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Imagination, Creativity

1. How could Jaydee’s other toys have experienced going to the hairdressers? What might Buzzy Bee have done? What about Jaydee’s Butterfly Brooch?

2. Jaydee and her Daddy pretend to be a duck. How would you have had fun under the umbrella, on a rainy day like this one?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Glehnmarc

Illustrated by Tanja Tomusilovic

Book design by Jade Maitre

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Independent Thinking, Hygiene

1. What are some things that you think Divya could have done when she realised she had the sniffles, to prevent other people from also getting the sniffles?

Bedtime Story written and illustrated by Sunando C.

Credits

Music Video from zapsplat.com

This story: Sniffles is written by Sunando C. © Pratham Books , 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

This book was first published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The development of this book has been supported by Oracle. Guest Editor & Art Director: Vinayak Varma

* THE STORY ‘SNIFFLES’ WAS CREATED BY PRATHAM BOOKS AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS -BY-4.0 LICENSE. FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Helping, Independent Thinking

1. What do you like to do around the house, to help keep it clean?

2. Do you think it’s better for everyone in a family to have different jobs, or for everyone to help do every task together? Why?

Bedtime story written and illustrated by Akili and Me by Ubongo.

OTHER CREDITS:

Keeping Lala Land Clean (English) was written by Akili and Me by Ubongo, (© Akili and Me by Ubongo, 2021), and illustrated by Akili and Me by Ubongo, published under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in

* THE STORY ‘KEEPING LALA LAND CLEAN’ WAS FIRST PUBLISHED BY STORYWEAVER AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS -BY-4.0 LICENSE. FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Health, Hygiene

1. What other ways can you think of, to keep germs from spreading in a home?

Short Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrations by Sabrina Cristina

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music Video from “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Dance of the Tuba Plum Fairy” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Fluffing a Duck” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Quirky Dog” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Meatball Parade” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Community, Co-operation

1. In this story, Kurrum has the problem of having dirty teeth, and the baby birds have the problem of being hungry. How do they come together to solve both of their problems?

2. What do you think this story might say about co-operation?

Health

1. Why do you think it’s important to brush our teeth twice a day?

2. What other things should you do every day, to keep your body healthy?

Short Story for Kids written by Prarthana Gururaj

Illustrations by Yulia Zhigulova

Music Video from zapsplat.com

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© Soumyaraj Vishwakarma 2021

Short story for kids written and illustrated by Soumyaraj Vishwakarma

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Independent Thinking, Community

1. In this story, Meena notices a problem. What steps does she take to fix the problem?

2. What do you think this story might say about how one person can fix a problem?

A note on the illustrator

Soumya lives in Gujarat, India. She is a Fine Arts graduate from MS University Baroda. Currently pursuing her career in visual design. She loves to travel, meet new people and document her experiences in her little sketchbook. Her creations are inspirations from landscapes, music and culture.

You can see her Portfolio by clicking here.

The Flying Mask | Free Kids Covid Books | Bedtime Stories

Meena notices that single-use masks are hurting turtles, so she learns to make cloth masks.

URL: https://www.storyberries.com/bedtime-stories-the-flying-mask-free-kids-books-online/

Author: Soumya Vishwakarma

Editor's Rating:
4

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Once upon a time, not so long ago, there lived a brave girl called Robyn. Robyn was a princess, and lived in a castle in the village of Witsworth, with her parents (who were King and Queen but rarely used their royal titles), her brother (Prince Noah), and Nacho, her best friend and ginger cat sidekick.One morning Princess Robyn was helping Nacho with his breakfast.

“Would you like biscuits Nacho?” Nacho meowed loudly, meaning yes, and wrapped himself around Robyn’s legs. Breakfast was Nacho’s favourite meal of the day, and by coincidence, it was also Robyn’s.

As Robyn poured the biscuits into Nacho’s fish-shaped dish, she caught a whiff of them. They smelled delicious! She licked her lips and reached for one of them, but Nacho nudged her with his paw and meowed again.

Robyn glanced at him. He was right, they were his snacks, and Nacho never took her food.

“Okay Nacho, here you go!” she said brightly, and watched Nacho tuck into his tasty meal.

Once they had both eaten, it was time to get dressed. Nacho sat beside Robyn as she chose her outfit for the day.

They had big plans – first, they were going to go to the park and ride on the slide, and then they were going to stop by the local stables to feed the horses some carrots.

Just as Robyn reached for a pair of mustard leggings, she heard a huge ROAAARRRR!

The castle shook a little and Nacho ran and hid under the bed. Princess Robyn frowned and pulled on her leggings, then marched to the window to look out. What on earth was that noise?

Immediately she saw the culprit. There, in the misty morning sun, sat a dragon, overlooking the village. He roared again, and the townspeople scattered into their houses, hiding.

Robyn put her hands on her hips and frowned. A dragon would ruin all of her plans for the day! She had been so looking forward to seeing the horses at the stables. This would not do!

“Nacho! Are you going to come and talk to this dragon with me?”

Nacho let out a short, sharp meow that sounded very much like a ‘No’.

“Okay,” said Princess Robyn, nodding. “I can see that you’re scared. I’m scared too – but I’m not going to let a dragon ruin everyone’s day.”

Robyn pulled on her boots and walked out of her room, through the castle, and out of the front door.

