A Good Read Smelly
Bill’s
Smelliest Stories
by Daniel Postgate
It can be diffi cult to choose books for newly confi dent readers: they are happy to say that they are ‘too big’ for picture books, but faced with a paperback novel they can feel out of their depth. So, this omnibus edition of Smelly Bill stories is perfect. It’s shaped like an ordinary paperback, but with a generous balance of pictures and text, it is an ideal ‘halfway house’ choice.
The book contains three Smelly Bill stories, each told in lively rhyme. The fi rst introduces our hero, the scruffi est and stinkiest dog in town, and his arch enemy, the determined Great Aunt Bleach, who battle over Bill’s bath. In the second story Bill calls on his friends (including Stagnant Stan and Putrid Pete) for support, only to fi nd that an army of aunties await, clutching their bottles of shampoo and bars of soap. And, in the fi nal instalment, Bill fi nds love with Peachy Snugglekins, forcing him to clean up his act, if only temporarily.
Each story moves along at a rattling pace; keeping the reader’s interest, while slipping in a range of diff erent vocabulary. Not only will young readers laugh a lot, they will also learn a range of new words as they go. And given the charming nature of every tale, you won’t mind taking over if it gets too tricky.
Play Time
In the days leading up to Bonfi re Night there are lots of ways to make fi rework pictures. Children could make a large one with lots of sheets of black sugar paper taped together. This could be placed on the fl oor or tacked onto a fence outside.
Put out several containers (we use take- away food trays) of diff erent coloured, watered down paint, a selection of brushes, some watered down PVA glue with glitter added, and some used teabags.
Children can try diff erent techniques with brushes, such as fl icking a paint-loaded toothbrush. Dip teabags in thin paint and throw them at the paper.
Balloons can be fi lled with paint to splat on the paper.
A big, loose blob of paint can be spread out by blowing in all directions through a drinking straw.
If the black paper is dampened fi rst with a fi ne spray of water, a more diff used eff ect is achieved. Kindly supplied by Wee Acorns Nursery
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