I read the children’s book called, ‘Down
The Drain,’ the other morning.
This children’s book was written by
Robert Munsch and is beautifully illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
It’s a delightful children’s picture
book that tells the tale of a young boy named Adam that hated having baths.
One day when Adam jumped too high on
the trampoline he landed in some ashes, now covered from head to toe, he now had
to have a bath.
Unfortunately, left to his own devices Adam
got carried away and after putting too much water into the bath it overflowed and
filled up the bathroom.
His father tried desperately to persuade
him to pull the plug out, but before doing so Adam gave him a list of things that
he wanted.
So, what do you think happened next?
Did Adam pull out the plug like his
father asked him to do, or did he make further demands?
To find out what happened next, why not
read the book, or you could with parental guidance watch the story on YouTube,
then you can tell me what you think.
It’s a great book for children especially
after bath time.
Author:
Charmain Ingleton
www.charmainingleton.uk
I read
the children’s book called, ‘A Bad Case of Stripes.’
This
children’s book was written and beautifully illustrated by David Shannon.
It’s
a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young girl named Camilla
who falls ill on her first day of school, to a bad case of stripes.
The
doctors and specialists were all unsure of what had caused the stripes, but then
she found that her skin could change colour and show different patterns too.
Then
it got worse.
She
began to form into other shapes, until finally she’d become unrecognizable.
How
would she ever become a little girl again?
To
find out what happened next why not read the book, or you could with parental
guidance watch the story on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.
It’s
a great book for children. It inspires imagination and creativity.
Let’s
hope that stripes aren’t catching!
Author: Charmain Ingleton
I read
the children’s book called, ‘Braids,’ the other day.
This
children’s book was written by Robert Munsch and is beautifully illustrated by Dave
Whamond.
It’s
a delightful witty children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young girl named
Ashley.
After
her mum took hours to braid her hair, Ashley was sad because she’d missed playing
outside with the other kids.
That
was up until her grandmother arrived, for as soon as her grandmother saw Ashley’s
mother’s hair, she decided to braid it too and then the chase was on.
Ashley’s
mother didn’t want her hair braided, for as far as she was concerned, she was
an adult now and could leave it messy if she wanted too, but Ashley’s grandmother
insisted and began chasing her all over the house.
Did
Ashley’s grandmother succeed in catching her daughter and braiding her hair?
To
find out what happened next why not read the book, or you could with parental
guidance watch the story on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.
It’s
a great book for children and adults to read for it shows that you’re never too
old for your mother to braid your hair!
Author:
Charmain Ingleton
www.charmainingleton.uk
I recently read the children’s book
called, ‘The Pout Pout Fish.’
This children’s book was written by
Deborah Diesen and illustrated by Dan Hanna.
It’s a delightful rhyming children’s
picture book tells the tale of a glum looking fish called the pout pout fish.
As the pout pout fish meets other sea creatures,
each of them tried to make him smile, but he still couldn’t help looking glum.
Then one day as he sat about looking
glum and gloomy a kiss is planted on his pout and then he becomes quite cheery.
Yippee!
Sometimes we all get a little gloomy
like the pout pout fish, but a hug makes all the difference.
A hug makes us happy.
This is a lovely story that children will
like as it has a happy ending.
So, when you’re next in the library why
not read the book, or you could with parental guidance watch the story on
YouTube. Either way, tell me what you think.
And remember, make someone’s day and
give them a hug, unless you’re a pout pout fish too!
Author:
Charmain Ingleton
I recently read the children’s book
called, ‘The Selfish Crocodile.’
This children’s book was written by
Faustin Charles and illustrated by Michael Terry.
It’s a wonderful children’s picture
book that tells the tale of a very selfish crocodile.
The river in the forest should be
shared by all of the animals, so when a large river crocodile tells all of the
other animals to stay away from the river or they’d be eaten, they do, for they
don’t want to be eaten.
That was until the selfish crocodile
had very bad toothache.
So, which animal do you think would
risk their life to help the crocodile?
If I was one of the animal’s I wouldn’t
help the bully crocodile. Why should I when he’d threatened to eat me
previously. Also, what’s to stop him from eating me after I’d helped him?
Unfortunately, there are also selfish
crocodiles in schools; they shout, their loud, they bully, they threaten and
make most of us very unhappy.
So, if your bullied by a selfish
crocodile in anyway at your school then tell a teacher, your mum or dad,
brother or sister, aunt, uncle, or a grandparent, for by letting an adult know,
they can deal with the selfish crocodile so that you don’t have too.
So, when you’re next in the library why
not read the book, or you could with parental guidance watch the story on
YouTube. Either way, tell me what you think.
And remember, don’t let a selfish
crocodile ruin your childhood.
Author:
Charmain Ingleton
I recently read the children’s book
called, ‘When I Get Bigger.’
This children’s book was written and illustrated
by Mercer Mayer.
It’s a delightful children’s picture
book tells the tale of the little critter and what he’ll do when he gets bigger.
This book reminds me of when I was
little and what I wanted when I was bigger.
Most children believe that being bigger
will give them more freedom, but it usually does the opposite and comes with restrictions.
As you get older, certain allowances
are given, like for example; when you learn to listen and can use a knife and
fork then parents are happy to take you to a Toby carvery or other eating
establishment. They’ll also allow you to stay up an hour later than usual, if
your good.
As you get older you can negotiate having
a sleep-over, and even getting a Saturday job, especially as you’ve now reached
the age where you want to be independent.
Then as you become a teenager you want to
experience new things, like; dating, clubbing, tasting your first drink, taking
driving lessons and going to university etc.
Buy hey I’m not bigger yet so if you
want to find out all about the little critters experience then when you’re next
in the library why not read the book, or you could with parental guidance watch
the story on YouTube. Either way, tell me what you think.
And remember, getting bigger is not all
that it’s cracked out to be, it just means you’re getting older!
Author:
Charmain Ingleton