As soon as she stepped outside she felt the hot breath of the dragon on her skin. There he was, roaring loudly into the sky, the noise shaking the windows of all of the houses. There was absolutely nobody to be seen – everyone was hiding apart from Princess Robyn. ​

“Excuse me!” Robyn shouted, walking toward the dragon with purpose. He stopped mid roar and stared at her in surprise.

“Are you talking to me?” he said, glancing around him.“Yes!” said Princess Robyn crossly. “Why are you making so much noise?  You’ve frightened everyone away!”

The dragon blinked at her, and then looked around him at the village. Then, Robyn noticed something different about the dragon…he was crying. A long, wet, tear dropped from the corner of his eye and landed in a huge puddle beneath him.

Robyn stepped closer to him. “Are you okay?” she asked.

The dragon sniffed loudly, and shook his gigantic scaly head. “No.  I didn’t get any sleep last night.  I have a terrible toothache and I was hoping that someone in the village might be able to help me, but everyone is afraid of me… except you.”

Robyn smiled kindly. “Well, that’s just because of the noise you were making. I can organise a dentist to help you, but you must understand that people don’t like big noises.”

The dragon sniffed again and nodded sadly.

“I understand. Thank you for being smart enough to see that I was only in pain, and brave enough to come and talk to me.”

Robyn nodded, and strode over to the dragon, patting him on one of his large toes.

“Don’t worry. We’ll fetch some ladders and the dentist, and you’ll be back to your usual self in no time at all.”

Princess Robyn did just that. She visited all the local hardware shops and encouraged the owners to come out with their ladders. Then, she visited the dentist, and asked for help with the dragon’s tooth.

The townspeople were very nervous at first, but Robyn explained to them kindly that the dragon was only grumpy because he was in pain, and that everyone needed help sometimes, regardless of size.

The townspeople listened to her and pulled back their shoulders, doing their best to be as brave as the princess.

Together, they encouraged the dragon to lie down. Once the ladders were secured, the dentist was able to climb up them and hop into the dragon’s mouth to see what the problem was.

It was a large piece of hedge stuck between two of his huge teeth! The dentist popped her head out of the dragon’s mouth and shrugged.

“I’m afraid that I don’t have any equipment big enough to remove this!” she said.

Robyn thought for a moment, and then had a bright idea.

“Somebody fetch the fire service! They have hoses that are big and powerful, and they’ll have no problem spraying the hedge out of the dragon’s teeth!”

Princess Robyn was quite right, and the hose did just the trick. Once the hedge had been removed, and everyone was back on the ground, the dragon sat up and purred with delight. His purr sounded just like Nacho’s!

“Thank you so much Princess Robyn,” said the dragon in relief, “I can’t tell you what a difference you’ve made. The village of Witsworth is lucky to have a princess as thoughtful, brave, and smart as you.”

Robyn smiled. She was just relieved that the dragon was feeling better, and that the townspeople were able to go on enjoying their day.

And that of course, included her. Now she could visit the horses in the stable yard, and feed them carrots for dinner.

© 2021

Short bedtime story written by Rachel Grosvenor

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Empathy, Helping

1. Why did Princess Robyn investigate why the dragon was making such a noise?

2. Do you think you would have done the same? Why or why not?

3. Why did Princess Robyn decide to help the dragon?

4. How did Princess Robyn’s caring help the city to solve its dragon problem? What do you think this might say about helping others?  

Princess Robyn and the Dragon | Fairy Tales | Bedtime Stories

A brave girl called Robyn decides to investigate when a dragon is terrorising a village.

URL: https://www.storyberries.com/bedtime-stories-princess-robyn-and-the-dragon-short-stories-for-kids/

Author: Soumya Vishwakarma

Editor's Rating:
4

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Health, Hygiene, Independent Thinking

1. People don’t always get fleas, like Simha does. But what kinds of things happen when humans don’t bathe?

2. How do you think being clean is good for our health?

3. What are some other ways to be clean, apart from having a bath?

Short Story for Kids written by Prarthana Guru and Anu Madhavan

Illustrations by Sabrina Cristina

Music Video from zapsplat.com

About the Authors

Prarthana Gururaj works as a physical therapist by day and writes poems and stories for kids every chance she gets. Her teenage son inspires her more than he knows. Her hope is to light up a child’s imagination the same way her mother and grandfather did for her as a child. She lives in the US and writes more poems and stories on https://storysprouts.wixsite.com/storysprouts

Anuradha (Anu) Madhavan is a sometime physical therapist and an eternal student. She is currently a stay-at-home mom and treasures writing stories for children and grown-ups. She hopes to have many more stories and thoughts to share in the future. For now, she has stories in word documents, abundant chocolate and many hopes and dreams!

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Learn about Phonics

© Storyberries, 2020

Poem for Kids written by Prarthana Gururaj

Illustrations purchased under license

Book design by Jade Maitre

LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEM ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Empathy

1. Why do you think people are asked to wear a mask when there is contagious illness in the community?

2. Do you think people should do all they can to ensure that they do not get sick, or make others sick? Why?  

About the Author

Prarthana Gururaj works as a physical therapist by day and writes poems and stories for kids every chance she gets. Her teenage son inspires her more than he knows. Her hope is to light up a child’s imagination the same way her mother and grandfather did for her as a child. She lives in the US and writes more poems and stories on https://storysprouts.wixsite.com/storysprouts

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