Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2020 i Storytime

She charged down the hallway, leaving her coat, shoes and schoolbag behind her. Mum’s voice came out of the kitchen. “Hope you had a good day at school, honey! And PICK UP YOUR THINGS!” Matilda scooped up her belongings, stomped up to her room, threw her stuff on the chair, and belly-flopped onto the bed. It was covered in a unicorn bedspread. It went with her stuffed unicorn, Mr. Hoofy. It also matched the rainbow-coloured poster on the wall, the UniMajik figures, and the unicorn stickers on her desk. It was safe to say that Matilda liked unicorns a LOT. She went over to the window and stared out into the garden. It was a bit of a mess, and at the far end there were lots of bushes that…

“Wife!” it screeched. “I think someone pulled out one of my feathers… and why does the house stink of human?” His wife replied, “Why, a human visited earlier today, asking how the tall man by the river could break his curse, how the farmer’s daughter could be cured, and where the lord of the castle has left the key to his money-chest!” The Griffin replied, “That is simple! The tall man by the river needs only to dump one of his passengers in the middle of the river, the farmer’s daughter will be cured if they remove the toad’s nest made of her hair under the stairs, and the lord’s key is under a log behind the kitchen door!” The next day, Simple Hans sneaked out of the Griffin’s house…

Wakaluga was so skilled that people would come from miles around to watch him shape red-hot iron into wonderful tools with only a hammer and anvil. One morning, when he went to his forge, Wakaluga found a very important-looking man in a white robe waiting for him. The visitor was a messenger from the king of that land. “Wakaluga the smith! The king of Uganda has heard of your skill and wishes you to visit his court! Gather your tools, for we must leave immediately!” The two journeyed for many days to reach the capital city, and Wakaluga was impressed by how big the buildings were, how big the crowds were, and how rich and important everyone seemed! Wakaluga was even more impressed by the king’s great palace. He was…

BOOKS OF THE MONTH TIGER, TIGER, BURNING BRIGHT! selected by Fiona Waters, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (Nosy Crow) combines two of our favourite things: animals and poetry! With so many wonderful beasts and a variety of classic poems (all illustrated with colourful art), it has something for everyone. SNOW GHOSTS by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Diana Mayo (Bloomsbury) is a unique and magical story about a boy and girl who meet a special winter spirit. The hauntingly lovely illustrations complement the rhyming text beautifully, and they combine to create an unforgettable reading experience! HOME by Patricia Hegarty, Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (Little Tiger) is about a little bear who goes out to discover where other animals live. The story is told in easy-to-read verse, and the gorgeous die-cut illustrations let…

As Mowgli got close to the cliffs, he heard a loud noise. A crashing and a bashing and a yowling, mixed with a very strange buzzing sound! Suddenly, a great big shape burst out of the bushes ahead of him. It was hairy and sticky and leafy and seemed to be surrounded by a cloud of… bees? Mowgli realised that this monster was actually his friend Baloo – but he was covered in leaves, bees, and yellow sticky stuff. “Baloo! What happened to you?!” shouted Mowgli. Baloo yowled and cried out, “Man-cub! Is that you? I found a tasty honeycomb that I wanted to share with you... But when I tried to grab it, I got covered in honey, and the bees who made it tried to sting me!” Luckily…

In summer, Mountain Uncle would hunt the deer and goats in the mountains, but in winter, when the snow blanketed the land and the villagers shivered around the fires in their cottages, Mountain Uncle would come down and prowl around the villages. He would scratch and yowl at the doors of barns and houses, terrifying animals and humans alike! One autumn day, Mountain Uncle was prowling through the forest. He had not eaten that day or the day before, so his stomach was growling. As Mountain Uncle walked around a large tree, what did he see but another tiger! It was as large and fierce and scarred as he was, but its scar was over its right eye and not its left! Mountain Uncle instantly growled and prepared to pounce…

1 BLACKSMITH’S BARGAINS! Blacksmiths are experts at making things with iron. Which five objects do you think would be made by a blacksmith? 2 TIGER TRAP Mountain Uncle is stuck in another maze-like trap – can you help him find his way out? 3 COLOUR IN YOUR  GRIFFIN The Griffin is a mythical beast – so you can colour it in any way you like! Which colours do you think this magical monster should be? Why don’t griffins always tell the truth? (answer on p46) 4 MATHS MAGIC Ada Lovelace’s mathematical fairies are using their magic in these equations! Can you work out which ones are the addition fairy, the subtraction fairy, the multiplication fairy and the division fairy? 5 WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? These characters from ‘The…

He came from Uri, high up in the mountains called the Swiss Alps. The farmers of Uri were famous for being tough and strong, and William Tell was said to be the toughest and strongest of them all! He could climb a mountain without fear, sail a boat through the fiercest storm, and plough the stoniest field, but he was best known for his skill with a crossbow. It was said that he could even shoot a snowflake out of the air! Now, at that time, the Austrian emperor ruled over Uri – but the people of Uri did not like being told what to do by some distant ruler, and refused to obey his commands. That was why the emperor sent a cruel governor named Albrecht Gessler to teach…

Now it happened that the king’s daughter became ill, and the nurses and wise men said that she could only be cured by eating an apple. The king declared that whoever would bring his daughter an apple and cure her would get to marry her and become his heir. In the kingdom, there was a poor apple-farmer who had three sons. One was called Uele (which means ‘frog’s legs’), one was called Seame (which means ‘hog’s bristles’) and the youngest was called Simple Hans. When Uele heard that the king wanted apples to cure his daughter’s sickness, he set off for the palace with a basket full of them. On the road, he met a strange little man made of iron who asked him, “What do you have in your…

You see, she was married, but she and her husband could not go a day without arguing. As soon as they woke up in the morning and as soon as they came home in the evening, they would fight! This made the woman tired and upset. One day, she took her water-jug down to the well, and an old lady was sitting there with her own water-jar. The little old lady looked at her and said, ”You seem so unhappy! What is wrong?” Maria replied, “Oh it’s nothing… my husband and I fight all the time, and it is making me so miserable!” The little old lady nodded wisely and said, “I have a cure for that!” She then picked up her water-jar and poured her water into Maria’s jug.…