Billy and the Dragon

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Picture books can be a great way to practice inference skills and start class conversations about big topics. Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens: Billy’s loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon.

Billy and the Dragon - Nadia Shireen - Google Books

Billy and her sidekick, the amusingly monobrowed Fatcat (dressed as a very cute dragon), are enjoying the buns and bouncy castle at a fancy dress party when a very large REAL dragon swoops down from nowhere and grabs Fatcat! We’ve re-named Puffin Virtually Live so that it’s easier for new teachers to discover it as part of Puffin Schools and to acknowledge that the show now premieres on show day, rather than being streamed live. Then, when working as a journalist in London for pop music bible Smash Hits, she would doodle all the time on anything.

As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old. Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens- Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. The content and ambition of the show remains the same: to give every pupil the opportunity to engage with authors and illustrators in their own classroom using the power of the internet.

Billy and the Dragon - Shireen, Nadia: 9780857551351 - AbeBooks

Her debut book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award, and went on to win the UKLA Book Award. Yes, all right, if I’m honest the story is a little thin, with some pages containing barely one sentence and rather a lot of space, and yes, I knew right from the start where the tale was going, but the illustrations are bold and colourful, and Billy’s determined face is so adorable, that it still won me over. And I loved what happens next, the ideas she thought of, the dragon that ROARED, and how everyone of the party helped! Shireen’s latest book confirms her as one of the brightest and best picture book creators working in Britain today. Through a laugh-out-loud story and loveable character, Nadia Shireen shows how to understand and dispel anxieties, one jitter at a time.She studied law at university and then worked in magazine journalism; it was during this time that she started to draw again. Described by Fiona Noble in The Bookseller as ‘a riot of punchy art with bundles of energy and humour’, Billy and the Dragon is an empowering tale of imagination and invention, with fairy-tale twists, bags of humour, and a plucky and adventurous heroine to boot. In 2017, she collaborated with Book Trust to promote their Time To Read campaign, sending 700,000 copies of The Bumblebear to school children all across the UK. It was an ending that fitted with the book perfectly + we also get why the dragon did that to FatCat. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.

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Fortunate readers familiar with Billy through Billy and the Beast know our heroine is no shrinking violet. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.After greetings to other guests, it’s time for Fat Cat to hit the party table… Thus begins the adventure that is ‘ Billy and the Dragon’. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.