Willy the Wimp (Willy the Chimp)

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Create and edit literary texts by adapting structure and language features of familiar literary texts through drawing, writing, performance and digital tools (AC9E2LE05).

When he was a boy, he wanted a real trumpet for his birthday, but he got a toy plastic one instead. He says his book, Gorilla, was partly based on that experience.This Willy the Wimp Activity has been made with Australian educators in mind. It’ll save you time on lesson planning while making sure you’re following the curriculum. Because of this, Twinkl literature response activities relate to the following Australian Curriculum content descriptions: In 1976 I produced Through the Magic Mirror,a strange kind of book in which I painted many of the pictures before I wrote the story. I followed this with A Walk in the Park,a story I was to revisit 20 years later with Voices in the Park. I like the colourful illustrations in the book, but I found them quite stereotypical in the clothes that Willy and the gang were wearing. I think it is a positive example of how you can increase your confidence and become happy with yourself. It is up to you to make the changes, to get fitter and feel happier in your own skin.

A Browne classic although not so much of the magical realism. This is a "think-positive tale", the humour coming from our empathy with the classic underdog, his caricature modesty and puniness when compared with the burly gorillas, his character staying the same despite his inflated muscles, and his ego crashing at the end when he he walks into the lamppost. Willy is a beloved storybook character who appears in a series of books written and illustrated by Anthony Browne. Willy the Wimp is a chimpanzee with a kind and gentle nature, a lovable and delightful character for young children to relate to. He was once asked to present a programme on children’s books, in a cage with some gorillas - but one gorilla bit him badly on the leg. It didn’t put him off them, but, he says “you wouldn’t catch me going into a cage with one again!” November 22, 1986). Reputed Drug Kingpin Buried in Style. Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2013. The illustrations in this book are good and funny and show the story well. Some of the illustrations do look a bit silly though such as the gorillas, who are body building. They look so silly that it made me laugh.

This Willy the Wimp activity worksheet will help your students to engage with and respond to the famous children’s story by Anthony Browne. They’re tasked with creating their own characters based on what they’ve learned from their reading. a b Reuters (November 18, 1986). Reputed Drug Kingpin Slain. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 30, 2013. Willy is a beloved storybook character who appears in a series of books written and illustrated by Anthony Browne. Willy the Wimp is a chimpanzee with a kind and gentle nature, who takes it upon himself to become fit and strong so that he doesn't seem like so much of a wimp anymore. How does this resource support junior primary students?