Beware of the Storybook Wolves

Author: Lauren Child

Illustrator: Lauren Child

Herb's fears break into this book despite his mother knowing that storybook wolves are not dangerous. Explores the power of books. Interesting typography.

Intertextual references to Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and The Three Little Pigs.

Story sack ideas: Wolf toy, Little Red Riding Hood book, typography exercise/game, design a better outfit for Little Wolf, pattern making exercise, cards of other things that could escape from books.

Book based game: reveal game or word bingo based on the little wolf standing in a ballgown, character building game or a track game to Herb's bed.

Little Mouse's Big Book Of Fears

Author: Emily Gravett

Illustrator: Emily Gravett

Humorous and interesting for looking at altered books, journals/scrapbooks and personal books.

The Paper Bag Princess

Author: Robert Munsch

Illustrator: Michael Martchenko

Would be marvelous for drama activities - conscience alley and discussing feelings. Suited to looking at comic story conventions.

The Tunnel

Author: Anthony Browne

Illustrator: Anthony Browne

Complex and question provoking. A brother and sister find they really do care for each other.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Author: Jon Scieszka

Illustrator: Lane Smith

Great for looking at conventions of stories and books. Fantastic typography.

The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs

Author: Jon Scieszka

Illustrator: Lane Smith

Witty and menacing yet disconcertingly plausible. Brings into question the motivation of the press.

Story sack ideas: toys of pictures for the wolf and the pigs, a non-fiction book about pigs or wolves, a newspaper.

The Lost Happy Endings

Author: Carol Ann Duffy

Illustrator: Jane Ray

Useful for asking the class to predict what Jub wrote. Could provide them with gold pens.

The Jolly Postman

Authors: Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Illustrators: Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Used by Rowcroft, Pearson and Robinson in Writing with Reason.

The Real Princess A Mathemagical Tale

Author: Brenda Williams

Illustrator: Sophie Fatus

Good for putting numbers in context. Requires subtraction and remembering numbers. Playing with the fairy tale.

The Princess Knight

Author: Cornelia Funke

Illustrator: Kerstin Meyer

A fairy tale with a difference -- no waiting around to be rescued for this Princess.