Simon James is a children’s author and illustrator. Even from an early age he loved drawing pictures and creating small booklets. As an adult, he tried different jobs but he never stopped drawing so he went back to college to study graphic design and art history. All this time, he continued to draw and make little books. He has written many award winning picture books including Baby Brains and Dear Greenpeace.
We hope you enjoy reading some of his books which are available NOW in the school library.
Which book would you recommend? Why?
What do you like most about his books?
Today, I read Superstar Baby Brains to the whole school in assembly.
What did you enjoy most about this fantastic book by our author of the half term, Simon James?
Baby brains is just so good. I can’t believe my eyes. Simon James is amazing.
From Ahmed
I wish I had Baby Brain’s Robomum by Simon James. from Ahmed
I loved listening to !baby brains super star! in assembly !Miss Trim made it sound so exiting with her expression! 🙂
I wonder if there ar more books from Simon .
Team Squirrel’s Author of the Half Term Review
This half term, our KS1 author of the half term is Simon James.
Team Squirrel has read two of this author’s books, ‘Baby Brains Superstar’ and ‘Little One Step’. First, we read ‘Baby Brains Superstar’ – a book all about a Baby Rockstar! Izzy loved his big hit ‘I WANT MY MUMMY!’ and Jack’s favourite part was when the audience cheered. Roxy couldn’t believe that the baby’s mummy put headphones on her tummy!
Little One Step is about a little chick who was really tired and wanted to learn to fly. Ellie-Mae loved Little One Step’s resilience when he was learning to fly and Phoebe noted how he had to learn to walk before he could fly.
In a recent KS1 assembly, Mr Slattery read ‘The Birdwatchers’ to all three classes. This was a tale all about how a Granddad introduced his Granddaughter to the world of bird-watching; something she was captivated by. As William noted, it was all about how important family and nature are.
Overall, us Squirrels have really enjoyed the Simon James’ work and we can’t wait to hear about how other Team’s have enjoyed reading their author of the month!