Children sometimes love a story so much they hate for it to end. We had just finished reading The Gruffalo (see right) when one of the children asked, what could we do next? We decided that it would be a great idea to make up our own sequel.
The children drew pictures and we encouraged them to make up storylines. The children even made up their own recipe book consisting of scrambled snake, owl ice cream and roasted fox. We laminated the book and displayed it in our story corner.
Since the first book we have made 14 others. The 30 children take it in turns in groups of five or six to make their own books. We have created a sequel to another favourite, Jack's Mouse (Mammoth, 4.99), where the mouse ended up getting married and having a family in a wonderful new field.
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