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CLARE NICK BALDING MOHAMMED

Time-travelling ice-cream vans! out the latest stories from World Book Children thinking they’re dogs! Giant Day authors Tom Fletcher and Clare grasshoppers playing the violin! When Balding – and photocopy the activity the news is full of almost unbelievable sheets on the inside for tons of fun in headlines it can mean only one thing – your classroom. TOM SOPHIE World Book Day is on its way. FLETCHER KINSELLA Want more? Then hop along to our In this paper, you’ll find everything you website for how-to videos for crazily and your class of story sleuths need to creative kids, the chance to nosy at report on the biggest, most bombastic brand-new books before ANYBODY stories of 2018! ELSE and brain-boggling quizzes, games and brilliant apps starring your favourite Leave this paper in your school characters! Tweet @PuffinBooks to show library so your students can find us how you’re celebrating . . .

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES Tom Fletcher

Choc-Ices Away! Dinosaweseome!!!!

What’s blue and travels through Think you know everything time? No, it’s not about the North Pole? Think the Tardis – it’s an ice-cream van! again. Ever wondered what’s Izzy’s grandpa hiding under your bed? used to tell the Wonder no more. Looking BEST stories. for an adventure in the olden There was the days? All aboard the big blue one about giving a 99 Flake to ice-cream van! Tom Fletcher’s Santa’s elves – Snozzletrump, Specklehump, magical imagination has a pharaoh in ancient Egypt, and another about feeding Sparklefoot, Sugarsnout, Starlamp, been very busy indeed – a Fab to a hungry T-Rex. But what if they Spudcheeks, Snowcrumb and Sprout – check out which stories weren’t just stories? Get ready to be were surprised to discover a giant frozen caught our reporter’s eyes! frozen in time this World Book Day . . . egg while digging for presents in the snowy fields of the North Pole. What could be inside? After perching his giant There’s a Monster in Catch a Creaker bottom on it for several long hours, Santa This Newspaper! finally cracked it! Inside the egg was the Christmasaurus (Chrissy to his friends). So inspired was World Book Day author and McFly popstar Tom Fletcher that he wrote a song all about this unusual dinosaur. Then he wrote another and another – and now Tom Fletcher is the first-ever author to write a soundtrack to his own book! Get ready to dance all the way to Christmas 2018.

Stranger Than Fiction – Tom Fletcher TRUE or FALSE?

Children at Pomplebrook Infant School His sons are called Buzz Welcome to the world under your bed were shocked to discover a monster in 1 and Buddy – where left is right, up is down and their book! Despite tickling, wiggling and He’s one quarter of the band everything that’s disgusting is suddenly shaking this little blue mischief-maker, 2 McHorsefly oozingly delightful. Waiting to show you they just couldn’t get him out! Harry, He’s written another World around the WOLEB (hint – read the aged four, was on the scene and reported 3 Book Day book about a name backwards) are the stinkersome that the roarsome little guy had pink horns pooping dinosaur Grunt, Guff, Scratch and Sniff. Don’t and friendly fangs and was wearing a stripy He performed in the stage show forget to bring your goggles in case these T-shirt. The school has now decided to 4 Oliver! when he was a boy naughty night-time creatures blow dozy- adopt Monster and he can be found dust into your eyes and you find yourself most days in the reading corner He once fell in a tub of ice falling aslee-zzzzz . . . of the library, having a snooze . . . 55 cream and got frostbite Tom Fletcher True or False 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 4.T 3.T 2.F 1.T or False True Fletcher Tom Answers:

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES Girl who thinks she is a DOG!

When she was young, Clare Fennel and Twiglet Balding thought she was are best friends. a dog. ‘The dogs got a lot They do everything Ask Clare of attention and love and together, from their lives generally seemed curling up in their basket to playing Balding very nice. So I wanted that,’ fetch in the park. she says. Disappointed Twiglet understands to discover she was only Fennel like no one Q. How long does it take to human, Clare did her best else, especially her write a book? to spend every waking hour long-held dream of A. It does depend on how easily the with dogs and ponies. For winning Crufts. There’s just one problem: creative juices are flowing – some Fennel isn’t a dog. And a girl can’t win this World Book Day, Clare chapters or episodes come really a competition for dogs, no matter how naturally and fast. The hardest part is has written a funny and much she acts like one. Can she? starting and I find the first chapter the heart-warming new animal most difficult. Then I try to give myself story inspired by her younger a month of regular writing (every day if Schoolgirl Finds the self! It will be available for £1 possible) to get the bulk of the plot and Key to Racehorse That in lots of lovely bookshops characterization worked out. Wouldn’t Gallop! and supermarkets and pupils can get it for free with their Q. You present shows about £1 book token. so many different sports all around the world. Do you have a favourite sporting event? A. London 2012 was the ultimate highlight and to work on the Olympics and Paralympics in my home city will never be topped. I love the big multi- sport events and have enjoyed various Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games as well, but of course I love Did you know that Clare Balding is anything with horses – racing, eventing, the author of two other funny animal show jumping and dressage are all stories for children? Inspired by her wonderful to cover. love of horses, The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop and The Racehorse Who Disappeared follow a ten-year-old girl, Charlie, who decides to save her family from financial ruin by training a racehorse. Perfect for fans of Dick King-Smith and Gerald Durrell, these are heart-warming stories with great girl-power messages.

