Indholdsfortegnelse for May 2022 i Storytime

They never weeded their gardens or trimmed their hedges. Whenever they finished eating or drinking something in the street, they just dropped their litter. No wonder the town was messy and overgrown, with rubbish everywhere! The mayor was a lady called Jo. She really cared about the town and tried to organise projects to make it better, but nobody listened to her. “This could be such a nice place to live!” she said. “It’s a pity that nobody can be bothered to take care of it!” The people of the town complained, but they never blamed themselves. “Why doesn’t Mayor Jo fix everything for us?” they said to each other. “That’s her job, after all!” This really wasn’t fair, because Jo did her best. She would arrange ‘tidy-up days’ for…

1 THE RIGHT RAINBOW Egbert the troll has found seven pictures of rainbows – but can you tell which one has the colours in the right order? 2 SLEEPY SHEEP! Help Klara get to sleep by counting sheep! How many of each colour are there? 3 MAKE A STRAWBERRY POT! It’s the perfect time to plant seedlings in a fun little strawberry-coloured container! • You will need: a small or medium-sized terracotta pot, a paint brush, craft paints, newspaper, a container of water to wash your brushes in, green felt, scissors and glue. • First, paint the outside of the pot red. It is a good idea to let it dry and then give it a second coat! • Add little yellow dots to the red area. These are the…

It was dark and damp under the bridge – and Egbert was feeling grumpy, as usual! The young troll stumbled out of bed and tripped over a pile of dirty laundry. “Mum! Why is this rubbish in my way?” His mum peered at him through her thick glasses. “Because you left it there?” she said mildly. “Mornings are so dull!” Egbert grunted as he reached into his special hole in the wall and pulled out a Troll Cola. He glugged it down and then dropped the can on the floor. “Why do you do that? Your mess is everywhere! If you helped keep our bridge nice and tidy, you might feel more positive!” his mum told him. The young troll grunted again. He flopped down on the sofa and began…

Up and up it climbed, past dark forests and tiny villages clinging to the hillsides. At long last, the train pulled into a station – and a sunny-faced little girl was waiting for her. “Klara! I’m so glad you could come to visit!” Heidi picked up Klara’s bag and took her across the hills and meadows to the little chalet where she lived with her grandfather. It was so good to breathe the fresh mountain air again! That night, Klara slept in the chalet, and Heidi woke her up with a breakfast of fresh bread and goat’s milk. “Eat up – we’re going to see my friend Peter. He’s herding his goats up in the high meadows!” The two girls set off up the mountain. Walking up the steep slopes…

How to Play You will need two or more players, a bottle cap for each of them some modelling clay or poster putty, and a skelly board. Use the skelly board on these pages as a guide to draw a bigger version to play on. You could copy it onto an area of playground with chalk, or draw it on a big sheet of paper or cardboard. Get an adult to help you! Each player chooses a bottle cap and puts a piece of putty or clay into it to weigh it down. The players take turns flicking their caps around the board – the youngest player goes first. They put their cap on the square marked ‘1’ and try to flick it into the ‘2’ square. After they have…

Jean-Michel was born in New York City in 1960. His mum’s family came from the island of Puerto Rico, while his dad came from Haiti. He grew up speaking Spanish and French as well as English! His parents saw the world in different ways. Jean-Michel’s mum loved art – she had studied fashion and decorated their home with bright colours. She encouraged Jean-Michel to be creative! His father was an accountant. He was careful and strict, but he brought his son paper, pens and pencils from the office. Jean-Michel had lots of energy, and was always doing something. Sometimes he would sit at the kitchen table with his mother, and they would draw together. Jean-Michel created pictures by the dozen – of cartoon characters or cool cars or people he…

The first man and the first woman made a home for themselves beside a great wide river. They lived there peacefully for many years – but one day, they began to argue with each other. At first, their fights were about very small things. “Why didn’t you cook salmon for my dinner?” the man moaned one day. “I’m sick of venison!” “Why didn’t you bring in more wood?” the woman replied. “The fire’s going out!” “This lodge is a mess!” said the man. “It would be cleaner if you picked up your things once in a while!” the woman replied sharply. The arguments went back and forth like this for a long time. In the end, the two fell asleep, but they were still mad at each other. When dawn…