Childrens Book News

Neil Griffiths took to the airwaves of Wiltshire at the end of July as he made a guest appearance on the Sandy Martin lunchtime show (standing in for Graham Seaman), on BBC Radio Wiltshire. Neil spoke about his time as a headteacher, his Storysack creation and performed one of his recent books, Albert's tuneful trunk! Listen to an extract from the interview using the player.

If you liked the picture book Little Moon then why not download the free resources that we have made available based around the book and the subject of space! Have fun making telescopes and space spinners, discover more about space symmetry and the movement of the planets. Just go to the Little Moon picture book and click on the Space Fun cover to download.

Many thanks to the 600 plus people that turned up at North Swindon Library on saturday morning to see Red Robin Books author, Neil Griffiths launch the Swindon Summer Reading Challenge. Much fun was had by everyone, including local MP Justin Tomlinson, who happily danced around in front of the crowd with his elephant mask on! We hope to see you all again very soon. If you want to hear Neil, listen to BBC radio Wiltshire Sound this Friday lunchtime (midday) when Neil will be a guest on the Sandy Martin show. He'll be telling more great stories and creating fun and mayhem, as usual!

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! It's available to buy from our online shop at £6.99. And if you like the book why not buy the audio to go with it, available to download now at £2.99. An out of this world read for the summer ahead!

Neil's latest picture book, Fatou, fetch the water is set in the smallest country in Africa, The Gambia. It tells the story of forgetful Fatou, who is asked by her mother to fetch a fresh supply of water from the village well. But will Fatou return from her journey through the village with just water, or with much more than she expected? This charming tale tells of the joys of giving and receiving. We'll give a donation to our Project Gambia charity for every book sold, so you won't just be getting a great story, you'll also be helping a great cause. The book also contains a section on facts about The Gambia so you can find out more about the cultures and traditions of this colourful nation. Beautifully illustrated by Peggy Collins, it is available now at £6.99.

Travelling on holiday this summer and want to keep the kids entertained along the way? Then why not download your children's favourite Red Robin, Neil Griffiths' titles and listen to them time and time again. A selection of our picture book range is now available as MP3 downloads at only £2.99 each. Download your favourites and take them with you wherever you go. Listen to Itchy Bear in the car, Mrs Rainbow on a plane or Messy Martin on a train! See the complete list on the order form page or listen to a quick excerpt by visiting the individual picture book page. More will be added soon, so if your favourite isn't there yet come back soon to check. Or why not email us and let us know your favourite and find out when it might be available!

Join Neil at North Swindon Library on Saturday 24th July, between 10.30 am and noon as he helps to launch this summer's reading challenge, in association with Swindon Libraries. Be prepared for an astronomical storytime spectacular packed full of fun! They'll be competitions and prizes galore. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see him in action and a chance to get your very own signed copies of his books.

Each month we feature one of our books and offer it at a reduced price. This month we have chosen Winnie Wagtail. When Winnie's tail won't wag, her mum tells her to stop trying so hard. But Winnie doesn't want to wait and wanders off to watch how the other animals move their tails. This enchanting story will show how mum always knows best. A wonderfully waggy tail! Buy it for just £5, for this month only! See special offers for more details.

Neil Griffiths launched his latest project, Boo Zoo, at the Education Show at the NEC, Birmingham.
Boo Zoo, Maths in a box, is a highly imaginative story and play based mathematics programme for the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Written and created by Neil Griffiths, this unique product comprehensively introduces the Maths curriculum for 3–7 years in the UK.
Centred around a delightful zoo and adjoining safari park, six cute and cuddly characters will transport children into the wonderful world of mathematics through 25 enchanting stories. This fun filled resource, based on story and developed entirely through talk, play and hands-on exploration is a must for all those who wish maths be brought to life and made fun for children!

What’s in the box?
The box is brimming with resources for children, including:

boo zoo box

• 6 super soft toy characters
• 25 sensational stories
• A giant jigsaw zoo and safari park base board with 36 character counters, 1 dice and 3 spinners
• Delightful games including: Shape and character lotto, double sided dominoes, two packs of playing cards
• 8 giant washing line cards
• 4 criteria sheets for use with the playing cards
• 70 Maths talk cards
• 15 sets of cutout characters and shapes to handle
• 50 fabulous plastic animals for use with the safari base board
• 2 overview planning and record posters
• A Teacher’s Multi-ROM containing the following all in PDF format for whiteboard use or easy duplication:

• Boo Zoo – Teacher’s guide
• Overview planning and record posters
• 20 cards for use with a Bee-Bot®
• 7 small world safari park play mats
• Replica sets of all card and table-top games
• 70 Maths talk cards
• 25 stories
• Cutouts

For more information and to take advantage of the introductory price offer of £299, visit www.boozoo.net.

