If you’ve known NOTORiOUS KiDS for a while then you might remember the annual competition we used to do on socials for the best dressed on World Book Day every year. We asked for people to send in pics of their children dressed up for world book day with a little info on why they chose that particular character and story. Some awesome prizes were to be won and we still have people telling us how much they miss getting involved in this little tradition we created. Storytelling is so important to us, its what we do, its at the core of everything we create. That’s why at NOTORiOUS KiDS the importance of storytelling and using diverse and imaginative narratives running through our parties and events are at the heart of what we do. Children's earliest perceptions of the world around them are shaped not only by experiences they have but by the books we read to them and the stories we tell them. Therefore, it's essential that children see a true reflection of the world around them in the literature they are exposed to from diverse characters and stories. If there is an absence of an inclusive range of characters and role models in our books then this lacks a true representation of our world. Here are some books we recomend telling wonderful diverse stories: If I had a Sleepy Sloth Riley Can Be Anything The Heart Of A Boy Julian Is A Mermaid The Colour Of Us Say hello Red: A Crayons Story The Day You Begin