Sunday, 31 January 2010

Orange books


In the garden
The laughing princess

Green books





Mosque school
Looking after your dog
Castle adventure
A monster mistake
Runaway washing
The three wishes

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Lauren Child: Charlie and Lola - I'm not sleepy and I will not go to bed

Charlie's little sister Lola likes to stay up late, 'I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed.' she says. Charlie tries everything to get Lola to go to bed - from making tigers pink milk to shooing whales down plug-holes...Will Lola ever be sleepy and want to go to bed?

Lauren Child: Charlie and Lola - But where completely are we

Lola really wants to live in a tent. 'I would quite like to be an explorer, Charlie,' says Lola. So Charlie and Lola set off on an adventure, but instead of packing explorer essentials like binoculars or string, Lola has brought lots and lots of glitter and pink milk! They head off into the wild, ready to face tigers and bears and go foraging for food. But, when it starts to rain, Lola's not so keen on being stuck outside – so they do indoor-outdoor camping at home and go on an imaginative adventure instead!

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Lucy Marcovitch and Paul Cemmick: Danny's Adventure Bus


When Danny and Mum are stuck in a traffic jam in the bus on their way home, it's time for Danny's magical skills to come into play. He brings out his special driver's hat and gets behind the wheel. His route takes them on an adventurous journey through mountains, deserts and the sea...until at last they get back to town where the traffic has started moving.

Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt: More pants

Red green, green pants,
yellow submarine pants,
dancing with the Queen pants,
la-la-la!

Wes Magee and Tomislav Zlatic: Incy Wincy Spider/Incy Wincy Beetle

Incy Wincy Spider climbing up the spout.
Down came the raindrops and washed the spider out.
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain.
Now Incy Wincy Spider climbs up the spout again.

Incy Wincy Beetle playing on a wall.
Down came the snowflakes and

Brian Moses and Jan Lewis: Humpty Dumpty/Humpty Dumpty at sea

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty fell off a rock, Humpty Dumpty had a great shock.
All the Queen's captains and all the Queen's crew tried to stick Humpty together with glue.

Wes Magee and Melanie Sharp: Jack and Jill/Jack and Jill go skating

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

Jack and Jill went to the mill and skated on the river.
When they crashed, the ice got smashed and now the shake and shiver.

Brian Moses and Lisa Williams: This little pig/This dippy dog

This little pig went to market, this little pig stayed at home.
This little pig had roast beef, this little pig had none.
And this little pig cried wee-wee-wee, all the way home.

This dippy dog stole sausages, this dippy dog stole a bone.
This dippy dog chased squirrels, this dippy dog chased none.
And this dippy dog said yap-yap-yap on the mobile phone.

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Mick Gowar and Jan Smith: Little Miss Muffet/Little Miss Mumpet


Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.

Little Miss Mumpet found an old trumpet, and sat herself down on the hay.
Along came a spider who sat down beside her and taught Miss Mumpet to play.

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Mick Gowar and Kate Edmunds: Old Mother Hubbard/Old Father Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone.
But when she got there the cupboard was bare and so her poor dog had none.

Old Father Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch his poor cat a fish.
But when he got there the cupboard was bare and so puss got an empty dish.

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Lauren Child: Charlie and Lola - I'm really ever so not well

Lola has a cold and is feeling really ever so not well. So her big brother, Charlie, thinks of all sorts of ideas to try to cheer Lola up. He brings her pink milk and biscuits, sings her a special song, plays her best smiley jigsaw puzzle and even takes her on a cloud-hopping adventure! Soon Lola's feeling much, much better!

Emma Dodd: What pet to get?

A little boy would like to have a pet and so he suggests different wild animals, but finally settles on a dog...