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Empathy, Kindness

1. The villagers in this story were frightened of the bear. But Breeze was not. Why wasn’t she frightened of the bear?

2. In this story, Breeze imagines how the bear must feel. This is called “empathy”. How do you think having empathy might help us live together?

Independent Thinking

1. Do you think it is always a good idea to trust wild animals? Why or why not?

2. Why was Breeze not frightened of this particular bear?

3. Do you think she took enough care for her safety when she approached the bear? Why or why not?

Credits:

Bedtime Story written by Lale Sanem Şekercioğlu

Illustrated by Halina Prakapenka

Music Video by “Morning” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Thinking Music” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Casa Bossa Nova” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Hidden Agenda” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Dreamy Flashback” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Goblin Tinker Soldier Spy” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Scheming Weasel (slower version)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Fireflies and Stardust” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Bushwick Tarantella” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Self-Confidence

1. When the people laugh at Princess Donabella Petronella Rosebud, does it hurt her? Should she mind? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Princess Donabella Petronella Rosebud was right to love her dress, even when nobody else could see it? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Tanja Tomusilovic

Edited by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Fluffing a Duck” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Sneaky Snitch” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Magistar” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Mighty Like Us” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Pixelland” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Manners

1. Do you think the Big Bad Wolf has good manners in this story? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Lily has good manners? Why or why not?

3. Do you think the Big Bad Wolf will be invited to another party with Lily and Grandma? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story written by Andrea Kaczmarek

Illustrated by Tanja Tomušilović

Music Video by “Hidden Agenda” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Quirky Dog” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Meanwhile in Bavaria” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Happy Happy Game Show” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Townie Loop” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Self-Confidence

1. Kathy loves sheep herding and does not want to be a Princess. Why do you think people might want to be a Princess? Why might they not want to be a Princess?

2. Kathy makes the right decision for her. How can you tell, from reading the book, that she made the right decision?

Beauty

1. Do you think Princesses have to be “beautiful”? What does “beautiful” mean, in this story?

2. At the end of the story, all the girls and women in the kingdom are given Princess crowns. Do you think this means that all the girls and women were “beautiful”? How?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Templeton Moss

Illustrated by Karina Shuba

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Suonatore di Liuto” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), ”Village Consort” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) “Master of the Feast” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), ”Bushwick Tarantella” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Royal Coupling” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Independence, Courage, Independent Thinking, Empathy

1. When Princess Susie decides that she wants a baby brother, what does she do? What do you think this story might say about how to pursue the things we would really like?

2. Princess Susie enters the dark cave by herself. Do you think she was the right person to go inside the cave? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think the Tiger liked to be hugged by Susie?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Templeton Moss

Illustrated by Nick Care

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Midnight Tale” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Achaidh Cheide” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Still Pickin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Moorland” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Angevin B” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Angevin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Thatched Villagers” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Fiddles McGinty” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Love

1. Why do you think the Rose preferred to be a daisy than to leave the Bee she loved?

2. The story shows how the Rose preferred to be happy. How does loving and being loved feel? Do you think it always makes us happy? How?

2. What does Love feel like to you?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Templeton Moss

Illustrated by Poornima Dolamullage

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music video by “Almost New” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Angel Share” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Fireflies and Stardust” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Arcadia” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Midsummer Sky” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Independent Thinking, Fairness, Conflict Resolution

1. Do you think the villagers were right to not give the poor families fruit, when they had said they would? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the Pied Piper was right to take their children away when they didn’t? Why or why not?

3. What do you think you would have done if you were a villager in Hamelin?

4. What do you think you would have done if you were the Pied Piper?

Feel-Good Fairy Tale for Kids written by Jade Maitre

Illustrated by Christopher-James Bolognese-Warrington

Book design by Jade Maitre

Music Video by “Devonshire Waltz Allegretto” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Aquarium” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Krampus Workshop” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Adventures in Adventureland” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Galway” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Illustrator:

Hi ! My name is Christopher-James Robert Bolognese-Warrington and I am an Illustrator and Graphic Designer working in the greater Philadelphia area.

