Indholdsfortegnelse for July 2017 i Storytime

Boo and Bonnie lead the way, racing down the path, They giggle and they chuckle, and then they laugh, But it isn’t them chortling – it’s the Hyena! Supreme meat-hunter, bone-licker and cleaner. Serengeti scavenger, it wears a big grin, This hungry carnivore will eat anything, Except for the Hippo who lives next door. It’s far too huge for Hyena’s jaw! The roly-poly Hippo keeps his cool, Basking and wallowing in the pool. When the sun is high, he likes to sleep there, But every few minutes, he bobs up for air. Then the hungry Hippo waddles out at night, To fill up on grass – his favourite bite! Another laidback lounger, soaking up sun: The cold-blooded Iguana, keeping warm. It’s a dino-lizard with a spiky spine, And it only…

How to Play To play, you’ll need two dice and you can print out our Tom Thumb Finger Puppets and Clothes Cards from storytimemagazine.com/free to dress him as you play. Player 1 rolls two dice. Add up the two numbers to get your total, then refer to the pictures on the right to see what you should dress Tom in. The aim of the game is to dress Tom in five different items: a shirt, trousers, shoes, a jacket and a hat. If you roll the dice and end up with two of the same item – two shirts, for instance – you can change Tom’s shirt for a different one, but he can only wear one shirt at a time. You can’t swap an extra shirt for a…

One bright morning, long ago, a little old woman was sweeping her floor when she found a shiny sixpence under a chair. “What luck!” she said, grinning. “Now, what shall I do with this sixpence? I know. I’ll go to the market and buy a pig to keep me company.” So she set off for the market and chose a prize pig. It was perfectly pink and round, and the old woman was pleased with her purchase. It was too heavy to carry so she tied a rope around its neck and led it across the fields to her cottage. When they came to a stile, the old woman climbed over it and tried to get the pig to follow her, but it wouldn’t budge. “Come on, pig,” said the…

In distant times, the south of Finland was ruled over by a wise and powerful god called Väinämöinen, who decided to go in search of a wife. His travels took him far north to an icy, barren place known as Pohjola. It was ruled by the wicked sorceress, Louhi. When Louhi sensed there was an intruder in her land, she transformed into an eagle, swooped down on Väinämöinen and carried him to her stronghold in her sharp talons. Shifting into her own shape again, she asked, “Why are you trespassing in my territory?” Väinämöinen saw straight away that Louhi could match his magical powers. There was no point in lying. “I was hoping to find a wife,” he said. Louhi gave him a cold and heartless smile. “And what would…

It was dressing-up day in school soon, and Daisy and Mummy were talking about Daisy’s costume. “What would you like to go as?” asked Mummy. She held up a beautiful dress. “A princess?” Daisy shook her head. “A doctor?” “No.” “A police officer?” “No.” “A chef? A star? A crocodile?” “No, Mummy,” said Daisy. “I want to be a pencil sharpener!” Mummy, Daddy and Daisy worked on the costume until it was just perfect. Daisy couldn’t wait to wear it. Finally, dressing-up day came, and everyone went to school in their costumes. There were knights, fairies, superheroes, mermaids, robots, lions, princesses and kings – but only one pencil sharpener. Daisy had a wonderful time until one of the lions, Lisa, told her that she didn’t like her costume. “Why are…

Two little clouds one summer’s day, Went flying through the sky. They went so fast they bumped their heads, And both began to cry! Old Father Sun looked out and said, “Oh, never mind, my dears, I’ll send my little fairy folk To dry your falling tears.” One fairy came in violet, And one in indigo, In blue, green, yellow, orange, red, They made a pretty row. They wiped the cloud tears all away, And then, from out the sky, Upon a line of sunbeams bright, They hung their gowns to dry. UPCYCLE IT! Print out our Rainbow Template and turn it into a colourful collage using old scraps of papers, packaging and wrappers! Download it from storytimemagazine.com/free…