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Imagination, Creativity

1. When Thembsie can’t have a dog, she uses her imagination. Can you use your imagination and think of some other things she could have imagined was her own pet dog?

2. What kind of games do you think Thembsie could have played with her balloon dog?

3. What games couldn’t she play with her balloon dog?

Bedtime Story written by Brenda Daniels

Illustrated by Cristy Zinn

Designed by Salma Haffejee

Edited by Zanri Kritzinger

* THE STORY ‘THE SAUSAGE DOG’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Friendship, Feelings, Feeling Scared

1. In this story, Bonke helps his friend Peo to feel brave. What are some other feelings that friends can make us feel?

2. Do you think the meerkat is a new friend for Bonke and Peo? Why or why not?

3. How do you think that Bonke, Peo and the meerkat could play together?

Bedtime Story written by Tumisang Shongwe

Illustrated by Isabella Kuijers

Designed by Monique Cleghorn

Edited by Kelly Norwood-Young

Music Video by “Clear Air” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

* THE STORY ‘MEERKAT MAGIC’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Family

1. In this story, the whole family try to help Jabulani’s shoe. What are some other ways that people in families sometimes help each other?

Empathy

1. Why do you think the puppy dog used the shoe for its babies? Do you think this was this a good way to use the shoe?

Bedtime Story written by Elana Bregan

Illustrated by Nicki Blackbeard

Designed by Kathryn Elliott

Edited by Mariam Mahomed

Music Video by “Crinoline Dreams” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

* THE STORY ‘WHO TOOK MY SHOE?’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Conversation

1. Have you ever had to take a medicine? What was it to help you with?

2. How did you feel after you took the medicine?

3. Do you think it was worth the bad taste? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story written by Kim Rex

Illustrated by Heather Jenkins

Designed by Anita van der Merwe

Edited by Angela Briggs

Music Video from zapsplat.com

* THE STORY ‘ALEX’S SUPER MEDICINE’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Creativity, Imagination

1. What would you do with that box?

2. Can you think of another three things you could do with that box?

Bedtime Story written by Tania Kliphuis

Illustrated by Nicola Anne Smith

Designed by Mari Retief

Edited by Angela Briggs

Music Video from zapsplat.com

* THE STORY ‘THE BOX’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Creativity, Independent Thinking

1. What other things could Lebo and Gogo have done together, to have a nice time while Gogo was hurt?

2. Can you think of three more fun activities for someone who is hurt and has to sit down?

Bedtime Story written by Siphosethu Zantsi

Illustrated by Elizabeth Sparg

Designed by Sashni Govender

Edited by Mariam Mahomed

Music Video from zapsplat.com

* THE STORY ‘LEBO AND GOGO’S TEA PARTY’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Dying and Loss

1. When someone we love passes away, everyone manages their feelings differently. In this story, the children make a Memory Tree. Why do you think the Memory Tree might have helped the children when they missed their Grandpa?

Bedtime Story written by Savnola Goldridge

Illustrated by Agrippa Hlophe

Designed by Jason Gien

Edited by Mariam Mahomed

Music video by “Angel Share” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Leaving Home” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Floating Cities” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Bittersweet” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Almost New” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

* THE STORY ‘THE MEMORY TREE’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Conversation, Identity

1. What parts of you are like your grandparents?

2. What parts of you are like your parents?

3. What parts of you do you think come from you alone?

Bedtime Story written by Dawn Garisch

Illustrated by Richard Bolland

Designed by Janet Campbell

Edited by Kelly Norwood-Young

Music Video from zapsplat.com

* THE STORY ‘JOANNA’S GRANNIES’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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Kindness, Empathy, Conversation

1. How did you feel at the start of the story? Did this change by the end? Why?

2. Why was the cat in this story stealing socks?

3. By the end of the story, why does the kid in this story change their mind and want to give the cat all their socks?

4. What would you do, if you found those kittens?

Bedtime Story written by Megan Pirie

Illustrated by Lindy Pelzl

Designed by Jessica Bailing

Edited by Sarah Heron

Music Video by Le Grand Chase Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ and sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com/

* THE STORY ‘CATCH THAT CAT’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.

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