April 2024

Storytime

Classic Tales for Kids to Read, Share and Enjoy

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Editorial Director: Lulu Skantze Editor: Sven Wilson Commercial Director: Leslie Coathup ILLUSTRATORS: Mirti Illustrations The Pea Blossom Ekaterina Savic The Tinu Samurni Gabriela Grave The Sheep Factor! Claudia Marianno How Brer Rabbit Fooled the E
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The Pea Blossom
“If we are green, and the pod is green, then everything else in the world must be green as well!” said one pea. The others agreed, because they didn't know any better! At night, the green pod grew dark, and when the sun shone on it, it became lighter
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Amazing Seeds
Jiey are baby plants! inside each and every seed is a part called the embryo If the conditions are right, the embryo will begin to grow into a new plant Most seeds need air, water and the right temperature for this to happen. There is a special bank
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The Tiny Samurai
“I am happy with our Life,” the man said thoughtfully, “but I do wish that we had a child to care for!” “So do I!” sighed his wife. That afternoon, the woman went to a shrine on a nearby mountain and prayed to the spirits of that place. “Please give
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The Sheep Factory!
She was used to minding her sheep in the grassy fields of the countryside, but here there were crowds and cars and traffic lights. Her lambs weren't paying attention, either, because they were very excited! “I can't believe we're going to see Flossie
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The Giantess Of The Great River Was Glad To See Her Courageous Daughter!
Can you find all these things in the dungeon? Tick them off when you do! How many burning torches are in this scene? Write your answer in this circle! Answer: There are eight burning torches! The young Lady wrapped her arms around her mother, and a t
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Nala And The Nanny Goat
Nala loved spending her school holidays on Grandma's little farm! The only problem was, her granny caught a 'tummy bug'. She was so sick, she couldn't get out of bed! “Don't worry,” Nala told her. “I'LL Look after everything!” She knew how to feed th
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The Courage To Care
“What shall we call her?” William asked his wife as he held their child. Fanny looked out of the window, and then at the baby. “We're in the city of Florence, it's a pretty place, and I think ‘Florence’ is a lovely name!” (Florence's big sister, Part
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What Happened Next….
After her experiences in the influenza epidemic, Florence Nightingale decided to become a nurse. Her parents thought it wasn't a ‘ladylike’ profession, but Florence didn't care. She did her medical training in Germany and then managed the Institute f
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The Eye Of Odin
Many hundreds of years ago, the Norse peoples worshipped a family of gods that lived in a great golden hall called Valhalla. It was in the branches of a tree so huge that stretched across the universe it was known as the World Tree! The leader of the
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Story Time Play Box
After the whale and the elephant had a tug-of-war, the animals decided to have more fun by riding on a see-saw. But which beasts should be on each end so the weight on both sides will be equal? Florence's medicine bottles have gone missing! Can you f
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4 make A Rain Gauge!
ASK A GROWN-UP! • You will need a plastic two-litre bottle, scissors, a grown-up (to help with the cutting), rolls of different-coloured sticky tape, a measuring jug, a pencil and the record sheet you can download by scanning the QR code below. • Fir
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8 Cool Character Quiz!
How well do you know the characters in this month's stories? They want to test you by asking tricky multiple-choice questions about their tales… How many lambs do I have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 Being struck with a hammer made me… A. Smarter B. Smaller C. Tal
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9 Draw A Dancing Sheep!
Follow these steps to draw a cool sheep! When it is finished, add some glamorous accessories and colour the creature in! ANSWERS: 1. Balance the Beasts - the rabbit and the whale should go on one side of the see-saw, and all the other animals should
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The Most Brilliant Books Ever!
I HEAR A BUHO! by Raquei Mackay, illustrated by Armando Fonseca (Scribble) is a sing-song bedtime story about the creatures that a mother and child hear in the night. This book teaches you Spanish words as you read, and it is illustrated in an eye-ca

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