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​"Wonderfully engaging...I loved the way the children were invited to join in throughout the stories"
 Kindy Teacher: Shine Preschool, Terrigal

"Lindy and Ulf visited our centre to tell some of their environmental stories for the children in our centre. They combined songs, puppets, costumes and acting to tell both traditional and their own original stories about the environment. Their caring and calm nature and passion for story telling shone through their whole performance, captivating the children’s attention for the entire show. This was a show that actually calmed the children rather than excited which was just what we were looking for"  
Radha Babicci Director Styles street Children's Community Centre, Sydney

"Thank you for bringing us magic"
4yr old Sprout Preschool, Wamberal

"What a joy it was to have a vibrant, well organised delivery of story telling. Lindy is animated and passionate both in her craft and her philosophy of protecting the environment with the children and Educators becoming instantly absorbed and captivated.   A great mix of interactive moments through songs and sound improvisation along with times for simply being the observer and listener, being taken on each story's journey. Making a number of references to local spaces in our geographical region, Lindy was able to help connect the sense of belonging to place and children's associations with their community. We especially loved how Lindy greeted our children with a soothing Indigenous song related to nature, written by a local Aboriginal Elder" 
Nicole Bollom Brightstart Preschool, Bateau Bay.​​

"The children at Little Miracles Terrigal were intrigued with Lindy and Ulf from the moment that walked through the yard with their inspiring set up. They captured the children's interests with such a  warm and inviting presence. For the entire performance the children were engaged, listening, and excited to hear more. Their story telling was so captivating and interesting. The children were able to recall the various stories they heard with great recall and enthusiasm.  What a wonderful experience for all our children and educators to be involved in, not only did the children love it, but it has also inspired our educators to reflect on their own story telling abilities striving to be as exciting, imagitative and captivating as Lindy and Ulf"
​Ashleigh Hooper, Little Miracles Terrigal

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"Through their storytelling, Lindy & Ulf brought a living experience of the Norse Gods which I had struggled to achieve despite my wide reading. It was interesting to hear about the God's fallibility as well as their great powers"  
Yr 5 Teacher Greenwich Steiner School London  

"Lindy enthralled children from the ages of 5-13 years in our child care programme, varying stories to engage the children"
Al, Oosh Vacation Care, Gosford

"Lindy & Ulf's telling of Theseus And the Minotaur addressed all sorts of issues relevant to my teenagers in a beautifully subtle way"
Yr 10 Teacher Greenwich Steiner School. London 

"I think the most wonderful part for me was watching the animated faces of the children, full of anticipation, as they were entranced by the magic woven in Heart to Heart Storytelling's lines"
 Librarian Blacktown City Library

"A great mix of interactive moments through songs and sound improvisation along with times for simply being the observer and listener, being taken on each story's journey"
Yr 3 &4 Teacher Greenwich Steiner School, London

"Lindy & Ulf were so easy to work with and they had a wealth of material. Class teachers gave me their current main lesson themes and Lindy & Ulf had a story or two for each"
 Kevin Davidson Steiner School Greenwich London 

"Lindy was so entertaining - she had the children involved with sound effects and kept the groups attention the whole time" 
Oosh Woy Woy

​"We would thoroughly recommend Lindy to other bookstores, schools or libraries - professional, prompt and a wonderful storyteller"
​ Mandy, Book Bazaar, Umina

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We had an excellent assembly yesterday and highly recommend Lindy as a Books in Homes role model. As a storyteller she was engaging, suspenseful and very dramatic which was amazing to see.
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Her level of understanding about the approach to take with our students who ranged from Kindergarten to Yr 4 meant that the audience was engaged throughout her 20 minute presentation. She had the right balance between drama, student involvement, repetition in the story and humour to have the students laughing, silent and actively responding for the entire story.

We were so impressed, we will definitely invite her back in her capacity as a storyteller to workshop with our students, so thank you for organising her to visit us! Georgina Bacon, Instructional Leader, Wyong Public School

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Lindy and Ulf proved to be amazing storytellers at events organised for children during the school holidays in Blacktown. The children were engaged with the stories and it was evident how much they loved it through their reactions and expressions on their faces. Entertaining and educational at the same time. I would definitely recommend Heart to Heart Storytelling to anyone looking for entertaining and proficient storytellers. 
Amanda Or, Blacktown City Council Environmental Officer

"Thank you again for coming out the children loved it and had some lovely reflections on the experience which sparked some discussions about caring for the earth."
Amanda Botfield; Director Shine Early Childhood Services, Terrigal

We organised Lindy and Ulf to tell environmental stories to help celebrate our new playground and build on all the work we have been doing with the children about the natural environment and sustainability. Lindy and Ulf’s beautiful stories added a richness and creativity to this work and we could see the children really took on board the concepts of care, love and respect for the environment through these stories. We will definitely be getting them back next year." 
Radha Bacicci Director Styles Street Community Daycare Centre, Sydney​

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We loved having you at Jared's birthday party on Sunday, the children connected with you so quickly and were completely engaged in the stories you told. The personalised story for Jared was great! His look of realisation was priceless. 
Kitty and Anthony, Long Jetty


​Thank you so much for your thoughtful, researched, considerate, spellbinding story at Beatrix's 5th birthday party today. You captivated more than 30 kids aged 1-8 on a 40 degree day. You are utterly unbelievable! 
Laura, Sydney

Liam had the most fabulous time at his Viking party! Heart to Heart Storytelling treated us to some gory Norse tales and then some Viking games. Can’t recommend Lindy Mitchell-Nilsson and Ulf enough, thank you for making it so memorable! 
Sandra Baumung Henri, Central Coast

Two nights ago at my parents house over dinner Gaia retold almost all of the "your driving me crazy" story.. and today at daycare her teachers told me how she went over to her friend who had fallen over and cheered her up by telling this story with actions and sounds and was so great at telling this story. For such a big story they couldn't believe she told it so well. At dinner the other day she also retold the snake story. Your stories and storytelling definitely make an impact on little ones!  
Shannon Menaghan, Central Coast

 Thank you so much for today. Isla has been singing the Peter rabbit song all afternoon. Some of the other kids came over and we’re repeating parts of the stories and giggling away. All of the parents have messaged saying how brilliant you were! We all loved it. Thank you also for printing out Islas special story about her and Ned. She’s also been talking about that a lot.
​So special and great that we can keep it. Thank you.
​Flora India, Central Coast.

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What a joy to be snatched up, spellbound in Lindy's storytelling. Whether an original piece or a traditional tale, this gifted storyteller enchants her audience. More please! 
Joanne Kabanoff

I am very happy to recommend Lindy Mitchell- Nilsson to anyone seeking a wonderfully entertaining and talented story teller. Lindy was a delight to work with  for an event at Liverpool City Library regarding May Gibbs, and our audience  of men and women of mixed ages enjoyed her performance greatly. I would highly recommended  Lindy to you .
Joanne Morris, Liverpool Library

I’m so pleased to have had the opportunity to learn about storytelling from Lindy and Ulf. I’ve overcome my fear of forgetting what comes next through simple techniques and encouragement. A bonus has been sharing this experience with a bunch of great people.
Linda Scott

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