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*Padmacandra Meek*

​Children's Picture Book Author-Illustrator
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WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE!


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Don't Be Silly!  Reviews:

Armadillo Magazine – ‘This is a story that reminds us that the exuberance of being a child can bring joy into the lives of all those it touches and it can stimulate a wonderful creativity. With rhyming text and a wonderful repeatable catch phrase this book will quickly win your heart and mind, helping everyone to remember dynamism between adults and children makes the world go round.’
 
School Reading List – ‘With clever and funny rhymes and fascinating illustrations, this book is bound to be a hit with nursery and infant classes.’ https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/school-book-club/february-2023/
 
Book Trust: ‘A delightfully fun picture book with a jaunty rhyming text…
 A refreshing take on grandparents, who are often depicted as frail, both mentally and physically. Very entertaining.’
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/d/dont-be-silly/
 
Red Reading Hub: ‘Padmacandra’s tale, told through a jaunty rhyming text containing that oft repeated titular catchphrase and comical illustrations is a delight. There’s a wealth of detail in every picture, large or small, that provides additional stories for the observant. The message is a vital one: fun is a key ingredient if you are to live your life to the full.’
 https://redreadinghub.blog/2023/02/03/dont-be-silly/

(Download Printable Activity Sheets and Teachers Notes Here)



The Tale of the Whale
written by Karen Swann

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Winner
of the Derby Book Festival Children's Picture Book Award 2022

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On the Shortlist for the Spark Book Awards 2022

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On the Shortlist for the Klauss Flugge Prize for most promising new illustrator 2022

(Set up to honour Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press, this new award is for the most promising & exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration)

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From Chicken&Frog Bookshop in Brentwood: The book is read here by the author, followed by a simple craft activity (make flying fish from toilet roll!) from Padmacandra (and then a short chat about the book!)

Further resources:






You can order the book from any bookshop HERE


​ACTIVITY SHEETS, including COLOURING PAGES HERE. 



TEACHING RESOURCES at scallywag press HERE


​How to draw a whale and how to draw the sea VIDEO GUIDES with Padmacandra HERE


Padmacandra and Karen in CONVERSATION about the process of the book HERE


Painting a window at "Not Just Books" bookshop Thetford HERE

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Contact for School visits (virtual or otherwise) or pre-recorded personalised sessions for classes HERE (I live in West Norfolk, bordering Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and visit London and Dundee, Scotland regularly, when not in "lockdown"). Karen lives near Nottingham and Sheffield/Midlands. 

Go to Karen Swann's Website HERE 


Respected academic and Klaus Flugg Judge Mat Tobin has written a blog article about the book HERE


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