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES PHOTOCOPY ME Your World Book Day Book Cover! What would your World Book Day book be called? Design your cover below – and don’t forget to include your author name!

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES PHOTOCOPY ME Animal Antics with Clare Balding In Clare Balding’s books there are lots of animals that play important roles in the story. Think about your favourite animals. Do you have a pet or a favourite species? Use the chart below to create an animal character that you might feature in a story.

Describe your character’s personality What is your character’s Draw your character here favourite hobby?

What is your character’s catchphrase?

What is your character’s name?

Speedy Draw! All the drawings in Clare Balding’s books are by Tony Ross. Try copying one of these super sketches!

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES PHOTOCOPY ME Design a Poster Author Tom Fletcher is brilliant at creating different worlds and turning things you thought you knew upside down! The Creakers live under the bed in the Woleb, which is all messy and smelly and everything’s the opposite! What is nice in our world is disgusting in the Woleb. For example, shops sell really disgusting things like belly-button fluff blankets and there is an UnFunFair.

Design a poster for something you might find in the Woleb and remember to make everything back to front!

FREE Tom Fletcher glasses! May result in an overactive imagination!

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES The Great Big Book Quiz

What is the name of What is Peppa Pig’s 1 Matilda’s head teacher? 13 brother called?

Who is George’s most What colour is Peter 2 hated family member? 1414 Rabbit’s jacket? Which country does James’s 15 Where does Peter Pan live? 3 giant peach land in? What animal is Charlotte in

Can you name the five 16 Charlotte’s Web? Capaldi 25. Peter children who visited Willy 4 Wonka’s chocolate factory? What is the Snowman’s nose The Wizard of Oz Wizard The 17 made from in Raymond Who is the author of Briggs famous story? 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid? 5 18 What is Spot’s mum called? Can you name both of 6 Greg Heffley’s brothers? Ali A recently wrote a comic 19 book called Game On! but What animal disappears in what is he also known for? Clare Balding’s second book? 7 20 What is the name of the main In Robin Stevens’s Murder character in Wonder? 8 Most Unladylike series, what is the name of the society What is Zoella’s series called? that Hazel and Daisy set up? 2121 What is the name of the What creature does the Very dinosaur in Tom Fletcher’s 9 Hungry Caterpillar turn into? 22 Christmas book? 10 Who is Percy Jackson’s dad? What is the name of the 23 grumpy man who always Where did Jacqueline chases Peter Rabbit? 11 Wilson’s character Hetty Feather live before she In what book would you joined the circus? 24 find the yellow brick road?

Who wrote The Story Who played the 12 of Tracy Beaker? 25 Twelfth Doctor? 1. The Trunchbull 2. Granny 3. USA 4. Charlie Bucket, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike Teavee 5. Jeff Kinney 6. Rodrick/ Manny 7. Horse 8. The Detective Society 9. Butterfly 10. Poseidon 11. The Foundling Hospital Foundling The Poseidon 11. 10. Butterfly Detective Society 9. The Horse 8. Manny 7. Rodrick/ Kinney 6. 5. Jeff Teavee Salt, Mike Veruca Beauregarde, Violet Gloop, Augustus Bucket, 3. USA 4. Charlie 2. Granny Trunchbull 1. The Answers: 24. McGregor 23. Mr. Christmasaurus 22. The Online 21. Girl 20. Auggie a YouTuber 18. Sally 19. He’s 16. A spider 17. Tangerine, 15. Neverland 14. Blue 13. George 12. Jacqueline Wilson

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES PHOTOCOPY ME Imagine your own story Through the blue door

In the early part of the novel the four young magicians make their way to the Magic Circle headquarters for an induction week. The Magic Circle headquarters is ‘a place of secrets, intrigue and utter wonderment’ and ‘was the place where a woman was first sawn in half (legally)’. (p.15) Like the four characters in the novel, imagine that you are standing half excited and half terrified, poised on the steps of this great building. Suddenly, stood before the front door, you are faced with ‘the creaking of the blue door as it slowly, majestically began to open.’ (p.21) Now imagine what you will see first upon entering . . .

Follow Alex, Jonny, Zack and Sophie as they use their amazing magic skills to get to the bottom of seemingly impossible crimes. The Thieves’ Almanac is the first book in this fabulously funny, trick-filled adventure series from rising-star comedian and actor, Nick Mohammed!

puffin.co.uk STORY TIMES PHOTOCOPY ME Finderidoo! Can you spot Mummy Fairy’s favourite things in the word search?

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COMPUTAWAND FAIRYTUBE CUPCAKE MAGIC DADDY MARSHMALLOW ELLA OLLIE SPELLS GRANNY

Ella has a big secret … Her mummy can do amazing spells with her Computawand. But sometimes the spells go a bit wrong and that’s when Ella comes to the rescue! Enjoy four stories of magical mayhem and fairy fun in this first book starring Ella and Mummy Fairy.

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