• I’m Shoo Rayner—author, illustrator, and lifelong creative. This site is where I explore the ideas behind my work: storytelling, drawing, illustration, reading, learning—and how we grow creatively, especially as children.

    If you’re a teacher, parent, home educator, or someone who simply cares about how children learn, think, and imagine—this is where I share what I’ve learned over decades of creating for young minds.

    What You’ll Find Here

    • Thoughts on reading, drawing, and creativity
    • Links to my YouTube channels: ShooRaynerStories and DrawStuffRealEasy
    • Updates on my books, projects, and reflections
    • And now— links to my growing digital store for downloadable, safe, ad-free creative resources:

    In a world overwhelmed by screens, social media, and noisy platforms, I wanted to create something calmer and more intentional.

    Every resource is created by me—human-made, teacher-friendly, and built for learning with clarity and purpose.

    Visit the shop at www.shooraynerstoryshop.com

    The Shoo Rayner Story Shop offers downloadable story, video, and drawing packs—designed to work offline, without ads, algorithms, logins, or links. You own the content. You use it when and how you need it.

    My first teaching resource pack for KS2 literacy and Bronze Age Curriculum themes – as well as a lot of offline fun at home. Click the image or this link to find out more.

    This blog will continue to evolve as I do—but it will always be grounded in storytelling, drawing, and the belief that creativity matters.

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    Thanks for being here — Shoo

  • My latest story video has a lot more animation in it as I get to grips with what is possible. Hope you like it!

    Join Dug, Woof, and Mini on a thrilling Bronze Age Adventure, over 3,000 years ago, where wild animals roamed free, and survival depended on skill, bravery, and friendship.

    In this story, Dug is bored, but then he watches Mini creating rock babies and gets an idea – why not create his very own metal man! The first ingredient is wax from honeycomb – and that means collecting some from a nest of angry bees…!

    Be safe – go offline – Get ad-free ebooks, videos and more at www.shooraynerstoryshop.com

    Draw Bronze Age Stuff

    Get the paper Book in the UK https://amzn.to/3QRlbEq

    and in the USA https://amzn.to/3Ya9g8u


  • Learn to draw Bronze Age weapons for those school and homework projects real easy with this great step by step drawing instruction tutorial video.