LoveReading Says
Intelligent, funny and engaging rhymes along with bright and bold illustrations bring these poems for younger children alive.
Andréa Prior says of her writing ‘I love the musicality of rhyme and my ideas come from anywhere and everywhere; people I love, people I don’t, friends I talk to, stories they tell, countries I visit, things I see, things I do, phrases I hear, dreams I dream.’
A Parcel of Pigs is perfect for reading out loud, the poems are written for those parents and children who love reading together. All of them also have helpful points you can use to discuss the poem in more detail. Why not discover more today by reading an opening extract of her book?
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A Parcel of Pigs And Other Funny 'Tails' for Children Synopsis
Andrea Prior's illustrated children's book A Parcel of Pigs is a collection of quirky and appealing children's rhymes with colourful illustrations by the author. Great to read aloud, the rhymes are written to provide an interactive and memorable reading experience between parent and child, as well as being a fun and engaging way to help children with their reading skills. Aimed at 5 - 8 year olds, the rhymes are intertwined with humour and are full of word patterns and wordplay; a perfect way to help children with their linguistic development, pronunciation skills, spelling and memory recall. There is also a selection of engaging questions at the end of each rhyme, so that children can test their memory of what they have seen in the illustration, listened to, or read. Each poem has a different character that children can easily engage with - they will meet the scariest mother they have ever seen, find out why Barnaby was so very bothered, how the red-skinned onion is so very tasty, how Humphrey the Hippo got so very lost, and how the naughty mouse outwitted the smart ginger cat. Beautifully illustrated, A Parcel of Pigs will appeal to parents and children who love reading together and enjoy interactive books with funny animal and people characters. This book is original, appealing and a fun and engaging way to help children to learn!
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781785898907 |
| Publication date: |
29th December 2016 |
| Author: |
Andrea Prior |
| Publisher: |
Troubador Publishing |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
48 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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About Andrea Prior
Andréa Prior is a writer and illustrator who lives between the South Downs of England and Marbella in the South West of Spain with her husband John.
With a degree in illustration from Leeds University, she spent her formative career working as an illustrator and Artists Agent in children’s publishing. She has also had several successful art exhibitions before pursuing a rewarding and thriving business career in the branding and design industry at managing director level.
Fortunate enough to grow up in a safari park near Durham, Andréa worked as a Park Ranger in ‘Pet’s Corner’, looking after llamas, goats, monkeys, pot-bellied pigs and a lion cub called Caro-lion. Her love of animals and passion for illustration inspired her to create her books of rhyming poems and funny characters that are loved by thousands of children.
Andréa regularly visits schools to share her life-long love of reading and as well as performing poems from her books she also talks to children about where her ideas come from and how her character illustrations come to life. She also runs art workshops and talks to older children about the process of creating a book and getting it published.
When she’s not getting busy with her paints, she loves nothing more than playing her piano and sitting in the sunshine with a good book and sun hat.
Andréa is also available on Instagram: @andreapriorauthorillustrator
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