Ladybug girl at the beach

Hi kids!.
Have a reading adventure this summer at Barnes & Noble Online Storytime. Enjoy your holiday but don´t forget to practise your English. Here you can enjoy with lots of books read by the author.This summer you can go online to Barnes and Noble and play their online story time selections!. Every month Barnes and Noble does an online storytime of wonderful books : The very hungry carterpillar, Fancy Nancy, where the wild things are....This is a fun way to hear a story and practise your English .This month´s story is Lady Bug Girl at the Beach, read by the authors David Soman and Jacky David.

Geronimo Stilton: Activities and Games

Hi kids!

Do you have a favourite book series at the moment?. I´m sure that you love Geronimo Stilton adventures. Geronimo's adventures encourage you to read, write, and think.

Welcome to the new Geronimo Stilton official website.
1. LOOK: recommended videos.
2.PLAY with Geronimo: Spot the difference, The hidden key, Investigation on four wheels...
3. READ: Read the first page of the return to the Kingdom of Fantasy.
4. WRITE: Write your article for the Rodent´s Gazette.
5. DRAW: Create your sketch. Do you like mine?.
6. LISTEN AND SING: Sing Geronimo´s song.
7. EXPLORE: The New Mouse City.Move around the roads and buildings of New Mouse City.
I hope you have fun.

"Green eggs and ham" by Dr. Seuss

Hi kids!
Do you like green eggs and ham?. Listen to this famous book read by Rachael Ray. Dr Seuss wrote this book after being challenged by his editor to produce a book using fewer than fifty different words.
This is the story: Sam-I-Am encouraging, cajoling, put-upon friend to try, just try green eggs and ham. But his friend doesn´t like green eggs and ham.
"I do not like them with a fox.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them, Sam I am".
Visit the Official site of Dr. Seuss and you can find games, printable activities, the complete illustrated character guide,videos ...

" Slowly Slowly Slowly, said the Sloth" by Eric Carle.

Hi guys,
Let´s meet Sloth, an animal that lives in the rainforest with pumas, bats, monkeys and many more animals. Sloth's fellow creatures can’t understand why he is so quiet, so slow and so lazy:"Why are you so slow?", "Why are you so quiet?", "Why are you so lazy? ". Eventually, after many inquisitions Sloth replies with dazzling lyricism and elegance.
This book is a wonderful introduction to the rainforest and explores the benefits of taking time out to live life slowly, slowly, slowly. Carle’s illustrations of the rainforest are awesome . His illustrations, which fill each page, are done in a painted tissue-paper collage. The colors are bright and saturated, exactly how one imagines the rain forest must look.
Games and activities:
1.- Interactive Storybook. Enjoy this wonderful book by Eric Carle. Two more option: the signed version and show the subtitles.
2.- Author Spotlight. A message from Eric Carle.
3.-Play games: Jigsaw Puzzles, Jungle pairs.
4.- Scene creator. Create your own scenes with Sloth and his friends.
HAVE FUN with this interactive storybook.

" The Gruffalo gets animated"

Hi guys!.
Amazing news! . The Gruffalo animation has been nominated for an Oscar in the best Animated Short Film Category.The Gruffalo is an animated film based on the classic children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk though the woods in search of a nut and meets the large, multicoloured beast( the gruffalo).
The Gruffalo has terrible tusks and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws! Luckily, the fearsome Gruffalo doesn’t really exist – does he?.
1.- Visit the home of the Gruffalo ( play games, listen to songs, meet the creators)

2. Watch this video.



3. Watch and listen to his story .What is a Gruffalo?.

" The Polar Express"

Hi kids!

This time, I want to share with you a video about the book " The Polar Express" , read by his author Chris Van Allsburg. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa. It´s a book that makes you feel the magic of Xmas. It´s a Christmas classic!. Then, take a ride on the Polar Express at http://www.polarexpress.com/: visit the author´s website, explore a Polar Advent Calendar with daily activities, share holidays traditions and recipes , and play games.

"The Mitten" by Jan Brennet

Hi kids!

The winter´s upon us! . In wintertime, it´s beautiful outside, but it´s also freezing cold.My favourite story about snow and animals is The Mitten." The Mitten" by Jan Brennet is a very enjoyable story to read over and over again. It´s the story of Nicki, a young boy who has lost a mitten in the snow and the animals who try to make a home of it. Jan Brennet reads her classic children´s picture book online and for all of us .It´s a real gift for us. I hope you enjoy this beautiful story.

Create your Harry Potter character.

Hi kids!

Are you a fan of Harry Potter books and movies?. If you say yes, keep reading.
1.- Create your very own Harry, Hagrid, Rod, Hermione, anyone you want really, or a variation of your own creation. Which Harry Potter character are you like? .You can post in your blog.
2.- See the magic of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. Enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.It´s awesome.
3.- Dicover the magic of Harry Potter books by JK Rowling and demostrate your wizarding skills and create optical illusions with the magic wand : move your mouse to create magical effects.
4. Play a fun game: Motorbike Escape. Hop on Hagrid´s motorbike and take to the air.

Narnia dragon.

Hi kids!
Do you want to create your own Narnia dragon ?. Click here and play this awesome game. To start with your creation, first select the dragon parts. Then, edit the size, position and colour.You can choose your own background.
Finally, print your creation or download your image.
Click here to explore the magical world of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader!. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel for children by C.S. Lewis. It was published in 1952 as the third book of the Chronicles of Narnia. Visit Narnia, with the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. Come on, create a dragon, explore Narnia and find out about the characters from the upcoming " The Cronicles of Narnia".
Watch Narnia come to life! : "the Journey Along The Animated Time Line".

Geronimo Stilton, the little mouse with big adventures.

Hi kids !.
You love Geronimo Stilton books and once you start reading you don´t want to stop. These books based on the adventures of the famous journalist Geronimo Stilton and his young nephew Benjamin are international bestsellers. Geronimo would prefer spend his days reading or playing chess , but adventure always comes knocking on their door.
Surfing the web , I found this very cool interactive site where you can take a tour on New Mouse City, Peek around in Geronimo´s house, see what´s happening at the Rodent´s Gazette, play games and much more.
Are you ready? To visit New Mouse City click on Geronimo´s picture. Then it´s neccesary to write your name and select a country to meet Geronimo in New Mouse City. Here you can:
- Meet the Stilton family.
- Play along with Geronimo.

-Decide which place you would like to visit: Geronimo´s house, the Rodent´s Gazette, Library, Town Hall, Singing Stone Plaza, Funfair.
When you finish your visit to Mouse Island, click here to read some comics .

Do you want to be a reporter like Geronimo ? Make your own newspaper . Be a reporter, just like Geronimo . Tell the stories of your awesome adventures by filling in the spaces below.

And finally take a look at this video. It´s one of the best Geronimo Stilton video in English around the web. HAVE FUN!.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Hi kids!
Are you one of the thousands of Wimpy Kids fans?. Now, it´s not only a diary, it´s a live action film. Here you´ve got some activities to learn English with one of your favourite books.You can watch a movie trailer, meet the characters, visit the official website, read the diary (the first day), play games and even you can create your own Wimpy Kid.
Who´s your favourite character ?. Write a short description of Greg and his friends.
To learn more , click here.