Name: Rachel Huggins: Can Dragons Sing?
Start: 2025-11-12T15:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-12T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Colinton Library

Rachel’s sessions include reading from her books, an introduction to the playful characters in puppet form and original songs to be learned
About this Event

Rachel Huggins is the Creative Director at Dragon Song Productions, an interactive children’s theatre company, and Dragon Song Press. She writes and breathes life into her shows and books in a way that embraces children.

Rachel is a preschool music specialist who has won many awards for her work and has a unique approach with children. Rachel captures her audience’s imagination and is an animated storyteller and musician. Rachel’s experience and understanding of preschool children has been a fundamental part of writing for Dragon Song Press. She continues to develop new shows and books for each company.

Rachel’s live sessions include; a reading from her two books Kipper the Sea Dragon (2023) and Bertie the Moon Dragon (2024); there is an introduction to the playful characters from the book in puppet form, with large beautiful felt puppets just the right size for the children to interact with.

There are original songs from the stage productions to be learned, and the children accompany Rachel with percussion instruments and props from the show, including finger puppets, sensory lights, dressing up and a range of other things.