Christine Pilgrim has created a new character to add to her already full list that includes artist, Emily Carr; gold rush pioneer, Catherine Schubert; and old-fashioned schoolma'am, Mrs MacPherson.

'Grimble' tells stories to students between Kindergarten and Grade 7, one grade at a time, using either the classroom, library or gym.

'Grimble' tells stories to Grade 3s at BX Elementary School

She asks students which story they'd prefer from a list of Silly, Short, Sad, Special and Scary. Some are classics by such authors as Oscar Wilde and Rudyard Kipling; others she has written herself.

Her second story is always one that she has authored. It is called Fff Bear (not Fff as in enouGH nor Fff as in PHone, but Fff as in F .... Fff Bear). This highly interactive tale is told with many 'green' lessons imbedded in it, as well as some arithmetic, science and spelling ones. It also inspires students to use their imaginations to make toys, stories and plays.

Workshops in simple toy-making, story-telling and creating a play are offered to accompany this program.

The F-Fff Bear story is currently being illustrated for publication.

Excerpts from two of Grimble's stories

This story tells part of a traditional tale about Silly Jack

Story about Fff-bear is written and told by Christine Pilgrim, as "Grimble," to Grade 3 students at BX Elementary School in Vernon.