Storytelling with Sabrina Shah

About this event

Get ready to clap your hands - our musical storytelling adventure is about to begin! 

Join children's author Sabrina Shah as she takes you on a musical journey with Roohi, that will have your little ones clapping along every step of the way.

"To play the music of the mountains, you must feel the rhythm, feel the beat of your people."

Roohi is practising her instrument for a school Eid concert, but even with lessons everyday, she sounds nothing like grandpa's clap-de-clap-clap rhythm and beautiful melodies. 

Can Roohi draw on her ancestors' strength and share the melody in her heart at the concert?

This rhythm filled story explores themes of courage, bravery and family connections as we follow Roohi try and master her skill and overcome her nerves to play The Music Of The Mountains.

This storytelling session is suitable for children 4-7 years old. Children will enjoy art and crafts, learning about a new instrument and perhaps even try to make their own. 

Sabrina Shah is a Nottingham born children's author. After spending years working in the publishing industry, she now focusing on her own stories, with her debut picture book ‘Music of the Mountains’ publishing in 2025 with Barefoot Books. The book has since been chosen for 2026 libraries Summer Reading campaign ‘Read To The Beat’. Sabrina has also worked with Penguin Random House Children’s UK to adapt BBC Studios ‘HEY DUGGEE’ stories into board books. Her middle-grade horror novel in progress won The Golden Egg Academy award and made the finals of the Write Mentor Novel awards. She hopes to publish this soon. 

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