Nen and the Lonely Fisherman

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Adaptations abound Andersen's The Little Mermaid but I think that Nen and the Lonely Fisherman is the first book to take the original and cast it as a love story between two men. Y1-2 lesson plan Text: The perfect fit by Naomi Jones and James Jones Lesson plan by Andrew Moffat Enquiry Question: How do I fit in? Thereafter, Nen sights Ernest, who spends his days ‘ rescuing, freeing, collecting, dreaming and creating‘. Can you imagine – one of my favourite illustrators creating such a stunning world for a book I’d written!

As the two meet, they feel a special connection,much to the dismay of Nen’s father Pelagioswho creates a wild sea storm to protect hisson and the ocean. These tied closely to discussions around identity, health and wellbeing, as well as child-parent relationships. Then we spot Nen the Merman with his dark skin and golden tail, gazing longingly after Ernest in his little row boat. James has also done a lovely video explaining the creative process of illustrating the book which you will find below.I’m looking forward to reading children’s own modern fairy tales and seeing all their mermaid artwork!

As well as the beautiful illustrations it has a rural setting by UK author, a love story not based around coming out and characters above college age so in some ways more relatable than much of the adult lgbtqia+ inclusive fiction I've read. I feel that children at every age have a right to see same-sex couples represented in their books in an age-appropriate, positive and celebratory way. Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.