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

Stranger Danger, Conversation

1. Every family has different rules. Do you know what to do if someone asks to you to do something or go somewhere without your parents knowing? What would you do?

2. What are some things that Simha might say if someone ever asks him to sneak away with them in future?

3. What are some good things that you might say, if someone asked you?

Bedtime Story for Kids written by Prarthana Gururaj and Anu Madhavan

Illustrated by Poornima Dollamullage

Book design by Jade Maitre

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Conversation, Courage

1. Do you remember the last time you were vaccinated? What was it for?

2. How did you feel before your vaccine? How did you feel after?

3. Bora was very brave in this story. Why do you think people said he was brave?

4. What do you think makes a person brave?

Bedtime Story written by Edna Gicovi

Illustrated by Ellen Heydenrych

Designed by Raeesah Vawda

Edited by David Mann

* THE STORY ‘BRAVE BORA’ 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

1. The Pumpkin Moloi in this story is a big orange monster with one eye, one leg and one arm. If you had to create a monster for other vegetables, how do you think they would look? Can you draw one?

Bedtime Story written and illustrated by Marion Drew

Music Video by Meanwhile in Bavaria Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com, Dvorak Polka Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), “Theme for Harold (var. 2)” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

OTHER CREDITS:

‘M’e Maneo’s Pumpkin (English), written by Marion Drew , illustrated by Marion Drew , published by African Storybook Initiative (© African Storybook Initiative, 2015) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in

* THE STORY ‘M’E MANEO’S PUMPKIN’ WAS CREATED BY THE AFRICAN STORYBOOK PROJECT AT 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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Optimism

1. In this story many things are destroyed by the fire. But what beautiful thing happens afterwards?

2. What do you think this story might say about some things that seem bad at first?

Bedtime Story written by Kirsty Paxton

Illustrated by Julie Smith-Belton

Designed by Nadine Reignier

Edited by Margot Bertelsmann

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

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Growing Up, Independent Thinking

1. In this story, what do you think the grandmother means when she tells her grandson that “everything grows in its own time”?

2. Why do you think growing up takes time?

Bedtime Story written by Sope Martins

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Designed by Thokozani Mkhize

Edited by Alison Ziki

Music Video from zapsplat.com

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

Little Shoots | Short Stories for Kids | Bedtime Stories

A grandmother plants seeds with her grandson.

URL: https://www.storyberries.com/bedtime-stories-little-shoots-short-stories-for-kids/

Author: Book Dash

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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Co-operation, Independent Thinking

1. In this story, do you think Yapo could have scored a goal by himself? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think we sometimes get better results working together than when we work alone?

3. Apart from winning, what other good things come from working together in a game like soccer or football?

Bedtime Story written by Rujeko Moyo

Illustrated by Liam Longland

Designed by Benjamin Tetteh

Story Editied by Nabeela Kalla

Video Edited by Elizabeth Brandt

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

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Imagination

1. Lesedi is able to imagine the beach from his sandbox. How do you think he does this?

2. Do you think Lesedi had as good a day as he would have had at the beach, by using his imagination? Why or why not?

Bedtime Story written by Mathapelo Mabaso

Illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Designed by Thokozani Mkhize

Edited by Louis Greenberg

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

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Bedtime Story written by Fiske Serah Nyirongo

Illustrated by Nicodemus Silingo

Designed by Murray Hunter

Edited by Margot Bertelsmann

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

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

Empathy

1. The new road is good for trucks and cars, but is not good for other things, like the inswa. Why do you think the children were so upset when they thought the new road may have hurt the inswa?

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