Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2023 i Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children

It’s a beautiful day at the nature center. Kate spots a little stream next to a path covered with colorful fall leaves. “Let's have a leaf boat race!” she says. Kate chooses a yellow buckeye leaf, and Max picks up a big, red maple leaf. A little, orange oak leaf is just right for Charlie! “The first boat to come out on the other side of the bridge wins!” says Max. His maple leaf takes the lead. But when Max's leaf begins to spin in circles, and Kate’s leaf gets shipwrecked on some rocks . . . Charlie's little oak leaf starts to catch up! “Charlie's boat is the winner!” says Max. “Slow and steady won the race, Charlie,” Kate says with a smile.…

Cat and his friend Mouse couldn’t wait to march in the town’s Halloween parade on Saturday. “I’ll wear my baseball uniform,” said Cat. Mouse grinned. “I’m almost done making my secret costume,” he said. “Please come over on Friday to see it.” Friday morning, Cat ran next door to Mouse’s house. He found his friend in the yard. Mouse waved hello, darted into his shed, and switched on a light bulb the size of a lima bean. Cat peered in. Dozens of cardboard boxes, their outsides blanketed with tinfoil, sat atop a worktable. Mouse had glued countless pieces of uncooked, painted pasta onto the boxes’ silver surfaces to make screens, switches, dials, and buttons. “What a fantastic robot costume!” cried Cat. Mouse sighed. “I can’t wear it in the parade.”…

clung to the last blossoms of autumn. Dark clouds filled the sky, and a cold wind blew. It was time for to fly home. flew over a rocky meadow. scurried under the . But ’s home wasn’t under the . flew over a. jumped into the. But ’s home wasn’t in the. flew over blankets of. crawled under the. But ’s home wasn’t under the. was getting cold and tired, but she kept flying. Would she ever get home? flew to a hole in an old. She crept inside. Yeah! was home! She ate honey, then buzzed her wings with thousands of other in a warm ball. Snowflakes fell. would stay in the until the sun warmed the land again.…

One Halloween night, the wind blew something through the city. It was white. It was soft. What could it be? The wind let whatever it was drift onto a streetlight, which gave it a strange glow. One little cowboy pointed at it. “Look, Mom, a ghost!” “Remember what we talked about?” she asked. “Ghosts aren’t real. They’re just something people pretend about on Halloween.” The cowboy nodded. “Anyway, a ghost wouldn’t get stuck.” He and his mom stopped on the corner to wait for the walk sign. That Halloween wind yanked whatever it was off the streetlight. It was white, soft, and not a ghost. It got tangled in a tree across the street. Three trick-or-treaters saw it. The robot said, “Look, a ghost decoration.” “But shouldn’t it have a…

What You’ll Need: scissorsglue or tape What to Do: 1. With a grownup, cut out the finger puppets on the black dotted lines. 2. Bring the ends of each puppet together to form a loop. Put your finger through the loop and adjust the size so that the puppet can easily slide on and off your finger. 3. Glue or tape the ends together. Let the glue dry. Now it’s time for your robots to beep, boop, and play! What adventures will they have together? LADYBUG TAKEOUT PAGES Please remove carefully at fold.…