Launch party – ‘The Mixing Bowl Hat and Other Tales’

Ella, Lily, Issie, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig.

Our very first Little Green Pig anthology is nearly here. We’ll be launching ‘The Mixing Bowl Hat and Other Tales’ (named after a poem by Jake) on Tuesday 9th December. Please come and join us if you can at the children’s section at Jubilee library, Brighton 6 – 7 pm. You’ll be hearing performances from some of the twenty Piglets and Saddlebacks who feature in the collection and have the chance to pick up your very own copy in time for Christmas for just £5. See you there!

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Letters from the Future

The First Letter/The Power of Writing, originally uploaded by magic fly paula.

Ever thought what it would be like in 2108? What would we eat? Or wear? How would we get around? What would we do with our time? These are some of the ideas we discussed with the Saddlebacks this week in order to help us write letters 100 years from now, back to someone in 2008. We assumed of course that we could travel in time to get there! There were some imaginative responses with some brilliant new words (a neologism if you want the posh term for that). Here are a few:

Bimbulator
Rouche
Miffonshire

What do you think these words mean? Post us your definitions! Or a new word of your own…

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