Enjoy! Perhaps you could draw your own version of the ‘monster’ in the story – we would love to see your creations! Email us: Pixie@lynn-mcallister.com Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic is available to buy on Amazon and all other online platforms! Happy World Book Day! Love Lynn & Pixie XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic…Wordsearch
Just in time for World Book Day 2025! Pixie and I have created a wordsearch based on her book Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic You might need a Synopsis of the book so here it is: Pixie Van Dimple and her family decide to spend a hot summer day at theContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic…Wordsearch”
Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic – Lesson Plan Y6
English Lesson Plan for Year 6 Title: Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic Synopsis: Pixie Van Dimple and her family decide to spend a hot summer day at the beach. The Van Dimples pack light and head south, excited for a day filled with sun, sea, and delicious fish and chips. Pixie andContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Plastic – Lesson Plan Y6”
Pixie Van Dimple searches for Purpose..
Pixie and I touched on life’s purpose in our last blog – and it all started with artificial intelligence, again! Pesky AI seems to be able to do just about everything and is omnipresent, popping up everywhere – you cannot click on a website now without an AI chatbot bouncing about on to the screenContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple searches for Purpose..”
Pixie Van Dimple explores.. AI & Tech in Classrooms..
What’s the difference between AI and us humans? asks Pixie Van Dimple We have been debating this for a while now in recent times, as artificial intelligence makes it’s way into every facet of our lives (and infiltrated Pixie’s brain in her book Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Artificial Intelligence – notContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple explores.. AI & Tech in Classrooms..”
Pixie Van Dimple contemplates… Empathy!
Em·pathy noun Meaning: the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation Pixie and I were talking about ’empathy’ – she was talking about it at school as the class were reading The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf ‘Told with heart and humour, The BoyContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple contemplates… Empathy!”
Pixie Van Dimple and The Circular Economy
Pixie and I are getting quite friendly with ChatGPT after a bit of an Artificial Intelligence scare a while ago! We asked ChatGPT about the Circular Economy and what it is and this is what it said: What is a Circular Economy? A circular economy is a way of designing and using things so that we waste less,Continue reading “Pixie Van Dimple and The Circular Economy”
Pixie Van Dimple’s (Smartphone) explodes on to the scene!
When my first children’s book Pixie Van Dimple and the Wrong Kind of Artificial Intelligence was published in March 2020, I created this video using a mobile app! It was great fun experimenting with animation and editing – here I am transforming magically into .. dah dah!! yes… Pixie Van Dimple! I wanted to createContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple’s (Smartphone) explodes on to the scene!”
Pixie Van Dimple – The Perfect Role Model
Pixie Van Dimple is The Full Package for Young Minds! Pixie is more than just a character – she is a brand that children can look up to and learn from! Education and awareness are everything, especially for young people. In today’s world it’s easy to get hooked on fast fashion and tech, chasing thoseContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple – The Perfect Role Model”
Pixie Van Dimple and the right kind of Data Centre!
Let’s talk Data Centres – Pixie Van Dimple and I were reading our First News newspaper today, our trusted news source – and we saw an article about how Kier Starmer, our Prime Minister, is investing a lot of money in Artificial Intelligence ‘to boost public services across the UK’. The plan is to buildContinue reading “Pixie Van Dimple and the right kind of Data Centre!”
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