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News Archive 2011
 
We have added another set of our fabulous the "Fun has just began!" free downloadable resources, to our ever growing array of titles. This special Christmas themed set is based around our Christmas story - Sam's Sack from Santa. So if you want to make a Christmas Angel, a Christmas pudding greetings card or do a Christmas wordsearch start downloading now. Look out for more sets in the New Year. Happy Christmas!
 
We're offering a 50% discount on all our picture books, paperback or hardback, throughout the whole of December, when you buy online! Why not take this great limited time period to add to your collection of fabulous Neil Griffiths stories or buy some as presents for Christmas. We're even offering the discount on all book and audio CD combos as well. But hurry as the offer is only until the end of December!
 
Don't miss a rare opportunity to see Red Robin Books author Neil Griffiths performing some of his amazing stories, live!Neil will be at North Swindon Library, on Saturday, 17th December, starting at 10.30am going through to 11.30am. Join Neil for a Christmas Storytelling Extravaganza that you will never forget! Be prepared for fantastic fun, competitions and prizes galore! And an opportunity to get your very own signed copies of his books! Perfect for Christmas presents!  
We have joined forces with the fantastic team at the Wiltshire Scrapstore to produce a series we are calling Story Crafts! Each book comes with a craft kit that contains all you'll need to create items from the story. Make your own Christmas Tree, box kite and a Sam to fly it, when you buy Sam's sack from Santa. Create Florence's toadstool house, wear her glasses and make a fairy cake good enough to eat, even if it is made from card, when you buy Florence was no ordinary Fairy! These kits are a brilliant way to get creative and help the environment at the same time, as every pack contains materials that have been donated and that would normally go to landfill. Both books are exclusively available to buy online from our shop at £7.99.
For more details about the Wiltshire Scrapstore, a registered charity (No:1077193), contact them via www.wiltsplay.org.uk
 
We have launched 2 more titles as book and audio CD combinations. And they are perfect for Christmas! Sam's sack from Santa is an intriguing story about right and wrong and the true spirit of Christmas. Florence was no ordinary fairy, is all about a fairy with attitude! She won't leave money under pillows, is allergic to fairy dust and positively refuses to sit on top of a christmas tree! But she does have one weakness - fairy cakes, she adores them!
You can now get to hear these stories come to life, narrated by the author Neil Griffiths. There's also a Meet the author section, Quiz time! and Fun Activities. A brilliant addition to some already brilliant books! Buy online for £7.99.
 
Our new dinosaur title has just arrived and is available to buy online! Don't invite dinosaurs to dinner, has 8 amazing fold out pages and is a riotous romp of Jurassic proportions, that leads to a cutely calm and cuddly conclusion. Inside you will find lots of things not to do with dinosaurs, but also lots of things that you can do with dinosaurs! Beautifully illustrated by Peggy Collins this is a must have for all dinosaur fans! Get 20% off with you buy online!
 
Another new title for Autumn and available to buy online, is Hats off! Illustrated by Janette Louden it's a follow-up to Sock it! and has a surprise pop-up at the end. It shows hats of every kind and if you thought that hats look silly or should only be worn when it's chilly, then we feel sure this will help change your mind! An ideal title for winter as it might help you to fashion a hat style for the season! Get 20% off with you buy online!
We know how much you have enjoyed our free downloadable resources, so we've added another set! You can now get activities based around the fabulous story - The Journey. Look out for the new edition of The Journey with audio CD, available early next year! It will feature the story, author interview and activities and games to enjoy!
 
Based on an idea by Neil Griffiths, this adventure through space tells the story of our moon and his amazing journey through our universe to find a cosy place he can call home. Using original photos of space, courtesy of ESA and NASA, and humourous illustrations by Janette Louden, superimposed on them, our stars and planets are brought to life! We have added to the book a fabulous audio CD and it's exclusively available to buy online from our shop for £7.99!
 
Two fantastic new picture books. Look out for our new dinosaur title that will be available in October. It has 8 amazing fold out pages and is a riotous romp of Jurassic proportions, that leads to a cutely calm and cuddly conclusion. Hats off! is a follow up to Sock it! and has a surprise pop-up. It shows hats of every kind and if you thought that hats look silly or should only be worn when it's chilly, then we feel sure this will help change your mind!
 
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We're offering a 50% discount on all our picture books, paperback or hardback, throughout the whole of September, when you buy online! Why not take this great limited time period to add to your collection of fabulous Neil Griffiths stories. We're even offering the discount on all book and audio CD combos as well. But hurry as the offer is only until the end of September!
 
