Caroline Jones, the director of the Story Museum, told The Week Junior that storytelling is part of what makes people human, and that sharing stories is a vital way of connecting with people we know and love. “ It develops our own narrative, the narra ve f our lives,” she says. “Sharing stories is the purest way you can spend time together, particularly that moment before bed, when you have each other’s attention in a very special way.” Jones says her team tookk a long time to select the stories for the museum. They did lots of research and spokee to young people. Jones says stories are important because they help people to develop language and ideas. “Obviously I’m biased, but I think we have created something really wonderful,” she…
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