A. When Axel Scheffler illustrated The Gruffalo’s Child, he gave her a little stick doll which she carries around with her. The book was adapted into a short animated film by Jeroen Jaspaert and Daniel Snaddon in 2015, featuring the voice talents of Martin Freeman, Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Bonneville and Rob Brydon and produced by Magic Light Pictures, the production team responsible for the Oscar-nominated short films The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom.

A stage play has also been created based on the original book which has been praised by Time Out [6] and the Independent [7] as well as an audio edition narrated by Imelda Staunton. We follow Stick Man through some unexpected adventures that begin one day, as he goes out for a jog and is abducted by a dog. Brief Synopsis: This is the journey of Stick Man, trying to find his way back home after taken off route from his daily jog. Colour in the prepared wintry plate background, or you can colour in and stick the scenery decals onto the blank background template instead – whichever you prefer. Challenge your children to practise their puppet show and perform it to the whole family on Christmas Day!The rhyming scheme is simple but effective, allowing the children to join in and identify the rhyming words in the story. In addition to reading aloud to a year 1 or 2 class, children can make their own Stick Man illustrations, collages or figurines.

What you can do is actually print more than one copy of the blank version to create a variety of backgrounds, perhaps going through each scene of the story. But he is still able to assist the person stuck in the chimney and he frees him to discover it is the man in red, who is most grateful to him for getting him out, albeit he is all covered in soot. Donaldson’s rhymes bound along, like vintage Dr Seuss, while Scheffler’s slyly witty illustrations are a pleasure. We always aim to offer our programmes to stream for 30 days; however for a number of reasons including technical problems, legal or contractual issues this isn’t always possible. Imaginative kiddos will relate to the perils and tribulations of a Stick Man, such as being used in a nest, or on top of a sand castle.

Creators of The Gruffalo, best selling author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are back with another bestseller on their hands. All these tasks can be differentiated for lower and higher KS1, by varying what is expected as a learning objective for the lesson. I wish Stick Man was enjoying his adventures instead of miserable, homesick, and in danger for pretty much the whole book. Stick Man tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father's epic journey to make it home in time for Christmas. Ask your child to imagine a slightly different story ending and use the puppets to act it out together – what would have happened if Stick Man had not helped Santa?