The Green Ship: Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday

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Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms. Do you think this is a sad or a happy ending to the story? Why do you think that? Encourage the children to express their views as there is no right or wrong answer. On the one hand, you may feel that the past has been lost and can never be regained, although there will always be memories. On the other hand, you may feel that the trees are returning to their natural state and this is positive and optimistic. Alice says they should go and look at the ship. What would you have done, if you were in the same position? The green ship was an intriguing book that helps children to use their imagination, inspiring children to create nature into a ship, den, house etc.

The Green Ship - Penguin Books UK The Green Ship - Penguin Books UK

Why do you think she says, ‘ What would the captain have done?’ and later, ‘ The captain would have been proud of you.‘? Two bored children climb over a neighbour's wall in search of adventure. Battling their way through the dense 'jungle' of the garden, they stumble upon a life-size ship sculpted from trees and bushes. Boarding the ship, they embark on an extraordinary journey. Who do you think the man in uniform in the photo in the ‘brown wooden frame’ might be? Suggest that reading on might provide information to confirm or challenge their ideas.

The illustrations in the book were beautiful and when reading the story I could tell that Quentin Blake has thought carefully about his illustrations to make sure the illustrations were describing the text well. The techniques are good because his illustrations are unique with bold outlines for the picture and a variety of different colours. Two bored children climb over a neighbour’s wall in search of adventure. Battling their way through the dense 'jungle' of the garden, they stumble upon a life-size ship sculpted from trees and bushes. Boarding the ship, they embark on an extraordinary journey. Have you ever played imaginary games like the children in this story? You may want to record or write your story and keep it in a memory box. If you liked this book, you might enjoy… Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB This really is a book that highlights the power of the imagination, and the importance of harnessing it.

The Green Ship (Red Fox Picture Books) - Goodreads The Green Ship (Red Fox Picture Books) - Goodreads

When Alice and her brother find Mrs Tredegar and her Green Ship, their holiday changes course drastically. They're trained as the crew of that marvellous ship and spend whole days 'exploring the world' with Mrs Tredegar. Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration. Acclaimed British author and artist Quentin Blake, whose illustrations can be found in the work of such children's literature luminaries as Joan Aiken and Roald Dahl, spins a lovely tale here of two children who befriend an elderly neighbor, while on holiday, and engage in a marvelous game of make believe. Sneaking over the wall into the garden next door to their holiday home, the pair discover a wild garden, at whose heart is the eponymous green ship, made out of specially shaped bushes, two tall trees for masts, and a raised garden shed functioning as a wheel house. Discovered during the course of their exploration by Mrs. Tredegar, the owner of the garden and ship, the children are soon involved in a wonderful season of imaginative play... Two youngsters off exploring end up in a neighbors garden. Mystified by what they see but thrilled by the discovery of a green ship! This book sets anyones (young or old) imagination soaring. It's a childhood dream come true to happen upon something that can't possibly exist yet here it is!For instance, when she says ‘ Shall we clap them in irons?‘ Does she mean to do exactly what the words say? I used this book as a stimulus for writing with my Year 4 class during SBT1. The child based an imaginary voyage on their own Green Ship and described where they went, what they saw and who they met on their own special journey. Share first thoughts and record the children’s questions. You can use these to initiate discussion. Written and illustrated by Quentin Blake, The Green Ship tells the story of a brother and sister who decide to set off on an adventure whist staying at their aunt's house during the summer. The children find a green ship - a set of trees that have been crafted to look like a ship on the ocean. Mrs Tredegar is the owner of the ship and the garden that it sits in, and the children set off on an imaginative adventure across the Seven Seas with her. An old favourite from the days of bedtime reading. Two children climb over a wall and discover a large and wild garden with a green ship made out of trees and bushes. They befriend the elderly owner and spend happy days here during their summer holidays. I often think of this book at the end of the summer.