On Saturday, Amanda Brandon finished World Book Week in style with a visit to the brilliant Chicken and Frog bookshop. She read the two books in her Granny Mutton Yarn series, A Scarf and a Half and A Box of Socks. She completed the reading with her real life scarf and a half which she knitted herself! Â Â Â She finished the visit with a collage sheep activity and all… Read More »A visit and a half to Chicken and Frog bookshop!
Our Maverick reviewer from down under (Melissa for Honey Bee Books)Â has reviewed Amanda Brandon‘s second book in the Granny Mutton Yarns series – A Box of Socks. Not only has she given it a smashing review, but she has also devised a way of letting her children join in the fun of the sock game while also getting them to WANT to help with the laundry. Genius, right? Here’s what… Read More »Make laundry fun! A Box of Socks reviewed by Honey Bee Books
Reception classes at Blenheim Primary School learned about some creative sheep when author Amanda Brandon took along her picture book ‘A Scarf and a Half’ featuring knitting loving Granny Mutton and her grandson Little Lionel. Amanda said, “We talked about the story, where wool comes from and what we could use it for. I also had a peek at the school’s fabulous new library which fundraisers had worked hard to pack with great books. It looked well… Read More »Granny Mutton visits Blenheim Primary School!
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