Meg and Mog

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I was expecting more character development, more emotional angst - but there's nothing at stake here, nothing driving the tension.

Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski | Waterstones Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski | Waterstones

There are 16 books in the series (that I know of, anyway) and each one is similar - and familiar - in terms of style and storyline, yet also distinctively different.From everyday activities like making dinner and going to school, to travelling back in time meeting Ancient Egyptians or cavemen and even going to the moon, life is never dull for Meg, Mog and Owl. Along with Meg and Mog and his pop-up books, he is known for his illustrations of fairytales by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, The Nutcracker, and The Glass Mountain: Tales from Poland. I don't know, all told, that Meg and Mog ranks that highly in my estimation, as a witchy story (witchy picture-books are a pet project of mine) per se, but as a very effective beginning reader, one that happens to make use of witchy themes, I can see why it has been so popular, and why it has remained in print, over in the UK.

Meg and Mog | Waterstones

Creating their own potions - they could each find an object in the class that they would like to put into the teacher’s cauldron. Following the death of Helen Nicholl in 2012, the series was continued by Pieńkowski and David Walser. Fin (my 18-month old son) loves that one very much, so we decided to get him the original for Christmas. I never did have a copy myself growing up, but certainly it was on nursery/school shelves as I fondly remember the vivid primary colour palette and poor Mog’s outcry when Meg steps on his tail! When you read the story a second time children could join in with the sound effects eg ‘ whoo, whoo’ or ‘ bubble, bubble .

They are perfect for sharing or reading alone and children love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes. In addition to the MEG AND MOG series, Helen has a long and varied association with Puffin - as editor of the Junior Puffin magazine THE EGG from 1977 - 1979, as compiler of the popular children's poetry anthology POEMS FOR SEVEN YEAR OLDS AND UNDER, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and through her partnership with Puffin, the enormously popular series of Puffin Cover to Cover story tapes of which Helen is the Producer. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. The illustrations are wonderful if not a little retro and the words are written in a very exciting and interesting way.

Meg and Mog - Penguin Books UK

The book can be used as a part of a numeracy session in Early Years as the children can count the objects inside the book, point and name the simple shapes. In this bestselling and timeless story, Meg and Mog are off to a Halloween party with all of their friends.He has won the Greenaway Medal twice - for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea and for Haunted House. There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories: Meg's Eggs, Meg at Sea and Mog in the Fog. Pieńkowski said in an interview that the series gave him the opportunity to turn monsters from his childhood into harmless toys.