Age 8
Story Snug Advent – December 18th: Seek and Find A Christmas Carol
December 18th: Seek and Find A Christmas Carol Yesterday’s house belonged to Scrooge from Search and Find A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Louise Pigott.
Story Snug Advent – December 14th: Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa
December 14th: Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa Yesterday Winnie the Witch posted a letter to Santa in Winnie and Wilbur meet Santa by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul.
Story Snug Advent – December 13th: Last Stop On The Reindeer Express
December 13th: Last Stop On The Reindeer Express Yesterday’s image showed Mia riding a reindeer in Last Stop on the Reindeer Express by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Karl James Mountford.
Story Snug Advent – December 10th: The Christmas Truce
December 10th: The Christmas Truce Yesterday’s image came from a book recommended by Book Monster Ally on our 2017 Story Snug Advent Calendar – The Christmas Truce by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey.
Story Snug Advent – December 6th: How Winston Delivered Christmas
December 6th: How Winston Delivered Christmas Yesterday’s stamp came from a very important letter that a brave little mouse called Winston needed to deliver to Father Christmas. Winston is the main character in How Winston Delivered Christmas – An Advent Story in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters by Alex T Smith.
Lori Degman talks about Like A Girl illustrated by Mara Penney
We’re very excited to welcome Lori Degman, author of Like A Girl, to Story Snug. The book, illustrated by Mara Penny, takes a fascinating look at women who have been successful in sport, politics, arts and science as well as those who have changed the world through standing up for their rights and instigating social reforms.
Ask an author: H. S. Norup talks about The Missing Barbagazi
This year I had the pleasure of meeting author H. S. Norup (Helle) at an SCBWI conference and it was really interesting to talk to her about her debut novel, The Missing Barbegazi. The story weaves together the themes of grief, family, friendship and the experiences and history of the Barbegazis who are rumoured to…
THE TREE THAT’S MEANT TO BE by Yuval Zommer
THE TREE THAT’S MEANT TO BE is a heartwarming festive story full of love and caring. It portrays a wonderful celebration of Christmas in the natural world but more importantly it shows the joy and happiness that friendship brings to a character that feels different to all the others.
Captain Sparklebeard by Timothy Knapman & Sam Lloyd
Captain Sparklebeard is a fun, action packed story that smashes gender stereotypes and celebrates girl power and the ability to read. Book lover Peg’s thirst for escape and adventure leads her to become a pirate, a successful pirate with a sparkly beard!
The Crayon Man author, Natascha Biebow, talks about ‘Why Reading Non-Fiction Books is the Bees’ Knees!’
The Crayon Man, by Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno, is a colourful non fiction picture book which tells the story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of Crayola Crayons. It’s an absolutely fascinating read, crayons are such an integral part of our daily life but we had never considered how they were invented before!
