Rose Ayling-Ellis is making her CBeebies’ story corner debut this weekend and will become the first celebrity to sign a bedtime story for the children's TV programme. Rose will be appearing on Sunday, May 8 to mark the end of Deaf Awareness Week and tell the tale of a young bear and his dad on their journey into the discovery and management of deafness.
The 27-year-old will sign the story titled ‘Can Bears Ski?’ illustrated by Polly Dunbar and written by Raymond Antrobus. It is based on the author's own experience in a bid to show how isolating it can be for a deaf child in a hearing world.
It will be the first ever British Sign Language (BSL) signed story and will also be subtitled. Actress Rose will only be speaking to introduce the story and then later, after the story, to say goodnight. This is the first of two stories 2021 Strictly winner Rose has recorded for CBeebies in the hope it will "inspire" young children to want to learn British Sign Language.
