F is for Frank: 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 F is for Frank: Frank the Forgetful Frisbee Frank is a Frisbee who is ALWAYS forgetting where and what he is? All he can remember is that he has no fear of flying… he often feels dizzy… and he’s always very forgetful.
Bertha tries to cure his forgetfulness by washing him (Bertha believes washing is the cure for everything) and washes away his label so now he can’t even remember his name!
However, he remembers when it matters - when a friend is in danger - and using his speed and ingenuity, he saves the day. And baby duck.
www.boodlebobs.com/eva FRANK THE FORGETFUL FRISBEE By Jo Kemp
This is a story all about Frank and yes, he’s a frisbee.
“Now where was I and come to think of it…
..Who am I?”
Frank was ALWAYS forgetting who and what he was?
All he could remember was he had no fear of flying. He often felt dizzy… And was always very forgetful.
“WHEEEE!!” he whistled as he whistled up the hall.
“WHOOOOOOOOSHHHH!” he whooshed as he swooped out into the garden.
“I just love being a…….?”
“…..being a what?”
“Oh yes! I’m a F R I S B E E!” he remembered.
(But not until he’d checked his label).
www.boodlebobs.com/frank www.boodlebobs.com/frank Frank was so busy trying to remember who and what he was, he crashed into his friend Carlos the very prickly cactus.
“Ouch!” said Carlos who wasn’t used to saying ‘Ouch’. Being so prickly, it was usually the other way around!
“Hey my amigo…” recovered Carlos,” I think it’s time we got Bertha the barrel to cure your terrible memory.”
“AMIGO?” said Frank looking puzzled. “A moment ago, I thought I was A FRISBEE?”
And Carlos decided that the sooner Frank saw Bertha the better.
“No problem!” said Bertha as Carlos explained and Bertha consulted her book.
“THE CURE FOR ‘FORGETFULNESS’ IS WASHING.” she read. (Bertha was a no-nonsense water barrel and washing was her cure for everything.) Poor Frank.
www.boodlebobs.com/frank www.boodlebobs.com/frank After she’d sponged and rubbed.
Soaped and scrubbed.
Dipped and dried him…
…she asked his name and what he was.
“I don’t know?” said Frank tearfully.
He searched for his label because his label would tell him, but Bertha had washed it clean off. “You’re a UFO,” said Mole wisely, popping up from underground, “An Unidentified Flying Object.”
Everything was a UFO in Mole’s world.
Quite happy being a UFO (and much easier to remember than F R I S B E E),
Frank flew up and over the apple tree then heard a desperate cry for help.
www.boodlebobs.com/frank www.boodlebobs.com/frank “HELP, HELP! PLEASE SAVE ME!!”
HE swooped down and found poor Baby Duck stuck in the mud.
“Here, take my hand!” he said but try as he may, he couldn’t quite reach. “Stay right where you are!” said silly forgetful Frank, forgetting that poor Baby Duck was stuck!
“Don’t go away!” he added, “I’m going to get help!”
“But where will I find help?” he thought, and then an amazing thing happened. He forgot to forget and knew exactly who to ask.
“OUCH?” said Carlos as Frank crashed into him. He still wasn’t used to saying ‘OUCH’.
“Come quickly!” said Frank, “Baby Duck is stuck in the mud!”
Frank REMEMBERED the way back to the pond but when he got there, there was no sign of poor Baby Duck.
www.boodlebobs.com/frank www.boodlebobs.com/frank Carlos became very angry and prickly. “Did you make all this up or did you just FORGET what you were talking about?”
“NO!!!!!” I did not forget!” cried Frank. All he cared about was WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO BABY DUCK?
Were they too late to save Baby Duck? Was Baby Duck lost forever? No, it was too terrible to think about.
But then… “Quack… quack… quack!”
And there was Baby Duck standing with his family who all rushed over and shook Frank’s hand so hard, he felt dizzy.
“We saw you fly over and swoop down, so we knew exactly where to find and rescue Baby Duck.”
“Thank you, thank you so much.”
“He’s going to be my new best friend,” said Baby Duck putting his wing around Frank then asked, “What’s your name?”
‘He’s my Amigo,” interrupted Carlos proudly, and slapped Frank on the back.
“Amigo,” chorused the ducks and Frank beamed a big smile. “I am your amigo,” he agreed, “But you can call me Frank…
..the quite UNFORGETTABLE Frisbee.”
The end.
www.boodlebobs.com/frank ‘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… Andre Boris Cameron Dorothy Eva Frank
Glenda Harry Ivy Josie Katy Lucy
Morris Nigel Ollie Percy Queenie Raj
Samuel Terrencel Una Vera Wally Xavier
A – Andre the Artistic Apron N – Nigel the Niggly Napkin B – Boris the Brainy Book O – Ollie the Off-hand Ostrich C – Cameron the Courageous Cabinet P – Percy the Peeping Pot Plant D – Dorothy the Dancing Doughnut Q – Queenie the Quivering Quilt
E – Eva the Energetic Egg Timer Yousef Zac R – Raj the Rambling Radiator F – Frank the Forgetful Frisbee S – Samuel the Sliding Sausage G – Glenda the Gregarious Gherkin T – Terence the Terrible Tap H – Harry the Higgledy-Piggledy Hosepipe Click the title to visit the web page U – Una the Up-turned Umbrella I – Ida the Incredible Ironing Board V – Vera the Voracious Vacuum J – Josie the Jolly Jam Jar W – Wally the Wobbling Wellington K – Katie the Karate Kicking Kettle X – Xavier the Xenophobic Xylophone L – Lucy the Luminous Lamp Y – Yousef the Yearning Yucca M – Morris the Messy Mop 26 Short stories. One for each letter of the alphabet. Z – Zac the Zealous Zucchini www.boodlebobs.com/zac *’Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet Book’ limited stock set aside free for schools. See availibility @ www.boodlebobs.com/granny-annie COMPETITION Prize draw, how to enter www.boodlebobs.com/competition
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Download Audiobooks Granny Annie’s Ultimate Alphabet - Stories by Jo Kemp, individual downloads as .MP3 or .PDF Also by Jo Kemp. Hourglass book one ‘The Turning’ Genre: Fantasy / Sci-Fi www.boodlebobs.com/audiobooks/ Price £9.99
Manifested out of ancient folklore, the Hourglass must be turned to keep the balance between Order and Chaos. Should the Turning fail, the Alternate Prophesies decree Chaos would rule, hastening an inevitable Armageddon.
The Turning can only be implemented by the Foundling and this is where the story begins.
Raif, a boy with a passion for clocks and no inkling of his future has a recurring vision of colossal waterspouts unaware this vision is shared by the villainous Darke.
He is chosen as the Foundling Elect to succeed Canatu who is mysteriously murdered. Darke, having been instrumental in this murder, desires power absolute and to achieve this has to prevent the Turning but where is the Hourglass hidden? And will it be found in time?
Drawn in by a gilded clock gifted to him, Raif is flung into the adventure of a lifetime while being hunted relentlessly by Darke and his evil forces. He has cause to call into question the improbability of coincidence as he’s catapulted from the Dorset countryside to the terrifying catacombs below Paris and finally to the barren shores of the Arrid Sea and a spectacular showdown. But is this the end or just the beginning...
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www.boodlebobs.com 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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The end. • • L 26 SHORT STORIES ONE FOR EACH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET X:• BY Jo Kemp
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