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Following in this vein is open very carefully, an amusing british import by illustrator nicola obyrne and author nick bromley in which the reader is part of the story. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You can also watch our storytime playlist on youtube read by the likes of ore oduba, adam buxton, fearne cotton and many more. Nicola obyrne was banned from watching saturday morning television by her parents and she has been drawing ever since. The traditional story of hans christian andersens ugly ducking is disrupted by the appearence of a large green and yellow tail in the corner of the page. A cheeky dinosaur tries to take over the pages of the book. The very first illustration appears to be a traditional piece of artwork from an old version of the ugly duckling. Onkaparinga libraries storytime at onkaparinga libraries. Dec 29, 2017 nick bromley works in educational publishing. Nov 19, 2015 from the very first pages of open very carefully, its clear that this is a picture book with a difference. This is a very silly and fun interactive book in which a crocodile invades a copy of the ugly duckling and wreaks havoc by eating the letters. Feb 12, 20 the print version of a kneeslapping cumulative ditty. A book with bite, written by nick bromley and illustrated by nicola obyrne joins a fine tradition of picture books that subvert the sometimes well known story and engage the reader. While perusing the shelves of my local waterstones, i came across a marvellous book called open very carefully.
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By nick bromley, nicola obyrne illustrator nosy crow, 9780763696306, 30pp. A crocodile falls into a quiet storybook and wreaks havoc on the characters, in a tale that invites youngsters to slam the book shut or find the courage to take a peek inside. Of course any story with a crocodile in is worth buying and i couldnt wait to read it to my charges at bedtime. Open very carefully a book with bite by nick bromley and nicola o. Open very carefully by nick bromley natalie atkins. Bookpage bright reds and yellows, active line work, and plenty of white space create high energy and allow for the croc to interact with text and with the audience. This metafictional attempted telling of the ugly duckling gets derailed when a louche crocodile intrudes and starts consuming the narrative from the inside now hes gobbling up. Open very carefully our storybooks and games are free to use, however some older devices arent able to support them. A book with bite by bromley, nick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See more ideas about crocodile craft, 5 little monkeys and preschool. As in steins book where the young chicken keeps interrupting the stories that her father is reading and changing their endings, here an alien character interrupts a popular, wellknown tale.
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