- The Day the StarTribe made a Magical Cake devised, written and narrated by spoken word artist Sophina Jagot AKA Brwn Girl in the Ring™ launches this November.
- Written for children aged 6 – 11and their grown-ups the EP audiobook and printed story take listeners and readers on a magical adventure gently exploring themes of mental health.
- Available to download on all platforms from 9 November.
- Available in print from 9 November from Bear Bookshop, Bearwood.
“This is a story is about Tree-Dwelling Elf and her four forest friends Magical Starman, Crystal Queen, Healing Wizard and Eartha the Snugly Bear. This group of friends come with an ingenious idea to restore the forest changes the course of their adventure forever. But their journey isn’t all smooth sailing – what will they uncover along the way?”
— Brwn Girl in the Ring™
The Day the StarTribe Made a Magical Cake, a children’s picture book and accompanying storytelling EP, is fantasy escapism based in a woodland wonderland, gently covering themes around mental health. The EP takes listeners on a magical music journey, giving it intergenerational appeal to children and parents, guardians and carers.
Devised, written and narrated by Sophina Jagot, AKA Brwn Girl in the Ring™, this debut story has been written for children aged 6 – 11 and their grown-ups. The book launches in November through a series of special events: a launch listening party including Q&A with the writer and creative team and book signing at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on 7 November; and an interactive book launch for families at the Bear Bookshop, Bearwood, an independent bookshop, on 9 November.
The Day the StarTribe made a Magical Cake audio book has been created in collaboration with Reisz ‘Odd Priest’ Amos who worked on composition and arrangement and DJ Steady Steadman who led on sound design. The printed book illustrations are by Malikah Holder.
Sophina Jagot, author said: “When I wrote this story in 2020 as a way to lose myself in a woodland fantasy, I never imagined that I’d have the chance to see the characters brought to life through the worlds that Malikah, Reisz and Steady have created. I’m so excited to share my first book with these beautiful illustrations and the musical journey – Tree-Dwelling Elf loves her music and something tells me she’d be listening to the storytelling EP every day!”
The story was further developed through school workshops with 120 children at Clifton Primary School (Birmingham), family workshops at Central Library (West Bromwich), Wednesbury Library and Thimblemill Library (Smethwick); alongside mentoring support from Birmingham’s Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi and audiobook expert, AsaleSol Young.
Talent Agency and Publisher More Than A Moment have supported the development of the book and EP through sourcing illustrator Malikah Holder and introducing Sophina to Jasmine Gardosi to support story editing. The story of the whole project is being captured by documentary film-maker Simone Herbert.
The creation of The Day the StarTribe made a Magical Cake has been made possible with the support of More Than A Moment, Sandwell Libraries, The Belgrade Theatre and The Birmingham Hippodrome. The project has been made possible via a project grant award by Arts Council England. The project has been managed by Emily Holtom and Amy Dalton-Hardy.
The storytelling EP audiobook is available to download via 9 November on all platforms.
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