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How much you know about children’s books?

Have a go at this library quiz and earn one KCU learning credit.

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1. Jeff Kinney has written a series of books about this famous character, whose name we’ve scrambled up here – MYWIP IDK. Who is he?

2. Who writes stories about the young James Bond?

3. Which famous children’s author with a Norwegian name was born near Cardiff in 1916, and his very own museum and story centre in Great Missenden? (Clue: he wrote The BFG)

4. The following books are by David Walliams. Can you complete the titles?

a. ------Granny

b. Awful ------

c. The in the - - - - -

d. - - - burger

5. is a book about a famous flying car. Who wrote it? (Clue: he also wrote books about the adult version of the character in question 2).

6. Frank Cottrell Boyce wrote several more stories about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Write down the name of one of them.

7. Francesca Simon has written lots of stories about a boy - who is he? (Clue: his brother is called Perfect Peter)

8. What 8-letter word connects these?

 Where Red Riding Hood hid her pistol in the Revolting Rhyme by

 Michael Rosen’s are Centrally Heated.

 Nicholas Allan told us about the Queen’s.

9. Which famous playwright died in Stratford in 1616?

10. Who is this bear of very little brain?

 NINEWI HET HOOP

11. Michael Morpurgo has written lots of books. Name 3 of them.

12. Who is this scary creature?

Oh help! Oh no! It’s a G ------!

13. And who drew the pictures in Julia Donaldson’s book of the same name?

14. In the book by Eric Carle, after eating steadily and sensibly all week, who ate far too much on Saturday and had a terrible tummy ache?

Clue: T - - V - - - H - - - - - C ------

15. Here are more famous characters from books (and TV and films) – see how many you can unscramble!

RYHAR REPOTT

ICELA NI REDLAWNNOD

LOCKRESH LOMESH

ICEHARL DAN ALLO

LERICELAND

ARMY SPINPOP

Well Done!

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Answers

1. Wimpy Kid

2. Charlie Higson and / or Steve (Stephen) Cole

3. Roald Dahl

4. a) Gangsta Granny b) Awful Auntie c) The boy in the dress d) Ratburger

5.

6. Answers - any of the following: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again The Race Against Time Over The Moon Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over The Moon.

7. Horrid Henry

8. Knickers!

9. William Shakespeare

10. Winnie The Pooh

11. There are lots! Eg The Sheep Pig, War Horse, The amazing story of Adolphus Tips, The Butterfly Lion. For more, see https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/michael- morpurgo/

12. Gruffalo

13. Axel Scheffler

14. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

15. Harry Potter Alice in Wonderland Sherlock Holmes Charlie and Lola Cinderella

Well Done!

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