Some things I enjoy: comic books, cinema, gardening, daydreaming, soft pretzels, and of course spending time with my wife and our dog Dobby!

Things I do not care for: coffee, getting splinters, chewing gum, eating red meat & pulp in my orange juice.

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CHAPTER ONE 

A long time ago, in a place not a million miles from here, there lived a man. There was something very, very special about this man.

This man was very rich. But that’s not what made him special. Since the world began – well, almost – there have been lots of very rich men.

But the man that we’re talking about was also very, very kind. And that is what is special.

Very, very, very special.

The very rich and very, very kind man loved nothing more than to give presents, in secret, to the people around him. It made him happy. Very, very happy. But, one day, he heard a story that made him sad.

Very, very sad.

CHAPTER TWO

A long time ago, in a place not a million miles from here, there weren’t the same opportunities for girls that there were for boys. Some might say that not much has changed. But that’s a story for another day. And, anyway, it wasn’t this that made the very rich and very, very kind man sad. Not just that, anyway. It was this.

One of his neighbours – a very old and very poor man – had three daughters. A long time ago, in a place not a million miles from here, no matter how poor a family might be, they were expected to pay for their daughters’ weddings. But this man couldn’t afford to pay for one daughter’s wedding, never mind three. And he was proud. Very, very proud. So, although his three daughters had all found husbands-to-be who loved them and wanted them to follow their dreams and didn’t care a jot about money, the entire family was stuck.

And it was that that made the very rich and very, very kind man sad. Because life is far too precious to waste a single day of it being stuck. And so the very rich and very, very kind man came up with a plan.

CHAPTER THREE

On the first night, the very rich and very, very kind…
Do you know what? Let’s call him Nicholas.

On the first night, Nicholas dropped a bag of gold down the chimney of the very, very old and very poor…
Do you know what? Let’s call him Ned.

On the first night, Nicholas dropped a bag of gold down Ned’s chimney. The bag of gold fell into a stocking that Ned’s eldest daughter had hung beside the fire to dry. In the bag was just enough gold to pay for her wedding. And so, she got married that very day. A long time ago, in a place not a million miles from here, people weren’t really into lengthy engagements.

On the second night, Nicholas dropped another bag of gold down Ned’s chimney. This time, the bag of gold fell into a stocking that Ned’s middle daughter had hung beside the fire to dry. In the bag was just enough gold to pay for her wedding. And so, she got married that very day.

On the third night, Ned wondered if the family’s secret benefactor would return. He thought the very least he could do was say, “Thank you!” So, he sat in a chair beside the fire and waited. But after two days of wedding celebrations, Ned was feeling tired. Very, very tired. And his eyes were beginning to close when he heard a noise on the roof. Ned dashed outside and spotted Nicholas dropping a third bag of gold down his chimney. No prizes for guessing that, this time, the bag contained just enough gold to pay for a wedding for Ned’s youngest daughter.

“You’ve brought such happiness to my family!” Ned shouted up, “How can I ever repay you? Bearing in mind that I’m very, very old and very p…”

“Yep, I get it,” replied Nicholas. “But there are lots of things that you can share with other people. Presents are lovely. But a kind word is, too. A loving hug, a genuine smile, a helping hand. And it’s sharing gifts like these that make our world a better – and happier – place.”

CHAPTER FOUR 

Nicholas spent the rest of his life being very, very kind. So much so that, when his life was over, he was made a Saint. Saint Nicholas. Or Santa Claus as he is now more commonly known.

Of course, all of this happened a long time ago. A very, very long time ago. But you never know. Christmas is a magical time of year. And maybe, just maybe, if you hang up a stocking on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus will find a way to leave a special little something, just for you!

But remember: you don’t need to wait until Christmastime to be very, very kind yourself!

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Short Story for kids written by Isla McGuckin

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Kindness

1. Why do you think being kind feels so good for the person who is being kind?

2. Do you think it also feels good to receive kindness? Why?

3. What are some ways you can think of, to spread joy and kindness amongst people at Christmas?

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