Gumdrop Finds a Ghost (Picture Puffin)

Val Biro

Children's Books

Puffin Books

Gumdrop For Ever (Picture Puffin S.)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Puffin

Gumdrop and the Pirates (Picture Puffin Story Books)

Lazy Jack always makes mistakes when he tries to do any work. Every effort unleashes another catastrophe. However, in the end Lazy Jack manages to do something that no one else could, something very clever indeed. Val Biro's illustrations add liveliness and humour to this traditional tale.

Lazy Jack

Oxford University Press

The Donkey That Sneezed

Literature & Fiction

Humourous and lively illustrations accompany this retelling of the traditional tale. This picture book has been reissued in a small format paperback as part of a series of six titles by the author/artist Val Biro.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Jack and the Robbers

When Jack sets out to seek his fortune, he meets the cat, the dog, the goat, the bull and the rooster, who decide to go with him. But when it gets dark they come to a house. And there they see the robbers ...Reissue in new covers replaces previous paperback edition. This book is intended for age: 2+

The Hobyahs

Off to find his fortune, Jack meets a cat, dog, goat, bull and rooster, who help him recover a fortune from a gang of thieves.

Jill Bennett

Val Biro's retellings of traditional tales have been adapted for classroom teaching. Each of the six stories is available as a big book; ideal for shared reading with the whole class. The big books are each a challenging read with many language and layout features typical of traditional stories built in for discussion. Each is also available in smaller format; for these, suitable for guided reading, the text has been simplified to be appropriate for the average child. Notes in the back of each book, written by Oxfordshire literacy consultant and author Julie Carr, give lots of teaching ideas for shared or guided sessions. "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" are suitable for 5-6 year olds. "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Donkey that Sneezed" are suitable for 6-7 year olds. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "The Magic Doctor" are suitable for 7-8 year olds.

Oxford Reading Tree: Branch Library: Traditional Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk (Shared Reading Edition)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

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