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Meg and Mog
Meg at Sea
Meg, Mog and Owl are becalmed in a boat. Meg makes one of her spells and gets more than she bargained for.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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About the author
Helen Nicoll
70 books20 followersHelen Nicoll was born in Natland, Westmorland, in 1937. She was educated at schools in Bristol; Dartington Hall, Devon; and Froebel Education Institute, London. Helen Nicoll married Robert Kime in 1970 and they have one daughter and one son.
Helen Nicoll was a television producer with the BBC for many years. It was here, as Producer of the children's educational series WATCH, that she first met Jan Pienkowski. After working together for four years, they decided it was time to preserve their creativity in book form for future generations of children to enjoy. The result is the immensely popular MEG AND MOG series.
In addition to the MEG AND MOG series, Helen has a long and varied association with Puffin - as editor of the Junior Puffin magazine THE EGG from 1977 - 1979, as compiler of the popular children's poetry anthology POEMS FOR SEVEN YEAR OLDS AND UNDER, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and through her partnership with Puffin, the enormously popular series of Puffin Cover to Cover story tapes of which Helen is the Producer.
Helen Nicoll was a television producer with the BBC for many years. It was here, as Producer of the children's educational series WATCH, that she first met Jan Pienkowski. After working together for four years, they decided it was time to preserve their creativity in book form for future generations of children to enjoy. The result is the immensely popular MEG AND MOG series.
In addition to the MEG AND MOG series, Helen has a long and varied association with Puffin - as editor of the Junior Puffin magazine THE EGG from 1977 - 1979, as compiler of the popular children's poetry anthology POEMS FOR SEVEN YEAR OLDS AND UNDER, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and through her partnership with Puffin, the enormously popular series of Puffin Cover to Cover story tapes of which Helen is the Producer.
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October 21, 2019
Meg, Mog and Owl find themselves at sea in this fourth picture-book adventure, when an outing to the seaside, a wish to go sailing, and one of Meg's spells all lead (predictably) to disaster. Stranded on a tiny desert island after a tumultuous storm brought on by Meg's efforts to scare up a breeze - "Mermaid's tail / Lobster's toe / Octopus wriggle / Blow wind blow" - the three companions survive as best they can, until rescued by helicopter.
As always, I enjoyed this quirky outing with the witchy/feline/strigine trio, and think it would make an excellent story-hour selection for younger, preschool children. The simple text and brightly colored artwork are sure to appeal to a toddler audience, while the sound-words and exclamations give the adult reader plenty of opportunity to add excitement. As an added educational bonus, a brief reference to Morse Code is made, in the scene in which Meg flags down the helicopter. Now: on to the next installment in this witchy series, Meg's Castle !
As always, I enjoyed this quirky outing with the witchy/feline/strigine trio, and think it would make an excellent story-hour selection for younger, preschool children. The simple text and brightly colored artwork are sure to appeal to a toddler audience, while the sound-words and exclamations give the adult reader plenty of opportunity to add excitement. As an added educational bonus, a brief reference to Morse Code is made, in the scene in which Meg flags down the helicopter. Now: on to the next installment in this witchy series, Meg's Castle !
April 29, 2020
So, I shall be going down a Meg & Mog rabbit hole after Tania found a stash of them in a charity shop and was appalled when I told her that I had never read them!
In this installment Meg, Mog & Owl go to the beach and whilst there hire a boat. Unfortunately, when there is a lack of wind, Meg tries a spell and brews up a storm instead of a gentle breeze. Will our intrepid adventurers survive the storm? Will the be rescued? All will be revealed!
In this installment Meg, Mog & Owl go to the beach and whilst there hire a boat. Unfortunately, when there is a lack of wind, Meg tries a spell and brews up a storm instead of a gentle breeze. Will our intrepid adventurers survive the storm? Will the be rescued? All will be revealed!
October 26, 2021
All Meg and Mog stories are cute and funny and great for early readers. I remember practicing my reading with Meg and Mog when I was little, whilst waiting to visit our family doctor, Dr. Cornwall. Even though I was always so sick, I loved going to the doctor, because I always loved reading a new Meg and Mog story.
May 2, 2019
I really love the bold, vibrant art work in the Meg & Mog Books. The story isn’t over complicated, but still very entertaining.
September 7, 2024
A tale of the dangers of poor planning and inadequate seamanship.
September 27, 2016
Meg and Mog has been one of my favourite books ever since I was a little girl. There's something about Jan Pieńkowski's vivid illustrations that just makes me smile. Our children also love the adventures of witch Mog, her stripy cat Mog, and Owl. If you want to take a learning angle, these stories are great for thinking about magic, recipes (ingredients for spells) and rhymes. But I love them just because they are so much fun. I won't write individual reviews for the books in this series, as they all have their moments of delight!
June 18, 2017
Meg, Mog and Owl are out for a boat ride but - crisis! - there is no wind. Meg casts one of her spells and as we all know Meg's spells never go to plan. A storm whips up that shipwrecks the friends on a small island. Meg, Mog and Owl need to get warm and find dinner before being rescued.
Told with trademark simple wording and bright, basic illustrations this is another fun adventure of the trio.
My rating: 3.5/5
Master 5's rating: Why wasn't Meg wearing a life jacket (good question!)
Master 3's rating: Mog is my favourite
Told with trademark simple wording and bright, basic illustrations this is another fun adventure of the trio.
My rating: 3.5/5
Master 5's rating: Why wasn't Meg wearing a life jacket (good question!)
Master 3's rating: Mog is my favourite
December 9, 2011
I do like the vibrant colours used in these books.
July 2, 2013
18 month old girl loves the big bright pictures and anything Mog does. Yes, for her it's a story about the cat.
March 6, 2014
Great book telling about Meg, Mog and Owl's adventures at sea. Gorgeous pictures and lovely story as always - clever and realistic despite being complete fantasy.
June 28, 2016
First read to Ivy 27/06/2016
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