Kipper's Birthday

We have been finding out about Mardi Gras and some of the celebrations involved, so this next Mick Inkpen book seemed the ideal choice for our next story as we thought about other celebrations that people have . . . 

Kipper was going to have a birthday party, but there was some confusion with the invitations over which day it was 
to be held on!

Kipper decorated the room with balloons.

Ebony - "I liked the balloons - the red one"

As he sat and waited for his friends to arrive, Kipper started to feel hungry and began eating his cake!

Oliver BH - "I liked it when Kipper ate all of the cake"

When his friends finally arrived, Kipper opened his presents - and they had got him a wonderful birthday cake with candles!

Jaydn - "I liked it when Kipper had a new cake"

Wanda - "I liked the cake because of the spots"

Kipper had a great birthday in the end - what did you do to celebrate your last birthday?

We would love to hear from you - post us a comment 
and let us know.

Lullabyhullaballoo!

The sun is down.

The moon is up.

It is bedtime for the Little Princess.

But outside the castle . . . 

Last week we had come across the Giant from Jack and the Beanstalk when we were reading 'Who's been eating my porridge?' (Nick Ward). This led us to talking about the castle where he lived, so we thought the children might enjoy this story as our next book from our Mick Inkpen collection!

Everyone was soon joining in with the 'SSSH!' on each page as the different characters were making so much noise they were keeping the Princess awake.

Here are just a few of the children's comments 
following the story:

Mia - "I like the Princess cause she is beautiful"

Alfie - "I liked it when the dragon was breathing fire"

Aisha - "My favourite part was the ghosts because they 
were making a noise" 

Willow - "I liked the giant. I liked him when he took 
his boots off"

Have a read of the story and let us know what your 
favourite part was! 
We'd love to hear from you. 

Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear

As we have been finding out about the Three Bears in the story of Goldilocks, we thought this would be a great book to share next as part of our Mick Inkpen collection!

Isabel C - "I liked the bear - it couldn't eat with a spoon!"

Iris - "I liked it when the bear was blowing the bubbles - he was trying to catch them"

We all thought Wibbly Pig might be sad when his bear had gone - "He might find another friend!" (Erin P)

Have you got a favourite bear? We would love to hear all about them - post us a comment and let us know!

Kipper

The children really enjoyed seeing what Kipper got up to in the book we shared last week, and this week, we have been finding out what happened when Kipper was in the mood for tidying his basket!

'You are falling apart!' he said to his rabbit . . .

"I liked his rabbit!" - (Missy)

Kipper thought it would be better after he had thrown all his old things out, but now his basket was uncomfortable.

He went out to try and find a better place to sleep . . .

"I liked the part when he dived on the lily pad 'cause he got all wet. I'm too heavy for a lily pad!" - (Finley)

Having tried lots of places including a flowerpot, a stick nest and tickly grass, Kipper returned home to his basket and all his old favourite things . . . 

"I liked it when Kipper fell asleep at the end in his basket" - (Georgia)

We hope you enjoy reading the book too - can you think of any other good places Kipper could have tried for a 

good place to sleep?

Post us a comment and let us know!    

One Year with Kipper

We have loved sharing Julia Donaldson books in Nursery, and will continue to do so! This term however, our focus author is going to be the wonderful Mick Inkpen.

As it is the start of a new year, new month and new term, we chose 'One year with Kipper' to be our first book . . . 

Kipper makes a photographic record of each month and compiles all the photographs to make a Christmas present for Tiger.

Lots of the children recognised Kipper when they saw him on the front cover, and were keen to find out what he did each month. 

Here are just a few of their favourite parts . . . 

Theo - "He took pictures - they were funny!"

Erin R - "I liked them playing in the snow!"

Kendra - "When he was flying - he took a picture of him"

Megan - "The picture - the funny one, the snowball fight - because it was funny!"

We hope you enjoy this book too. Perhaps you could take a photograph each month through 2016 and make a special gift for someone, just like Kipper did!

Stick Man

Stick Man lives in the family tree

With his Stick Lady Love 

and their stick children three . .  .

This is the last of our focus author books for this term - and as anticipated, the children loved it!

One day after waking early, Stick Man goes for a jog - but ends up having lots of adventures . . . 

Sienna told us "I liked the dog when it chased Stick Man!"

Isabel said "I liked the little stick and the pond cause it was so pretty"

Before long, Stick Man finds himself helping Santa who had got stuck in a chimney . . . 

Joe - "I liked Stick Man when he helped Santa"

Now Santa was able to continue on his journey to 

deliver the toys . . . 

Alfie - "Stick Man helped Father Christmas"

Erin P - "I liked it when Stick Man helped Father Christmas"

With only one chimney to go, faster and faster they flew through the snow.

Then at last, Stick Man was back where he wanted to be, safely at home in the family tree!

We hope you enjoy this book as much as we did - perhaps you managed to watch the story on the television over Christmas - let us know! 

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should 

Ever set foot in the deep dark wood.

The children have loved sharing our most recent Julia Donaldson book - this is how Aisha described what the story was about . . . 

"The Gruffalo Child tiptoed out of the cave to find the Big Bad Mouse and he found a kind mouse and then the Big Bad Mouse came in the moon and the shadow gave him  fright!"

It was great fun joining in with the repetative text, and lots of the children predicted who the Gruffalo's Child was going to find hiding each time she thought it might be the Big Bad Mouse leaving a trail in the snow.

Oliver BH told us "I liked the big Gruffalo and the moon - cause it made a shadow"

Finley said "Sometimes they go bigger and sometimes they go smaller (shadows). The moon is shining bright"

Cherry added "I liked the shadow cause it made a big shadow of the mouse"

Have a read of the story and let us know which your favourite part was - and why!