This practitioner handbook documents a project in which the author and illustrator, Pippa Pixley, was invited to establish a residency at the Whitegate Centre in Northern England to help children within the early years setting grow in confidence and ability as emergent writers. It is packed with lovely images from the project and quotations from the children who joined in the sessions. It considers approaches to early writing by examining separately the underlying thought processes and the physical skills. It also explores how to embed learning about writing within the context of imaginative play and storytelling, presenting several case studies of successful guided activities.