This Autumn we have launched 2 more of our favourite titles as book and audio CD combinations. You not only get to hear the story come to life, narrated by the author Neil Griffiths, but we have also added a Meet the author section, Quiz time! and Fun Activities. A brilliant addition to some already fabulous books! Available now are: Mrs Rainbow and The Scarecrow who didn't scare. Buy online at £7.99.
With the half term holiday starting on a wet note, why not take
the opportunity to download our latest sets of FREE resources
from our "The Fun has just begun!" range.
We've added fantastic resources and activities based on our books, Did you see them too?, No room for a baby roo! and Shaun the shy shark. Download now and start having fun!  
The latest picture book from Neil Griffiths is available to buy online now.
Sock it! is a simple rhyming storyline with child friendly language
throughout. There are opportunities to introduce vocabulary associated
with colour, shape and senses and there's even a surprise cutout on the
last page! So if you think that socks are boring, just things you put on
each and every morning. Aren't prepared to give them a chance, no more
than a casual glance. Why not take a look at our socks, but please be
prepared for some awful shocks! Priced at £6.99, order online and get a 20% discount.
 
This month we have launched 3 of our favourite titles as book and audio
CD combinations. You not only get to hear the story come to life,
narrated by the author Neil Griffiths, but we have also added a Meet
the author section, Quiz time! and Fun Activities.
A brilliant addition to some already fabulous books!
Choose from: Sneezy Bear, Shaun the shy shark or Ten Sleepy Sloths.
All available to buy online at £7.99.
 
Don't miss a rare opportunity to see Red Robin Books author Neil Griffiths
performing some of his amazing stories, live!Neil will be at North Swindon Library, on Tuesday, 10th May, starting at 11.00am going through to 12 noon, as part of the 2011 Swindon Festival of Literature. Join Neil for yet another spectacular storytime session with Mini-beasts in mind! Be prepared for fantastic fun, competitions and prizes galore! And an opportunity to get your very own signed copies of his books! 
With the holidays here and the weather ever changeable we
have added a new set of resources to our "The Fun has just begun!"
range to keep your little ones entertained.
Resources and activities based on the book Sneezy Bear can now be downloaded for FREE along with the existing sets: Albert's tuneful trunk!; Fatou, fetch the water; Itchy Bear; Mrs Rainbow; The Scarecrow Who Didn't Scare. Did you see them too? resources are coming next. But if you want to make an elephant mobile, find Fatou's well, colour in Mrs Rainbow's house or make a dangly scarecrow, download now and start having fun! 
If you want to keep up with what we're up to and even pass comment then why
not check out our Facebook page. Let us know what you think of our books and any
ideas you might have for a new title! You'll find us as Red Robin Books.
We have been hard at work creating some fantastic new titles for the year ahead,
written by Neil Griffiths and illustrated by some of our favourite illustrators.
They included a spectacular dinosaur title illustrated by Peggy Collins, a book about
hats and a book about socks that has a hole in it! Both of those are illustrated by Janette Louden
and here's a sneak preview of the sock book cover! More on these and other titles very soon!
 
It's been an exciting and busy start to the year for us with the news that one of our titles,
Fatou, fetch the water is one of 4 books that have been short-listed for the Dundee Picture Book Award!
Around 800 children in Dundee get involved in picking the winner, which is announced in June.
For more information on the award go to: www.dundeecity.gov.uk/library/picturebooks. We'll let you know if we win!Fatou, fetch the water is proving to be a popular title and has received a number of great reviews. Including a 4 star performance from the good people at Books for Keeps. Read the full review. 
This new thought-provoking course designed for both experienced and newly-trained practitioners,
across all key stages is now being offered by Corner to Learn and led by Neil Griffiths.
Created in response to the need to return to the fundamentals of working with children,
this half-day session has the potential to change your practice dramatically for
the good of the child.
At a time when the needs of children are often lost amongst excessive paperwork, this highly practical and realistic course will focus upon:
 
At Red Robin Books we have put together two fantastic Neil Griffiths Author Book Packs. Each set contains ten
of Neil's most popular picture books covering all sorts of subject areas from mini-beasts and farm animals to
the seasons and disability. Pack 1 is aimed at the 3 to 5 age group and Pack 2 is aimed at the 5 to 7 age group,
as children develop at different rates, please only use this as a guide. Each set is available at £45,
a saving on individual prices of over 25%. At such great value they're sure to make a welcome addition to any
school classroom and are the perfect starting point to base an author week around!
Pack 1 contains:
 
Just in time for Christmas we have launched 4 of our favourite titles in book and audio CD combinations, to make the perfect gift! You can now hear your favourite stories come to life, as they are narrated by our fabulous author Neil Griffiths in his own special way! Enjoy the funky music and sound effects again and again on the move or in a quiet moment at home. Choose from:
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