Toadstool Tales
Based in the beautiful Forest of Dean, Charlotte L. Taylor is a primary school teacher, as well as a multi-award-winning author of children's books, who delivers fun and engaging workshops for children aged 4 - 12 years.
Author Visits
Charlotte L. Taylor is a multi-award-winning author who provides fun and engaging workshops. From poetry focuses to comic strips, there are many packages from which to choose.
Published Books
Through Toadstool Tales, Charlotte L. Taylor has published three books in the Broken Twigs series, which follows the feisty and mischievous Twigs as she learns how to become the best version of herself, and is currently writing Book 4.
Accompanying this series is a companion collection of rhyming myths for 8 - 12-year-olds, which look more closely at the true legend of each mythical creature that Twigs meets along the way. These are soon to be published in one book: Beauties & Beasts: A Mythical Medley.
In addition to these fictional delights, there is a published curriculum guide available to support the teaching of guided reading lessons and P.S.H.E. linked to Broken Twigs: Farewell to Faerie Forest. For funsies, there is also a linked activity book, which offers colouring, sudoku, crosswords and more.
Recently, Charlotte has also published a fun rhyming picture book for EYFS and KS1 children: Time for Bed, Sleepyhead! A Christmas Spider is her second picture book, which will be published in time for Christmas 2026.