Picture Books/Comics/Nursery Rhymes

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  1. 2. “Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man!” Who eventually catches the gingerbread man and eats him up?
  2. 4. I live in Fish Bay, Marlborough Sounds. I am one of NZ’s prolific writers of school journal stories, picture books and young fiction. Greedy Cat is my best known work, who am I?
  3. 5. Beatrix Potter wrote about the Tailor from where?
  4. 7. What object in the sky is made of cheese?
  5. 10. What is the name of the newspaper company that Clark Kent works for?
  6. 11. What type of animal was the only one mentioned in the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty?
  7. 12. What did Jack trade for the magic beans that allowed the giant beanstalk to spring up from the earth?
  8. 13. What type of fish did a boy become so that he had a bay all to himself to swim in, in a story by Margaret Mahy?
  9. 15. Which group gets a bad rap as villains in Snow White, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel?
  10. 18. This fuzzy loveable character is known for his blue coat and red hat, who is he?
  11. 21. Which famous fictitious bear appears in this series of picture books by Nick Bland?
  12. 23. Who disguised himself as a Grandmother to lure a poor unsuspecting little girl who wore red?
  13. 24. In the book "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen, what kind of bird does the ugly duckling realise it has grown into?
  14. 28. In Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber, what city does Lyle live in?
  15. 31. Who wrote literary classics Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web?
  16. 32. In the picture book The Cat in the Hat, who warned the children that the cat should not be allowed in to play?
  17. 33. Which Eric Carle book has the title ‘The Bad Tempered…..’?
  18. 34. In the kiwi version of 12 Days of Christmas, what did my true love send to me on the 2nd day?
  19. 35. In Grandma’s Kiwi Christmas by Helen McKinlay what sort of tree does Gran decorate?
  20. 37. In this picture book by Mo Willems, who should not drive the bus?
  21. 38. This witch is known to turn children into sausages or chop them up to make boy-girl soup. She can also turn policemen into apple trees or bananas into mice! Who is she?
  22. 40. Who arrived one boring wet afternoon when mother was out?
  23. 43. Which bear was a US park ranger?
  24. 45. What book had lots of holes eaten through it?
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  1. 1. Snow White was lucky enough to be aided by 7 dwarves, who is missing? Doc, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey
  2. 2. Which children's book features a fireman who serves the fictional Welsh village of Pontypandy?
  3. 3. Which of the seven dwarves has a three-letter name?
  4. 4. Which red head in Marvel Comics was a founding member of Charles Xavier’s X Men, who is she?
  5. 6. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, the caterpillar eats a variety of foods during his journey. What does the caterpillar eat first?
  6. 8. What nocturnal animal is often seen as the wisest animal in stories?
  7. 9. What is the name of the little mouse in a series of picture books that doesn’t want to do anything except dance?
  8. 12. Hat Which popular children’s book character wears a red and white striped hat and a red bowtie?
  9. 14. In The One and Only Ivan, Ivan, the gorilla, is joined by a baby elephant - what is her name?
  10. 16. Little Toot is a classic picture book by Hardy Gramatky. What is Little Toot?
  11. 17. Which character in CS Lewis’ The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is known for wearing a red scarf?
  12. 18. Who picked a peck of pickled peppers?
  13. 19. In this set of fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, what do the elves repair for the man and his wife?
  14. 20. There is a very famous NZ picture book about a little digger. What colour was it?
  15. 22. What was the name of the big red dog?
  16. 25. What item did Hansel use to fool a witch that he was not ready to eat?
  17. 26. What is the doctor’s name who speaks to animals?
  18. 27. In this Dr. Seuss book, what type of creature speaks for the trees?
  19. 29. Who lost a scale?
  20. 30. What small blue humanoid characters live in mushroom shaped houses?
  21. 36. Date of birth, 21 Mar 1936. Date of death, 23 July 2012. Place of birth, Whakatane. Renowned for wearing brightly coloured wigs when reading her books, who am I?
  22. 39. What does the fairy godmother turn into a carriage?
  23. 41. de Ville Which Disney villainess has hair dyed white on one side and black on the other?
  24. 42. What is the name of the dog created by Eric Hill?
  25. 44. Who has a teddy bear named Pooky?