Innehållsförteckning för January/February 2026 från Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children

Precious was upset. She stood on the school stage, wanting to cry. Her class was practicing its play. And Precious had to be a donkey! Not even a whole donkey, just the front half. She wore a sack. She had two silly ears sticking up on her head. In the middle of the play, she had to say, “Hee-haw, hee-haw!” Very, very loudly. Worst of all, Jasper was the back half of the donkey. He held on to Precious’s waist, and it tickled when they walked across the stage. Precious wanted to be a princess like Miriam. Miriam wore a long white dress and a golden crown. She had lovely words to say, like, “Oh, my father, welcome home. See, I have cooked your favorite meal.” Or else Precious wanted…

All over the world people love listening to and telling stories. Sometimes they tell stories about things that really happened. And sometimes they tell about made-up adventures. Often people tell stories to help them remember important people and how they lived. Do you know stories about your parents or grandparents? Sometimes people use pictures to tell stories. This rock painting from Africa is thousands of years old. What story do you think it is telling? Each area of the world has its own favorite stories and characters. Throughout western Africa, parents tell their children the stories of Anansi the spider, who is tricky and wise. The stories make everyone laugh. Have you heard some of these stories too? Stories like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Cinderella” are very old. Long…

“Hey, Yo,” says Jennifer. “Here’s your lion costume from Halloween.” “This box is full of neat stuff,” exclaims Kayla. “We should dress up and put on a play.” “I’ll make this shirt look like a princess dress,” says Jennifer. “I’ll be a scary lion,” says Yo. “Roar !” “That wasn’t scary,” says Jennifer. “Rooooar !!” shouts Yo. “Better,” says Jennifer. “But you should wear your claws.” “Lion, I’m going to make you laugh so much that you’ll stop being scary,” says Kayla. “I can laugh like a lion too,” says Yo. “HA, HA, HA !” “The princess in our story needs a fancy throne,” says Jennifer. “Let’s practice one more time,” says Yo. “Then we’ll be ready for our play.” “Oooh! What a scary lion!” exclaims Mom. “Cool costumes,” says…

The World’s Most Dramatic Photographer…

With a grown-up, cut out the three strips of small pictures along the solid green lines, keeping the white strips at each end. (Do not cut the small pictures apart!) Carefully cut two slits in this picture of the stage along the dotted lines. From the back, thread one end of a strip through both slits, so that one small picture appears on the stage. Use all the strips to create a lively talent show! To make up your own shows, cut strips of plain white paper and draw the acts you would like to see on your stage. LADYBUG TAKEOUT PAGES Please remove carefully at fold. LADYBUG TAKEOUT PAGES Please remove carefully at fold. LADYBUG TAKEOUT PAGES Please remove carefully at fold.…