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A is for Andre: Author Information Jo Kemp is a British author who wrote the original scripts for ‘Chorlton and the Wheelies’ and ‘Jamie and the Magic Torch’. She went on to produce over 100 episodes of ‘The Raggy Dolls’ for Yorkshire TV through her own film production company. Boodle Books first appeared in the 1980’s and were taken up by Thurman Publishing of ‘Mr Men’ fame who published six titles. Boodle Books became BoodleBobs and 2021 saw the release of Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book containing the completed 26 stories. Released on-line with cartoons, audiobooks and print media, Jo narrates the stories providing the voice for Grannie Annie. Her latest work ‘The Hourglass’ is the first in a series of young adult fantasy books. www.boodlebobs.com/hourglass/ Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book 26 stories, one for each letter of the alphabet Illustrator Information Granny Annie’s ‘Ultimate Alphabet Book’ is a different approach to alphabet books insofar as it’s written to expand children’s vocabulary and their imagination. Luke Kemp can take much of the credit for Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book being a lifelong fan of his mum’s work. As a child living Every letter of the alphabet is catered for with characters that are engaging and in Manchester, Luke would listen to the stories Jo made up for him and lasting; in situations that young people can relate to in their everyday lives. these made a lasting impression. Fast forward a few decades and now as a content creator/web “I AM NOT AFRAID OF BIG WORDS and playfully encourage their developer, Luke pressed Jo to complete all 26 (A-Z) BoodleBobs usage. If the stories are being read out loud, I’m mindful of the stories. But when the project started, and with little budget to speak grown-ups too having made each story funny and intriguing.” of, Luke had no idea how many hats he’d (ultimately) end up wearing. Concept design, illustration, animation, sound production, content creation and web development. Not just for one but for all 26 stories. It’s fair to say that along the way BoodleBobs has had its fair share of Buy The Book setbacks but with persistence and an unwavering belief in the stories Granny Annie’s ‘Ultimate Alphabet Book’ he loved as a child, the project has reached fruition with the release of www.boodlebobs.com/book-store/ Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book. Competition Prize draw, how to enter. www.boodlebobs.com/competition/ This book has been created by SEO-Hampshire Free To Download & Read Online Web development / Content design / SEO Services PDF Story Cartoons Find us @ www.seo-hampshire.com MP3 Audiobook Translated Stories Educational Materials ‘Granny Annie’ loves reading BoodleBobs stories. They make her laugh, teach us all about language and often have a moral too. Adjectives, Nouns & Verbs Explained The Ultimate Alphabet BoodleBobs stories are formatted to use a name, an adjective and a noun For example, Wally the Wobbling Wellington. Each of the 26 Ultimate Alphabet stories Here we have the name (Wally), the adjective (Wobbling) and the noun (Wellington). uses alliteration. This makes them easy to identify with while lending melody to Name the titles. The stories are formatted to use a My name is Granny Annie and thank you for reading my book. name, a noun and an adjective. What Is An Adjective? Adjectives are descriptive words about a person, an animal, a thing, or a thought. It tells you something about it (the noun). Josie the Jolly Jam Jar. Dorothy the Dancing Doughnut. Percy the Peeping Pot Plant What Is A Noun? A noun can tell you who or what it is. A noun is ‘a something’. It’s a word that identifies something like a person, a place, an idea or a thing. I like the BOY next door (a person). I have been to LONDON (a place) I have got a PLAN (an idea) I’m going to climb that TREE (a thing) What Are Verbs? Verb’s are used to describe an action ‘Billy ate an apple’. An occurrence ‘Billy decided to swim’. Or a state of being ‘Billy went to the shop.’ It does get more complicated but – as rule of thumb – just remember these three things… Nouns are people, places or things… Adjectives describe these things… Verbs are used to describe an action or a state of being related to these things… A is for Andre: Andre the Artistic Apron The whole point of this ANDRE story is that it doesn’t matter how you appear on the outside, it’s what’s on the INSIDE that matters. Andre sees himself as being nothing more than plain and ordinary apron when in truth, he’s a very colourful character who also proves to be extremely artistic. It takes a visit from Mole “...I live in a tunnel deep underground when everything is black, more black and black.” to explain there is more to life than appearances. Too often we’re swayed by the bright and shiny – the pretty things – when the real gems are those who perhaps make a little less noise about it. ANDRE THE ARTISTIC APRON By Jo Kemp This is a story all about Andre and yes, he’s an apron. Andre’s favourite colour was BRIGHT! – Bright blue, bright pink, bright anything - just so long as it was BRIGHT! But Andre wasn’t very bright. “Why can’t I be like you?” he asked his colourful friend Timmy the tea-towel, “Then I’d get invited to parties like you do!” “But I’m always in the kitchen at parties,” replied Timmy glumly. “Drying out.” But looking on the bright side - at least Andre had a pocket. A great big pocket that held absolutely everything. “Got any toffees?” asked Dorothy and Andre pulled out a bag-full. “Are my socks in there?” asked Wally and yes, there they were… …well, one of them. www.boodlebobs.com/andre While he was rummaging, Andre found a big box of paints. “Hey! I could paint myself with these lovely bright colours THEN I’d get invited to lots of parties!” he exclaimed. He’d feel very at home in anyone’s kitchen. Fedora, the pretty pink flamingo, wasn’t sure. “Try out a few ideas first,” she advised and found some clean sheets of paper. “Now what should I paint first?” said Andre clasping his hands gaily. “I’ll paint the town,” he decided. “And I’m going to paint it red.” Andre was busy creating his masterpieces when Morris the mop arrived. “Let ME paint YOU,” he volunteered, but Andre wasn’ too sure because he knew Morris was terribly messy. But Morris took no notice and as a result Andre was soon splattered in paint… ...along with everything else. www.boodlebobs.com/andre www.boodlebobs.com/andre “No worries!” said Morris brightly, “Harry the hose pipe will soon clear all this up!” But despite Harry’s best efforts, no water came out? “Dook down my dose,” he said sounding nasal. So Andre did…. “WHOOOOSHHH!!!” laughed Harry as out gushed a torrent of water. It went into Andre’s eyes and into his ears and poor Andre was soaked, wet through and dripping as all the bright colours drained from his face. “I’ll go and hang out on the line,” he said dolefully. “I’ll come too,” said Timothy, “I’m always up for a blow.” So, they both hung out – dripping - until a big gust of wind snatched poor Andre clean off the line…. …and dropped him right next to Mole. “What are you doing here?” asked Mole. www.boodlebobs.com/andre “I got blown away,” explained Andre and explained too about being dull, about the painting and about the soaking. “Oh dear,” said Mole, “But why want to be something you’re not when it’s far better to just be yourself?” “Because I look boring,” answered Andre, “And I don’t want to be boring.” “I see…” replied Mole thoughtfully, “Or rather I don’t see. You see I can’t see, you see… if you see what I mean. I live in a tunnel deep underground where everything is black, more black, and black… It’s what’s on the inside that matters and clearly, you’re a most bright and colourful chap.” Feeling much brighter by Mole’s kind words of wisdom, Andre returned to find everyone admiring his pictures.. www.boodlebobs.com/andre www.boodlebobs.com/andre “Zey are fantastique!” said Ernie the easel trying his best to sound French. “It is an honneur to meet such a great artiste!” ‘Thank you very much,” said Andre and went bright pink with embarrassment. BRIGHT PINK!! “I’m not sure about being pink,” he worried then realised, he didn’t want to be pink or blue or yellow or orange or green or purple or even a mixture of any of them. He just liked to be himself – plain old Andre with all his colours on the inside. And with that, he pulled a huge rainbow from out of his pocket and threw it up into the sky where it stayed and brought colour to all those who touched it. The end. www.boodlebobs.com/andre And finally, a last word from Granny Annie “Thank you for reading and I hope ALL these short A-Z stories have been as much fun for the adults as they’ve been for the children.” Each story from Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book has its own webpage where you can watch, download and listen.

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