Let’s Chat About The Stories ~ Ideas for Talking With Kids

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

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

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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Bedtime story written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Mihailo Tatic

Let’s Chat About The Stories ~ Ideas for Talking With Kids

Health, Hygiene

1. Can you think of some other ways, not described in the book, that might stop germs moving from one person to another?

2. What other good things might come from keeping clean and healthy?

Family, Conversation

3. In this story, Olive felt a little anxious about what was happening around her, until she talked to her Dad. If you’re staying at home at the moment, how are you feeling? Have you spoke with your parents or loved ones about how you’re feeling?

4. How do you think talking about your feelings can help the way you feel?

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