Emily Brown: That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown

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Share favourite parts of the story and favourite illustrations Talk about Emily and Queen Gloriana and how they feel at different points in the story. Talk about your child’s toys, do any have names? Is one extra special, sharing play adventures? Watch the story Rat-a-tat-tat’ is an example of onomatopoeia. Can you find out what this means and find more examples? The Thing’s cuddly is found at the top of the twistiest and thorniest tree. Can you think of any more superlatives? The pictures of Emily and Stanley’s adventures include a door from their house. Draw a scene showing what might be on the other side of a magic door. Look at the fonts used in the book title and throughout the story. Could you design a new title using interesting and exciting fonts?

Emily Brown and Stanley are trying to sleep when the Thing keeps interrupting them. Why do we need sleep? When do animals sleep? Can you find out about noctural animals? In addition to her other publications, Cowell works with illustrator Neal Layton [4] in the ongoing series of Emily Brown stories. The first in the series, That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, won a Nestlé Children’s Book Award. Write a new story about a child and their favourite toy. Could you write about an adventure that you might have with your favourite toy? Emily and Stanley have lots of adventures together. Could you write about a new adventure that they might have? Some of the text in the story is written in different sizes and in bold / italics. Can you explain why this is?

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The story begins with ‘Once upon a time…’. Do you know any other stories that start with this phrase? Can you make a list of different story openers and choose your favourite? Could you write a story based on it?

Cowell attended Keble College, Oxford where she studied English, and she also attended Saint Martin's School of Art and Brighton University where she learned illustration. She studied at Marlborough College [8] [9] 1982–84. [10]Emily sends her visitors away politely. What does it mean to be polite? Could you make a poster to teach others how to be polite at home / school? Can we move away from HTTYD to talk about your Emily Brown books. In my view Emily Brown is a series that teaches parents how to understand their children as well as teaching children good behaviour. You have children so how long did it take you to understand them well enough to write those books? Can you carry out some research to find out more about the author? Watch this video and think of questions that you would like to ask her:

Look at the different colours, textures and patterns used in the story. How would you describe them? Can you try to recreate some of them? As a child, Cowell states she "grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland," [5] and that it was during summers spent on the Inner Hebrides, [6] where she first began to develop her writing and drawing skills: Think of adjectives that Emily might use to describe Stanley. What adjectives does she use to describe the Queen’s teddy bear? Can you think of any more?Look at the use of speech marks in the story. Can you write your own sentences / paragraphs that use speech marks accurately?