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W W W.TO O N - B O O K S . CO M
TOON Books pioneers a whole new approach for emerging readers by using the sophisticated tools of good comics to engage young children. This groundbreaking approach to high-quality stories has garnered TOON Books lavish praise and numerous awards since its launch. With TOON Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press, you’ll find the new classics of the visual age: visually literate books that will delight, inspire, inform, and tickle the fancy of the children of the twenty-first century.
Now we’re excited to help you celebrate story time with TOON Books!
This story-hour kit features fun reproducible activities featuring your favorite TOON characters: Benny and Penny, Zig and Wikki, Little Mouse, Stinky, Silly Lilly, and Patrick.
Story time with TOON BooksTOON into fun!
Visit TOON online for interactive games, downloadable activities,
TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
WINTER
SUMMERSPRING
FALL
snowball
butterfly
flowerbird
beach ball
shells
fish
gloves and mittens
rake
Christmasgift
Leaf
Christmas tree
apple
hatbutterfly
snowball
Games with Silly LillySilly Lilly plays all year round, in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Look at the pictures in each box and circle the words that do not belong with that season. Next, draw a picture in each box of something that does belong with that season.
TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
This is what I do when I get ready to
1. Start Here 2.
4. The End!3.
Getting Ready with Little MouseIn each box, draw a picture that shows how you get ready to do something you like. It could be painting a picture, playing soccer, reading a book, or something else!
Stinky’s Speech BalloonsDraw a balloon around the words. Use a shape that matches what the speaker feels.
6 7
Benny?
enny cannot find Benny.
I’m brave Benny the
Pirate!
here is Benny?
ere he is!
Yo! Ho! Ho! Hand over the gold!
Benny!
Play with me!
10 11
It’s a pirate
ship!
No. It’s a box.
It’s pretend!
TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Speech Balloon You can tell a character is speaking when their words are shown in a speech balloon. The tail of the balloon points to his or her mouth.
Thought Balloon A character’s thoughts are shown in a different kind of balloon.Notice how instead of a tail, there is a trail of little bubbles.
Caption A caption describes something that is happening in the story.
Sound Effect A sound effect is a word that describes a noise.
Games with Benny and PennyComics use text features to tell a story. Learn about text features below. Then find examples in the pictures from Benny and Penny in Just Pretend.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Make your own comic strip by drawing characters and writing what they are saying and thinking.
Puppet Theater with Benny and Penny Color in the characters. Then cut them out with help from a grown-up. Tape each character to a craft stick, and you’re ready to put on a puppet show!You’ll need: CrayonsSafety scissorsTapeCraft stick
TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Puppet Theater with Zig and WikkiColor in the characters. Then cut them out with help from a grown-up. Tape each character to a craft stick, and you’re ready to put on a play!You’ll need: CrayonsSafety scissorsTapeCraft stick