Neil's latest picture book, Albert's tuneful trunk is now available at £7.99. It's the story of a baby elephant, who chooses not to listen to the advice of his mum and dad and consequently finds himself in a bit of a twist. (Well his trunk to be precise!) When the other elephants laugh at him, he lets out a blast that will change life in the jungle forever. A terrific tale, that curls its way to a triumphant ending! The book comes with a CD-ROM which contains audio of the story, specially composed music to dance to and fun activities to print off.

Also available now, is a French version of Mrs Rainbow - Madame Arc-en-Ciel.
We have simplified the English version to produce a book that we hope will encourage the speaking of a new language, with confidence.

Also, available in French from Red Robin books are Itchy Bear (L'Ours qui se grattait) and Did you see them too? (Je vois des bêtes partout!)

Having already established a series of highly effective and successful workshops, Neil Griffiths adds another to the list.
You are never too old to play! is a highly practical and relevant course that explores the important contribution role-play can continue to make to learning across all subjects in Key Stage Two. Designed for all practitioners working with this age group, this exciting training opportunity will examine:

• the importance of continuing to allow older children to play
• ways of integrating play into everyday activities
• how to plan for play in Key Stage Two
• the differences in play at Key Stage Two
• approaches to creating effective role-play areas
• structuring play for older pupils
• cross-curricular outcomes from play.

For more information please download the leaflet or call 01793 421168 for more details and availability.

If you'd like the chance to win a signed copy of Shaun the shy shaun then enter this month's kids competition! Download the competition sheet, colour in the picture, spot the differences and complete the line: I like sparkly things because… See the Kids competition page for more details.

Take a look at news from other times:
Latest News
News Archive 2009
News Archive 2008
News Archive 2007
News Archive 2006


