Storytelling is a part of everyone’s lives – and for many people, in early childhood especially, it has been an integral component of their practice. As the focus in schools turns more and more to literacy skills the time for teachers and children to tell and retell their stories is often lost. There is some irony in this because so many people in other areas of professional life are discovering the power and value of stories and storytelling. At its heart story telling is about making meaning – something we all do when we confront new situations or new ideas – or need to change the way we think about something that’s familiar but need to adjust when thoughts or circumstances change. Stories help us to preserve the past – and create the future. They help us to make sense of the confusing and order the disorderly. Storytelling is now being used seriously and constructively in e.g. project evaluation, organisational planning and facilitation. It is being used in hospitals, commercial businesses and community services amongst others. Historians, sociologists and social geographers are seeing storytelling as part of their tool kits. Wouldn’t it be nice if teachers once again saw storytelling as part of theirs’? Maybe, as we approach the Christmas season, this could be a time to reintroduce storytelling into our live, our classrooms, our childcare centres, our offices – and even into our staffroom!