Kathryn Saeb-Parsy finds that there is a lots of scope for creative work with David Melling's picture books.

Download the teaching guide in PDF format

Synopses:

The Kiss That Missed The kiss flies out of the window, the prince is distraught and the hapless knight is sendtinto the deep dark forest to fetch the kiss back. What will he encounter there? This is a touching tale about the power of love.

Good Knight Sleep Tight The lovable knight from The Kiss That Missed is back - this time with another quest from the royal king. He has to find a soft and fluffy filling for the royal pillow and stop the little princess making that terrible noise!A wonderful story infused with love and humour about a new sibling, the problem of a crying baby and just what to do about it.

The Three Wishes The loveable hapless duo from The Kiss That Missed are back! This time, the knight and his horse are left in charge of the royal prince and princess. But they find babysiting so tiring that the knight makes a wish...and before he knows it, it comes true. Instead of babysitting, therefore, they encounter a night full of magic and suprises and before too long, they are wishing they were babysitting once again!

The Scallywags The Scallywags are a bunch of rather messy noisy wolves who find it rather hard to behave properly. But as they soon discover, if it means losing your friends, then just maybe it's time to practise those manners...