		Neil Griffiths took to the airwaves of Wiltshire at the end of July as he made a guest appearance on the Sandy Martin lunchtime show (standing in for Graham Seaman), on BBC Radio Wiltshire. Neil spoke about his time as a headteacher, his Storysack creation and performed one of his recent books, Albert's tuneful trunk! Listen to an extract from the interview using the player. If you liked the picture book Little Moon then why not download the free resources that we have made available based around the book and the subject of space! Have fun making telescopes and space spinners, discover more about space symmetry and the movement of the planets. Just go to the Little Moon picture book and click on the Space Fun cover to download. Many thanks to the 600 plus people that turned up at North Swindon Library on saturday morning to see Red Robin Books author, Neil Griffiths launch the Swindon Summer Reading Challenge. Much fun was had by everyone, including local MP Justin Tomlinson, who happily danced around in front of the crowd with his elephant mask on! We hope to see you all again very soon. If you want to hear Neil, listen to BBC radio Wiltshire Sound this Friday lunchtime (midday) when Neil will be a guest on the Sandy Martin show. He'll be telling more great stories and creating fun and mayhem, as usual! 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! It's available to buy from our online shop at £6.99. And if you like the book why not buy the audio to go with it, available to download now at £2.99. An out of this world read for the summer ahead! Neil's latest picture book, Fatou, fetch the water is set in the smallest country in Africa, The Gambia. It tells the story of forgetful Fatou, who is asked by her mother to fetch a fresh supply of water from the village well. But will Fatou return from her journey through the village with just water, or with much more than she expected? This charming tale tells of the joys of giving and receiving. We'll give a donation to our Project Gambia charity for every book sold, so you won't just be getting a great story, you'll also be helping a great cause. The book also contains a section on facts about The Gambia so you can find out more about the cultures and traditions of this colourful nation. Beautifully illustrated by Peggy Collins, it is available now at £6.99. Travelling on holiday this summer and want to keep the kids entertained along the way? Then why not download your children's favourite Red Robin, Neil Griffiths' titles and listen to them time and time again. A selection of our picture book range is now available as MP3 downloads at only £2.99 each. Download your favourites and take them with you wherever you go. Listen to Itchy Bear in the car, Mrs Rainbow on a plane or Messy Martin on a train! See the complete list on the order form page or listen to a quick excerpt by visiting the individual picture book page. More will be added soon, so if your favourite isn't there yet come back soon to check. Or why not email us and let us know your favourite and find out when it might be available! Join Neil at North Swindon Library on Saturday 24th July, between 10.30 am and noon as he helps to launch this summer's reading challenge, in association with Swindon Libraries. Be prepared for an astronomical storytime spectacular packed full of fun! They'll be competitions and prizes galore. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see him in action and a chance to get your very own signed copies of his books. Each month we feature one of our books and offer it at a reduced price. This month we have chosen Winnie Wagtail. When Winnie's tail won't wag, her mum tells her to stop trying so hard. But Winnie doesn't want to wait and wanders off to watch how the other animals move their tails. This enchanting story will show how mum always knows best. A wonderfully waggy tail! Buy it for just £5, for this month only! See special offers for more details. Neil Griffiths launched his latest project, Boo Zoo, at the Education Show at the NEC, Birmingham. Boo Zoo, Maths in a box, is a highly imaginative story and play based mathematics programme for the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Written and created by Neil Griffiths, this unique product comprehensively introduces the Maths curriculum for 3–7 years in the UK. Centred around a delightful zoo and adjoining safari park, six cute and cuddly characters will transport children into the wonderful world of mathematics through 25 enchanting stories. This fun filled resource, based on story and developed entirely through talk, play and hands-on exploration is a must for all those who wish maths be brought to life and made fun for children! What’s in the box? The box is brimming with resources for children, including: • 6 super soft toy characters • 25 sensational stories • A giant jigsaw zoo and safari park base board with 36 character counters, 1 dice and 3 spinners • Delightful games including: Shape and character lotto, double sided dominoes, two packs of playing cards • 8 giant washing line cards • 4 criteria sheets for use with the playing cards • 70 Maths talk cards • 15 sets of cutout characters and shapes to handle • 50 fabulous plastic animals for use with the safari base board • 2 overview planning and record posters • A Teacher’s Multi-ROM containing the following all in PDF format for whiteboard use or easy duplication: • Boo Zoo – Teacher’s guide • Overview planning and record posters • 20 cards for use with a Bee-Bot® • 7 small world safari park play mats • Replica sets of all card and table-top games • 70 Maths talk cards • 25 stories • Cutouts For more information and to take advantage of the introductory price offer of £299, visit www.boozoo.net. Neil's latest picture book, Albert's tuneful trunk is now available at £7.99. It's the story of a baby elephant, who chooses not to listen to the advice of his mum and dad and consequently finds himself in a bit of a twist. (Well his trunk to be precise!) When the other elephants laugh at him, he lets out a blast that will change life in the jungle forever. A terrific tale, that curls its way to a triumphant ending! The book comes with a CD-ROM which contains audio of the story, specially composed music to dance to and fun activities to print off. Also available now, is a French version of Mrs Rainbow - Madame Arc-en-Ciel. We have simplified the English version to produce a book that we hope will encourage the speaking of a new language, with confidence. Also, available in French from Red Robin books are Itchy Bear (L'Ours qui se grattait) and Did you see them too? (Je vois des bêtes partout!) Having already established a series of highly effective and successful workshops, Neil Griffiths adds another to the list. You are never too old to play! is a highly practical and relevant course that explores the important contribution role-play can continue to make to learning across all subjects in Key Stage Two. Designed for all practitioners working with this age group, this exciting training opportunity will examine: • the importance of continuing to allow older children to play • ways of integrating play into everyday activities • how to plan for play in Key Stage Two • the differences in play at Key Stage Two • approaches to creating effective role-play areas • structuring play for older pupils • cross-curricular outcomes from play. For more information please download the leaflet or call 01793 421168 for more details and availability. If you'd like the chance to win a signed copy of Shaun the shy shaun then enter this month's kids competition! Download the competition sheet, colour in the picture, spot the differences and complete the line: I like sparkly things because… See the Kids competition page for more details. Take a look at news from other times: Latest News News Archive 2009 News Archive 2008 News Archive 2007 News Archive 2006
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