I really enjoyed that challenge of persuading people through pictures that these were stories to pay attention to and to enjoy. The four Storyland 2017 dramas also feature established actors including IFTA Award Winners Martin McCann (Maze) in Cry Rosa and Eileen Walsh (Pure Mule) in On the Hemline, along with Cathy Belton (Nowhere Fast) and Nigel O’Neill (Game of Thrones) in A Sign of Things.

This book covers the mythology that people living in Britain between around 700AD - 1200AD knew and believed (these dates are a guesstimate from what I understood about the sources the myths came from, please no one ever quote me on that). Storyland isn't setting up a LinkedIn or Facebook page as we haven't got the resources to properly administrate them.When these huge skulls were excavated, they appeared to have one giant eye in the middle of the forehead – it’s where the trunk would’ve been. The original design of the park, buildings, and attractions was done by local artist and art teacher Arlene "Topsy" Samuelson.

The writing was perfect for this kind of story-telling and the analysis of each myth really enhanced this collection. In 1954, the Morrells bought a piece of affordable land in Glen, acreage that the previous owner said wouldn’t even make a decent pasture. Just being able to dip in and out, revelling in Jeff's beautiful language, art, and the insightful little commentaries that follow each story. With special events and family dining options including character dinners and tea time, Story Land is the perfect fairy tale fun amusement park for kids!Jeffs is at her best when she’s sifting through the soil of ancient mythology for nuggets of truth, trying to uncover what fact may lie within a myth. Our myths contain hints of something deep that we’ll never understand – stories about migration from east to west, of a staging post in Spain, of settlement in these islands, thought to be the very end of the world in ancient times.

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. The largest Linderhof units were built just north of Story Land and were originally owned by couples Larry and Barbara LaReau and Jim and Kathy Sheehan. Directors will then be contracted once the scripts have been further developed and are ready for final development and pre-production.That said, I did have a couple of problems with it, even though the stories are written in a modern language Jeffs has taken the liberty to alter some of them subtly too. The short chapters make this perfect to dip in and out of and the marvellous illustrations are a bonus. This reads like someone’s thesis project for their dual degree in art and mythology or something (i mean sign me up lol) — like it was probably more meaningful/fun for the author to compile than it is to read.