Author Archives: Richard Graham

Genki Man B&W A4 cards

The new I’m a superhero! I can… song is proving immensly popular. We’re still designing and testing the pictures to go with the song, but I’ve had requests for the black and white outline pictures that I’ve been using so far. So here they are, click on the images in the right of the I’m…

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Can you speak …? A4 Cards

I’m currently testing some ideas for A4 cards to go with the new “Can you speak English/French/Chinese etc.” theme.Β  Two great ideas over on the members forum were to add in the script for each language and to try and include every country that uses that language!Β  As you can tell below it produces some…

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Barack loves you

Here’s a great quote I just read in Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope”Β Β  I wish all politicians would write books before they get into power, this guy is amazing.Β  Anyway, here’s your quote for the day: “Recent studies show that the single most important factor in determining a student’s achievement isn’t the color of…

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Best Ever Tokyo Gig

Yesterday I flew to Japan for a huge book fair in Tokyo. I used to do loads of these but stopped for a few years as a) everyone already had all the CDs and b) there’s not really that much you can do in a hour. But seeing as I’ve spent so much time abroad…

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Winter Clothes 2009

As you may have seen in this morning’s newsletter there is finally, after 2 years, a song for the Winter Clothes theme.Β Β  It’s big, it’s operatic and your kids are going to love it! Here’s some of the feedback from the beta test forum: “Just when we think we’ve got it all you bring out…

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Too busy for a friend

I don’t usually like email chain letters.Β  They’re often untrue and just clog up busy email boxes.Β  But this one’s a little different, because I think it has a great idea for a class project! If you try it out, be sure to let us know how you got on, it will amazing if this…

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