Monstersaurus!

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The seafront is (still) just around the corner, and I find a bracing walk (it gets freezing when the East wind blows from the North Sea!) or gentle stroll when the weather is warmer, is great for clearing my head and mulling over story ideas.

In this much-loved picture book, a little mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake. The monsters ‘scarpered’. Think of other ways that monsters might move. Can you make a list of suitable words to describe this?

Claire Freedmanlives on the Essex coast. She has worked for the BBC, Harrods and for a reprographic company and now writes full-time. She is the author of a number of books for children, including A Kiss Goodnight, Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones and On This Special Night with Little Tiger Press. When not writing, Claire spends her time sailing, walking in the countryside and, when she can, travelling abroad. I had a variety of jobs, including secretary, trainee buyer at Harrods, dental nurse, production assistant in a reprographic and printing company and various others. Monstersaurus follows the story of a child who likes inventing and he makes some monsters but it doesn't turn out quite as he planned until he happens to make another monster that saves the day. I never really felt this story went anywhere particularly interesting and whilst it did flow well to read I found it a bit boring to read as well. Write a report about one of Monty’s monsters. Where does it live? How is it adapted to live there? Does it have any special abilities? What does it eat? Think about the ingredients that Monty might need for one of his inventions. How much of each item will you need? Can you use these to make some word problems involving weight / capacity / ratio?

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A cautionary tale, humorously told and beautifully illustrated, with plenty of scope for noisy participation from young readers. Things snowballed and a lot (yes lots and lots) of hard work later I now write full time and have over 50 books published. I still go to the same writing class and we have become a big happy family of writers! Find out about scientists and inventors. Could you write a report about a famous scientist / inventor? I began to write after joining a creative writing class. I had no success with article writing, or short stories, or fiction, but the first children’s story I wrote, for a magazine called Twinkle, was accepted for publication. Hooray!!!