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Lovely lovely books for the New Year. Seem to have many many on the go at the mo. Think it might be something to do with needing to escape from talk about tidal surges and logging soggy goods! So together we are enjoying the wonderful, enchanting and just brilliant 'The boy who swam with Piranhas' by David Almond. It just needs you to pick it up, open it and you'll read it in one fair swoop I think. "It all started when Simpson's Shipyard shut. Simpson's had been on the river since the year dot. Blokes that lived by the river had been working at Simpson's since the year dot. Stan's dad had worked there until the accident. Uncle Ernie had worked there since he was a lad, just like his brother and their dad and their dad's dad and their dad's dad's dad. Then - kapow! - it was all in Korea and Taiwan and China and Japan. So Simpson's gates were slammed shut and the workers were given a few quid each and told to go away and the demolition gangs moved in. No more jobs for blokes like Uncle Ernie. but blokes like Uncle Ernie were proud and hard-working and they had families to care for." So what did Uncle Ernie do?
"..........and that was the start of Ernie's great venture: Pott's spectacular Sardines; Pott's Magnificent Mackerel; and Pott's Perfect Potted Pilchards."
READ on lovely storyshackers for as the Sunday Times says: 'THIS BOOK WILL MAKE HEARTS SING'.
From I think perhaps 9+ we go to a dear little chapter book 'The invisible Boy' by Sally Gardner which, I think also raises spirits and smiles for younger children 7 upwards I would say. An alien helps a scared little chap find courage and confidence and finds lots of bottles of tomato sauce to take back to his alien mum who loves the stuff.
2 for the New Year.....and a pictures of piranhas from Colchester zoo-I'd never really thought about what they look like but said piranha wouldn't bare its teeth for us when taking the pic so you have to imagine!!
"..........and that was the start of Ernie's great venture: Pott's spectacular Sardines; Pott's Magnificent Mackerel; and Pott's Perfect Potted Pilchards."
READ on lovely storyshackers for as the Sunday Times says: 'THIS BOOK WILL MAKE HEARTS SING'.
From I think perhaps 9+ we go to a dear little chapter book 'The invisible Boy' by Sally Gardner which, I think also raises spirits and smiles for younger children 7 upwards I would say. An alien helps a scared little chap find courage and confidence and finds lots of bottles of tomato sauce to take back to his alien mum who loves the stuff.
2 for the New Year.....and a pictures of piranhas from Colchester zoo-I'd never really thought about what they look like but said piranha wouldn't bare its teeth for us when taking the pic so you have to imagine!!
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