Kennings are alive and well and living in Rochdale.
I quickly put together a Canny Kennings competition to celebrate the launch of the new Rochdale Central Library at Number One Riverside.
here are some of the entries.
Hollie won with this incredibly imaginative Kenning
play together
nasty never
growing stronger
something sweeter
never better
friends forever
what am I?
friendship
I've never seen a Kenning that has used emotion for its theme. Usually we have objects, people or animals. What a brilliant twist.
Libby contibuted one about my favourite amphibian
big jumper
loud croaker
green hopper
pond swimmer
fly eater
non drinker
what am I?
a frog!
Anum gave us
eye sighter
blue tweeter
game keeper
name signer
large facer
time holder
what am I?
a computer
Zak's Kenning goes like this
green monster
fire breather
tail swisher
loud roarer
scaly eater
terrible man muncher
sharp scratcher
what am I?
a dragon
Rochdale has very talented young people who enjoy playing with words
About Me
- Ray Stearn
- I've worked as a children's librarian since leaving Library School back in Eighteen-Hundred-And-Starving-To-Death. I thought it was about time I set out my professional development, before I retire! I've been working for Rochdale MBC for 21 years now and still haven't the key to the door. The best bits are "out on the road" around the borough, in libraries, parks, woodlands, schools, playgroups, nurseries, in fact anywhere other than my desk. I can watch the end result of the job I do here, sharing stories with children, throwing in a few with puppets and props, perhaps a drumming circle with my jealously guarded recycled drums. I've had them for more than ten years now. a relatively new addition is stories with PMLD children using the wonderful Bag Books.
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