Age 8
WHIZZ POP BANG! Magazine
WHIZZ POP BANG! is ‘An Awesomely Amazing Science Magazine’. Designed to help children get excited by science it contains experiments, facts, puzzles, riddles and jokes all presented in a really fun way. But it’s not only great for children, as a parent and as a teacher, I found it interesting, informative and fun to read too!
Book Inspired Crafts & Activities · Book Inspired Learning · Chapter Books · Learning Activities · Non Fiction · Picture Books · PoetryBook spine poems – fun with books!
Creating book spine poems is great fun and is an enjoyable school or home library activity. They’re so simple to do! Just browse a bookshelf, choose titles that you can put together to make a short poem or story and then take a picture of the book spines. We had lots of fun creating ours!
Nibbles the Book Monster Blogtour: Emma Yarlett talks about her favourite fairytales
Have you met Nibbles The Book Monster? He’s cheeky, he’s mischievous and he loves books! Nibbles is author / illustrator Emma Yarlett’s latest character and he wreaks havoc in various fairy stories before escaping from his book. We’re delighted to be part of Emma’s Nibbles The Book Monster blog tour. Thank you Emma for telling us about your favourite…
The Princess and the Giant by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton
The Princess and the Giant is one of our favourite picture books from those that were published last year. Not only does the story have a very independent minded, helpful and determined heroine but it also advocates the enjoyment that stories can bring and the joy of learning to read.
Michelle Nott recommends Me! by Philip Waechter
The Story: Told in first person point-of-view, a bear introduces the reader to himself, to his likes and his dislikes, to his good side and his not-so-good side, and finally to his fears and insecurities.
Mango & Bambang The Not-a-Pig / Tapir All at Sea by Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy
These beautiful, stripy little hardbacks contain stories about a little girl, Mango Allsorts, and Bambang, the tapir that Mango rescues form a zebra crossing in the middle of the big busy city where she lives. Mango and Bambang form an unusual but heartwarming friendship and their bond is strengthened through the adventures that they have together.
Ask an Author – Katrina Charman
We are delighted to welcome Katrina Charman, author of Poppy’s Place, to Story Snug. Katrina talks about how being a member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) played a part in her becoming a published author.
Story Box: Create Your Own Fairy Tales by Anne Laval
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s open Story Box and tell you a story;
Zog by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
We love Zog! He’s a dragon who wants to do well at school but has problems when he tries to learn new skills. However, his story is great for showing that with perseverance you can become successful and good at something. The story also shows the development of his friendship with Princess Pearl, she’s not the kind of princess who wants to sit around the palace in…
Where’s Will? Find Shakespeare Hidden In His Plays by Anna Claybourne & Tilly
April 23rd 2016 is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and a variety of events will mark the occasion. If you are unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s work Where’s Will? is a great introduction to ten of his plays which have been summarised then portrayed in a pictorial comic strip style which is appealing to children from a fairly young age.
