Meg and Mog

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One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that Jan never treats children as children,” Walser said a few years ago. The children’s author and illustrator Shoo Rayner added: “Sad news – Jan Pieńkowski was an inspiration to me when I was starting out. There was an impatience and wonderful curiosity to him, as he looked for new ways to tell stories: drawing on his Polish roots with his cut-out and silhouette work; his extraordinary use of colour; his pioneering interest in drawing on the computer; and of course his award-winning pop-ups which challenged publishers and printers to find new ways to create his books.

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Apparently it's universally accepted that toddlers have not yet learned the social rules of gratitude - how long will this slack last? In this, the first story about much-loved characters Meg the witch and Mog her cat, the pair go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches.Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated author of children's books, he has won the Greenaway Medal twice for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea and Haunted House.

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However Meg is a witch, she gets up at midnight instead of the morning and mixes her breakfast ingredients in a cauldron!Pieńkowski, she added, pored over every detail meticulously “and yet achieved the near-impossible: simple, magical storytelling, which is why his books – such as my personal and our family favourites, the brilliant Meg and Mog stories – endure. Meg has such a distinctive look about her that instantly appeals, whilst the rest of the illustrations are really fun too.

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I loved this book when I was in infant school therefore wanted to share it with my 7 1/2 month old baby boy. The children’s author Christopher Edge wrote: “When I think back to my earliest memories of childhood reading, the Meg and Mog books shine bright.Packed with easy-to-follow text and playful illustrations from Jan Pienkowski, Meg Comes To School is perfect for reading aloud or alone! You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.

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Meg and Mog have also graced the small screen on Tinypop, in a series featuring the voices of Alan Bennett as Owl, Fay Ripley as Meg and Phil Cornwell as Mog, and even the stage. Originally published in 1972, this initial entry in author Helen Nicoll and illustrator Jan Pieńkowski's Meg and Mog picture-books, about a witch named Meg, and her cat Mog, pairs a simple text with boldly graphic illustrations that will grab the young child's attention. This story is a great springboard into the topics of Clothes, Food, Animals and, of course, Halloween. For his work as a children’s author, Pieńkowski was awarded the 2019 Booktrust lifetime achievement award, which has in the past gone to some of the greatest names in children’s books, including Shirley Hughes, Raymond Briggs and Judith Kerr.BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+. Join Meg and Mog on their magical adventures with all their friends in this brand new collection of thirteen beloved stories. Meg Goes to Bed is the latest of the iconic MEG and MOG picture books that continue to delight children up to the age of 3 with the brightly coloured and spellbinding antics of Meg the witch, Mog her cat and Owl.