifax and more.
I’m happy to travel to schools anywhere in the UK. (But please note that for school author visits outside Yorkshire, travel costs apply.)
This afternoon, we had the fabulous @JennyYorkBooks in school! Here she is with KS2 bringing her hilarious books to life with some help from the VERY WILLING audience! Thank you for a fabulous afternoon! 📚 pic.twitter.com/gQx3tLlhyt
— St. Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Halifax (@stjosephshx3) May 16, 2023
Thank you so much to author Jenny York @JennyYork for coming in to open our newly refurbished Featherbank Library! We are all very excited to explore the new books inside! pic.twitter.com/WDN1ad6QcT
— Featherbank Primary (@horsforth2017) March 14, 2023
I LOVE libraries!
Do you have a library in your school? Do you enjoy visiting your local library?
When the radio asked me what I thought of libraries, this is what I said…
Foljambe Primary welcomed children’s author Jenny York for an afternoon of storytelling magic.
— Foljambe Primary School (@FoljambePrimary) November 11, 2023
Key Stage 1 and 2 were enraptured with her storytelling and were eager to hear of her top tips for story writing.
Thank you, Jenny, for your kindness, enthusiasm and sparkle. 💜🌠 pic.twitter.com/K0np9aVnyK
Need an author visit, book day guest or storytelling session for your school in Yorkshire or beyond? Click the SCHOOL VISIT button below for more information!
Gorgeous recent visit from @JennyYorkBooks talking about books and the story writing process. The children loved it! pic.twitter.com/2ChDKQtk0D
— HarthillPrimarySchool (@HarthillPS) June 7, 2024
KS1 had a great day meeting @JennyYorkBooks today! So much laughter and countless smiles all day! 😀 📚 🖊️ pic.twitter.com/6Urvwy98Wx
— St John's CE Primary (@StJohnsCE) July 6, 2023
What an absolute honour to share our afternoon @bramley_park with the incredible @JennyYorkBooks 💕💕 we love reading!! pic.twitter.com/A4eLlZ0SRY
— Amy Spivey (@AmySpivey16) July 4, 2023
Need an author visit, book day guest or storytelling session for your school in Yorkshire or beyond? Click the SCHOOL VISIT button below for more information!
The children had a great time with Jenny York, our visiting author! We met her in an assembly this morning where she shared her books with us, and then she visited classes, doing some wonderfully inspiring writing workshops with the children. #Author #Writing #Books #Reading pic.twitter.com/Yh98rKhAmI
— Rowena Academy (@DeltaRowenaAc) April 16, 2024
Need an author visit, book day guest or storytelling session for your school in Yorkshire or beyond? Click the SCHOOL VISIT button below for more information!
Thank you @JennyYorkBooks for another fantastic visit. We love Sugar and Blaze at Dixons Marchbank and our younger pupils love your storytelling and think you are amazing. #commitment #enjoyment #teamwork pic.twitter.com/ohGHTtf72k
— dixonsmb (@dixons_mb) July 4, 2024
What an amazing workshop with @JennyYorkBooks this afternoon! Year 2 & 3 had a great time! #WorldBookWeek #WorldBookDay2023 #Reading pic.twitter.com/nBAf2UORSa
— Carlton Mills Primary School (@Carlton_MillsPS) February 27, 2023
Here are some pictures of us sharing a story with the author, Jenny York. We’ve never laughed so much. Please ask your child about our visitor. pic.twitter.com/qwnnIWvYwH
— Northern Education Trust Mount Pellon Academy (@MountPellonAcad) February 8, 2024
We had an absolute blast with children's author @JennyYorkBooks today.Y1 to Y6 have throughly enjoyed the workshops today, so much so that we had children playing 'Authors and Illustrators' during dinner break.Thank you so much Jenny!#freeauthorvisit @HillcrestAnston @jmatschools pic.twitter.com/BbCPo50ZUk
— Mrs Divit (@VDivit) November 7, 2022
Huge smiles this morning for our fabulously funny author visit from @JennyYorkBooks. Lots of children now really want to be authors! KS2 have loved their workshops and KS1 are this afternoon.
— St Edward’s Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa (@StEdwardsCPS) September 21, 2022
Jenny is selling her signed books after school. pic.twitter.com/fv6vobsrR3
Bringing learning to life #jennyyork #excellenceforall pic.twitter.com/ozhRFTaUtj
— Marshfield Primary (@MarshfieldPS) March 7, 2022
Here are a few more facts about me:
1. I live in Yorkshire with my husband and 2 kids.
2. We have 2 guinea pigs called Gingerbread and Candyfloss.
3. When I’m not writing stories, Sugar, Blaze and I love to visit schools.
4. I used to be a teacher (and a Deputy Head) for 16 YEARS.
5. I write books because I want kids to enjoy reading, laugh more and have day dreams about fabulous adventures… why not have one now.
6. I’m old (40 ish) but not very old when you consider that I plan to live to 120 and be the oldest person on Mars!
7. My illustrator is called Luke. I ask him not to draw Jo and Hannah because I want you to imagine them in your own way.
8. My favourite author at the moment is Rick Riordan.
9) I’ve written 5 books so far!
10) I still remember the first book I ever picked to take home when I was in Reception. It was “Meg, Mog and Owl” and I adored it.