Daisy and the Trouble with Life (A Daisy Story)

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From the brilliant creator and bestselling author of the Oi books, Kes Gray, Daisy and the Trouble with... is a brilliant series that will be the perfect next step for readers who are starting to read independently.

Daisy and the Trouble with... is the perfect step towards chapter book reading for readers ages 5+! Dog sit on a log is a good lesson book on rhyming words. You can have pupils work with each other and point out several rhyming phrases as they read this book. You can have the children find out what makes such words rhyming words. Additionally, you can have the kids share different rhyming words they find throughout the entire text and also have them play a scavenger hunt to find other words throughout the book that can be used as rhyming words. For example, frogs, logs, dogs etc. Anyone that does not like peas will sympathize with Daisy. There is a beautiful personification at the start of the book, where peas are said to be ganging up on Daisy. The story follows a simple and comedic pattern where Daisy always responds the same, “I don’t like peas.”In 2019, Hughes and Pins & Needles Productions adapted Gray and Field's children's book series Oi Frog and Friends for the stage. [5] The script was developed and written by Richy Hughes, Emma Earle, Zoe Squire and Luke Bateman, with lyrics by Hughes. The production premiered at Frensham Heights School in October 2019, [6] before going on to a critically acclaimed run at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. [7] In 2020, the show was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Family Show. [8] List of works [ edit ] Nelly The Monster Sitter series [ edit ] A laugh-out-loud story about a familiar family experience that will appeal to any child who likes to tell a fib every now and then. Read more Details

Daisy is your not-so-ordinary main character... wherever she goes, whatever she does... well, there always seems to be some sort of trouble!This is a common problem for disliking certain foods, which makes this book an easy read and easy to relate to for children. The repetition in the story is a fun way for children to get involved in the story. Gray attended Great Baddow Comprehensive, then graduated from the University of Kent with an honours degree in English and American literature. [1] He was listed as one of the top ten children's authors in the UK in 2003. [3] He has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. [4] Stage adaptation [ edit ] Other skills that parents and teachers can utilize in this book include grouping different things into sets, counting, problem-solving and looking at units. Problem-solving is something that’s cross-curricular and a powerful tool that every child must be equipped with for science, math etc. Daisy takes enough time before coming up with a solution for her mother, and she is very clever in her proposition. This picture book is intended for younger kids because they list funny things that each animal should sit on. For example, the pigs should sit on wigs, while boars should sit on oars. Younger children will enjoy reading this book because of the rhyming effect as the frog lists different things that each animal should sit on. Additionally, the illustrations in this book provide an imaginative picture for the younger kids.

If you’re planning to read this book out loud, then make sure you have a good lung capacity because some of the compound sentences in the book, plus the rhyming words, will give your vocal an excellent workout.Dog on a Frog is a picture book that talks about different animals and where each animal should sit. Despite this, the frog wants to change the rules of the game and rearrange where the animal should sit. For instance, the frog says that the dog should sit on a log rather than sitting on the frog. In return, the dog asks the frog where the bears should sit, and he responds that they should sit on the stairs. Eat your peas by Kes Gray is a story about a little girl called Daisy who doesn’t like peas. While at the dinner table, Daisy’s mother tries everything to convince her daughter to eat her peas, But Daisy doesn’t like peas and doesn’t eat them. Her mother tries to bribe her with small things like skipping bath time and staying up late. But despite this, Daisy refuses to eat her peas, and her mother promises to be more elaborate. She promises her bikes, chocolate factories and more, but this doesn’t make Daisy want to eat her peas. But then she makes a funny suggestion to her mother that she will only eat the peas if the mother eats her Brussels, but then she doesn’t like Brussels.