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

Trying, Motivation, Conversation

1. Have you ever tried hard to do something a little bit scary? What was it? How did it turn out?

2. When we are learning, do you think it’s better to try, or not try? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Prarthana Gururaj

Illustrated by Yesim Serce

Book design by Jade Maitre

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Trying, Learning, Motivation

1. In this story, the Easter Bunny has a lot to learn on his first Easter egg delivery! How are some of the ways he learns where to put the eggs?

2. When the Park Keeper tells the Easter Bunny he is holding the map upside down, the Easter Bunny laughs and says he will be better next Easter. Do you think this is the right way to approach things when someone helps you to be better? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the Easter Bunny’s response is helpful to him learning?

Bedtime Story written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Faishal Aziz

Music Video by “Vivacity” 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

Trying, Persistence

1. Stripy Elephant doesn’t know how to read at first. How does he learn to read?

2. At the end of the story, Stripy Elephant can still only read a few words. Do you think this means he should give up on his dream of reading a bedtime story? Why or why not?

3. How do you think Stripy Elephant could learn enough words to read an entire bedtime story?

Short Story for Kids written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrations by Lee Feld

Book Design by Jade Maitre

Music video by “Hamster March” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com, “Call to Adventure” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Mysterioso March” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Scheming Weasel (slower version)” 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

Growth Mindset, Motivation, Trying, Emotions

1. When Flynn couldn’t fly the first time, he ran home crying. Why do you think he did that?

2. What made Flynn want to try again at flying?

3. What did Flynn do, to try and achieve his goal? Which of those things do you think was the most important to him succeeding? Why?

4. What do you think would have happened if Flynn had given up? Do you think this was a good option? 5. When do you think is the best time to give up?

Short bedtime story written by Glenn Francis F. Faelnar

Illustrated by Yesim Serce

Book Design by Jade Maitre

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Let’s Chat About the Poem – Ideas for Talking With Kids

Trying, Diligence, Imagination

1. Have you ever wanted to do something that you thought was impossible? How did you try to do it?

2. Did you use your imagination, in trying to do that impossible thing? If so, how did imagination help you?

3. If you didn’t use imagination in trying to achieve your special task, how about you use it now? What are some ways that you could have achieved this thing you really wanted, which seemed impossible, by using your imagination?

Poem for Kids written by Phoebe Coghlan

Illustrated by Tanya Razumna

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Phoebe is an Intensive care nurse working in a central London, Major Trauma hospital. After busy twelve hour shifts, she likes to sit down with a cup of tea and write whatever comes into her head. You can see all her wonderful stories and poems at Storyberries by clicking here.

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LET’S DISCUSS THE STORIES ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Family

1. In this story, Jibraan’s dad encourages him to try different things. Why do you think he does this? What do you think this might say about family?

Trying

1. How does Jibraan discover his many gifts, in this story?

2. What kinds of things have you tried, and discovered you have a gift for?

Bedtime Story written by Hans du Toit

Illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne

Designed by Ezra Harerimana

Edited by Alison Ziki

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There once was a little brittle
green tree frog who went

HOP
HOP
HOP

until he came to a mill pond
and an old cypress log.

Then the rainbow fish went

PLOP
PLOP
PLOP!

Just as though they had fallen from the sky
by a single wave of some unseen magic wand.

So the poor little frog bent

LOW
LOW
LOW

and hugged the log in the middle
hoping that the fish would just

GO
GO
GO!

While he dreamed about putting the fish
on a griddle somewhere in a little
clearing deep in the middle of dear
Grandma Sadie Bizzell’s woods.

Oh, what was a poor little brittle
green tree frog-gie to do?
Why, he could just hang onto the log’s
middle ’till his green skin turned all blue!
Maybe then all the fish would just give up
and cry

BOO
HOO
HOO!

So he TRIED

and he TRIED,
wishing only that he had a cup
or a pup who could fish just as well
as a little froggie could wish,
then he could fry them up to sell,
now that’s just what he could do!

But he didn’t,
so he moved backward

SLOWLY,

just a little from the middle
of that old cypress in the mill pond
deep down in Grandma Sadie Bizzell’s woods.

SPLASH!

suddenly went the rainbow fish.

Why,
it scared the little frog so much
that he couldn’t even wish for a griddle or a dish
as he sat in the middle of that old cypress log
in the mill pond deep down in the middle of dear
Grandma Sadie Bizzell’s woods.

So he dreamed of a net,
that would bring home the goods he would bet,
as he sat near the middle of that old cypress
log deep in the heart of dear Grand Ma Sadie Bizzell’s
Woods.

SPLASH!

went the fish near the frog
as he dreamed of a net and a dish
and cooking fish on a griddle while he sat
near the middle of that old cypress log
in a mill pond somewhere deep down in good Grandma
Sadie Bizzell’s woods.

Well,
just what was he going to do now,
thought the frog as his mind began to bump?
What could be done now but to just

JUMP
JUMP
JUMP?

So… HIGH
HIGH
HIGH

did that little froggy fly and all that he
could think was to fear a great

CRASH!

into the cold damp bank.

SPLASH!

went the fish because the frog had no dish
nor no net that he could bet would put fish on
the griddle,

because all that he could do was
was to try and jump from the middle of an old cypress
log that lay in a mill pond deep in the middle of
of dear Grandma Sadie Bizzell’s woods.

© H.L. Dowless, 2020

Poem for Kids written by H.L. Dowless

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

Trying

1. The froggie in this poem really wants to jump from the middle of the old cypress log in the mill pond. Have you ever tried to get something you really wanted? How many times did you have to try before you got it?

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

Motivation, Trying, Practice

1. Why do you think we often need to practice things before we can do them well?

2. Do you think it’s possible to learn or do something if you don’t try? Why or why not?

3. What is the best thing you have done that you are proud of, and you did it through trying?

Bedtime story written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Mihailo Tatic

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