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Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Of a Fyssh callyd a Carpe, and a Fissh called Tymallus:
Simon said, "It happyd in a greate solempne feste, Fisshes of the floode walkyd togidre after Dynar in great tranquillyte and peace for to take ther recreacyon and solace; but the Carpe began to trowble the feste, erectynge hym self by pryde &..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Of the frogge and the crabbe:
Simon said, "The frogge vppon a tyme whan she sawe the crabbe swymmynge by the watersyde spake and sayde: “What is he, this so fowle and vncomly, that is so bold to trouble my watyr? Forsomoch as I am mighty and stronge both in watyr and lond I shal go and..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Varjak Paw:
Simon said, "“There are Seven Skills in the Way of Jalal,” whispered the Elder Paw. ”We know only three of them. Their names are these. Slow-Time. Moving Circles. Shadow-Walking.” SF Said‘s Varjak Paw is a tale of a pet cat..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled The New Policeman:
Simon said, "Kate Thompson‘s The New Policeman is adorned not with pictures but with music. Music runs through the tale, and you can hear some of the jigs and reels on Kate Thompson’s website. The story, though written with an eye and ear for the..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled flip the flap:
Simon said, "I’ve just come across Carin Berger’s All Mixed Up. It’s one of those mix-and-match flip books where you can mix and match body parts from different people to create lots of new people. You can actually virtually turn the pages..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled childish comparisons:
Simon said, "It was thought-provoking when last week my excellent colleague Russel Tarr was accused by Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove of “infantilising” 14-year old students by asking them once they had finished studying the Weimar..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled The Daydreamer:
Simon said, "I’m teaching Year 4 next year (8 and 9 year olds). So I’ve started to read books that they might like. I like Ian McEwan’s The Daydreamer a lot, though maybe it’s a bit too old for most Y4 children. Why too old? Perhaps..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Carnaby Street’s Great Uninivted:
Simon said, "Safia Shah and Mark Reeve’s Carnaby Street is a rumbustuous maelstrom of a book, a book of unexpectedly-arriving eccentric relatives, knit-offs (maths-and-sun-loving mum wins) and unlikely cuisine. With its dizzying cast of characters, both..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled On the shoulders of giants:
Simon said, "I love it when I’m teaching science or maths and there are stories to tell, stories that unfold some piece of understanding and something human at the same time. Sometimes what humanity has learnt can be recapitulated for an individual..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Carnaby Street’s Great Uninivted:
Simon said, "Safia Shah and Mark Reeve’s Carnaby Street is a rumbustuous maelstrom of a book, a book of unexpectedly-arriving eccentric relatives, knit-offs (maths-and-sun-loving mum wins) and unlikely cuisine. With its dizzying cast of characters, both..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:52:27 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled On the shoulders of giants:
Simon said, "I love it when I’m teaching science or maths and there are stories to tell, stories that unfold some piece of understanding and something human at the same time. Sometimes what humanity has learnt can be recapitulated for an individual..." more
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:32:42 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled The Daydreamer:
Simon said, "I’m teaching Year 4 next year (8 and 9 year olds). So I’ve started to read books that they might like. I like Ian McEwan’s The Daydreamer a lot, though maybe it’s a bit too old for most Y4 children. Why too old? Perhaps..." more
Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:26:56 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled childish comparisons:
Simon said, "It was thought-provoking when last week my excellent colleague Russel Tarr was accused by Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove of “infantilising” 14-year old students by asking them once they had finished studying the Weimar..." more
Sunday, March 3, 2013 5:12:16 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled flip the flap:
Simon said, "I’ve just come across Carin Berger’s All Mixed Up. It’s one of those mix-and-match flip books where you can mix and match body parts from different people to create lots of new people. You can actually virtually turn the pages..." more
Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:45:21 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled The New Policeman:
Simon said, "Kate Thompson‘s The New Policeman is adorned not with pictures but with music. Music runs through the tale, and you can hear some of the jigs and reels on Kate Thompson’s website. The story, though written with an eye and ear for the..." more
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:33:19 AM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Varjak Paw:
Simon said, "“There are Seven Skills in the Way of Jalal,” whispered the Elder Paw. ”We know only three of them. Their names are these. Slow-Time. Moving Circles. Shadow-Walking.” SF Said‘s Varjak Paw is a tale of a pet cat..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:56:53 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Of a Fyssh callyd a Carpe, and a Fissh called Tymallus:
Simon said, "It happyd in a greate solempne feste, Fisshes of the floode walkyd togidre after Dynar in great tranquillyte and peace for to take ther recreacyon and solace; but the Carpe began to trowble the feste, erectynge hym self by pryde &..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:56:53 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Of the frogge and the crabbe:
Simon said, "The frogge vppon a tyme whan she sawe the crabbe swymmynge by the watersyde spake and sayde: “What is he, this so fowle and vncomly, that is so bold to trouble my watyr? Forsomoch as I am mighty and stronge both in watyr and lond I shal go and..." more
Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:50:36 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled a machine for tales:
Simon said, "Thanks Mick for the Story Cubes. Already they’ve been generating all sorts of fantastical fictions. Not only that, but I obviously think, “How would that work with children?” I’m going to try it out. And then I think,..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:36:22 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled une folle journée:
Simon said, "I’ve just sat outside on this warm autumn evening and read La Folle Journée de Nasreddin Hodja, a picture-book by Laurence Fugier, wonderfully illustrated by Véronique Joffre. Some stories I didn’t know too! Here’s Nasreddin..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:36:22 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Rabbits:
Simon said, "Just read the amazing Rabbits written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. The pictures taken from the book here are from Shaun Tan’s website. In the story the rabbits come, they take over, they build, they remove, they subjugate...." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:36:21 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled The Mouse and His Child – the play:
Simon said, "The Mouse and His Child – wonderful book! – is now a play! - And to make it complete, there’s a clockwork installation from the MAD museum."
Saturday, October 13, 2012 2:28:44 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Funnybones:
Simon said, "Seeing this diagram by Stephen Wildish, reminded me of the very satisfying formula at the beginning of Allan Ahlberg‘s Funnybones: Allan and Janet Ahlberg produced so many fantastic picture books, and often what made them so good was the..." more
Monday, June 25, 2012 3:49:18 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled Reading A Monster Calls:
Simon said, " Just finished Patrick Ness and Jim Kay’s A Monster Calls. What a tale! So good that when Matthew came round , I straight away got him reading it! He’s taken it away with him now. Picture from the book, The Guardian The circumstances of..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 3:58:51 PM
Simon Gregg wrote a blog post titled a machine for tales:
Simon said, "Thanks Mick for the Story Cubes. Already they’ve been generating all sorts of fantastical fictions. Not only that, but I obviously think, “How would that work with children?” I’m going to try it out. And then I think,..." more