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MORE THAN WORDS CHARITY

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ABOUT OUR CHARITY

More Than Words Charity was founded by Paul and Hannah Hughes after being inspired by their daughter Gracie. Gracie has an undiagnosed genetic disorder which has presented her with several difficulties. However, despite Gracie's challenges she continues to prove to medical professionals that with the right support anything is possible, and Hannah and Paul have used Gracie's determination to focus their negative energy on something positive.


One of Gracie’s daily hurdles was her inability to communicate verbally, which caused her considerable frustration when trying to interact with her friends and family. As a family they worked hard to independently introduce signing with Gracie to which they saw an extremely positive result.

One of the hurdles that Gracie's parents encountered was that Gracie’s disorder did not ‘FIT IN A BOX’.  This made it difficult for the family to access the right support for Gracie.  It was also extremely frustrating as they knew that access to certain services would be really beneficial for Gracie’s development.  The longer the family continued on their journey they found that the services for disabled children in Kent were few and far between.  They felt that if these services were easily accessible to children it could make a huge difference to not only the child’s life but also the family. 

It was at this point More Than Words was born with the aim to help as many families as possible regardless of their disability.

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'Every Child Deserves A Voice'

In the UK, over 1 million children and young people, that’s 2 – 3 in every UK classroom, have some form of long term and persistent speech, language and communication difficulty. This can affect them early, severely and for life.

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More Than Words Charity

Cake by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet

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Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks

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ABC with Peppa Pig

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Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

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The Bus Is For Us by Michael Rosen & Gillian Tyler

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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson

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Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose by Julia Donaldson

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The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas

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Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

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Farm 123 by Rod Campbell

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The Gingerbread Man

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Giraffes Can't Dance by Guy Parker-Rees

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Goodnight Santa by Michelle Robinson

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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

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Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

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The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson

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Hugless Douglas by David Melling

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I Love my Mummy by Emma Dodd

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It's My Birthday by Helen Oxenbury

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It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr

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The King's Pants by Nicholas Allan

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Kitchen Disco by Clare Foges and Al Murphy

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Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey

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Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

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Love by Emma Dodd

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Luna Loves World Book Day

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Max and Sally

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Me by Emma Dodd

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Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson

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Mr Panda’s Feelings by Steve Antony

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NO-BOT - The robot with no bottom by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet

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The Night Before Christmas

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Peace At Last by Jill Murphy

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The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

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Room on the broom - By Julia Donaldson

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The Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson

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The Smartest Giant in town by Julia Donaldson

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The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson

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The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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A Squash and A Squeeze by Julia Donaldson

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Supertato Night of the Living Veg

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Superworm by Julia Donaldson

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

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Ten Little Princesses by Mike Brownlow & Simon Rickerty

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The Three Little Pigs

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr

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Together - by Emma Dodd

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A Trip to the Zoo by David & Jane Cozens

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween by Eric Carle

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What The Ladybird Heard on Holiday by Julia Donaldson

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Where is Daddy? by Emma Furse

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Where's Bear? by Emily Gravett

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Wish by Emma Dodd

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Wow! Said The Owl by Tim Hopgood

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We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

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You by Emma Dodd

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We're Going on an Egg Hunt by Laura Hughes

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Zog & the flying doctors by Julia Donaldson

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What The Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson

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What Matters Most by Emma Dodd

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More Than Words Charity Promo Video

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People That Help Us

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