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MY SUPER HERO NAME IS: SPOT IT! Do you know which story this spotted jug is from? Storytime™ magazine is published every month by Storytime Magazine Ltd, 3 Endless Street, Salisbury SP1 1DL. © Storytime Magazine Ltd, 2022. ALL rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be used or reproduced without prior written permission of the pubLisher. Printed by Warner Group. Editorial Director: Lulu Skantze Editor: Sven Wilson Commercial Director: LesLie Coathup Storytime and its paper suppliers Have been independently certified in accordance with the rules of the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council)®. www.storytimemagazine.com ILLUSTRATORS: Monika Suska The Cats’ ELopement Martina Naldi Leander and the Red Cap Bea Tormo The Bat Goddess Jacqueline Nicolau Bedtime for Gulliver Raitan Ohi Night Bear Strikes Again! Mikhail Dunakovskiy The Midnight Cake Thief Adam…

This was where Princess Leutogi was born, many hundreds of years ago. She Loved the islands, and spent much of her time exploring their forests and befriending the animals that Lived there. The Samoan people lived in peace – until the king of Tonga became jealous of their prosperity and declared war on them. After many battles, both sides were exhausted and the king of Samoa asked for peace. The king of Tonga agreed – but only if Leutogi came to live at his court! Leutogi did not want to Leave Samoa, but she also wanted her people to live in peace. Finally, she agreed to go. Before long, she was aboard a great double-hulled canoe, sailing towards Tonga. Leutogi enjoyed the voyage! She saw whales and albatrosses and flying…

BOLD AND BRILLIANT BOOKS! ★ MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES by Richard and Lewis Edwards-Middleton, illustrated by Andy Passchier (DK) is set in a funfair, but it's really about the different kinds of families that people can have! The sweet story is perfectly complemented by Lively and colourful art. ★ THE ZEBRA'S GREAT ESCAPE by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie (Bloomsbury) stars a plucky girl named Mink who befriends a zebra in the park. The dynamic illustrations bring this duo to life as they embark on an exciting adventure. ★ AFRICANA by Kim Chakanetsa, illustrated by Mayowa Alabi (Wide Eyed Editions) is a gorgeously designed reference book unLike any you have read before! As you might have guessed, it's about the continent of Africa, and expLores its geography, history, cultures and wildlife.…

In a town in Japan, there Lived a cat whose name was Gon. His owner was a musician, and he Loved the cat very much – in fact, Gon treated the man as if he was his faithfuL servant! Everybody thought that Gon was the handsomest cat in the neighbourhood, for he was a silky-coated tabby with beautiful brown eyes. Each day, he would slink over the fences between the nearby houses so people could give him pats and treats. Gon was very happy with his life! But one day, he saw another cat in a window across the street – and his Life was changed forever. She was the Loveliest Lady cat he had ever seen! She was a Siamese, with a coat as smooth and shiny as chocolate.…

1 RED CAPS AND ROSES How many magical caps and flowers are hidden in this picture? Can you count them all? 2 WHO ATE THE CAKE? Find out who stole the tasty treat by following the crumbs across the Playbox pages! Write the name of the thief here! 3 DIVIDE AND CONQUER! Joan wants to stop the war! See if you can help her by using two straight lines to divide the box below into three separate areas. One should have all the blue French soldiers in it, one has to have the red English ones, and one should have all the yellow Burgundians. 4 HOW MANY BLANKETS? Can you work out how many tiny blankets were used to make Gulliver's quilt? (Each pattern is a different blanket!) Write your…

MAKE A MISTAKE AND TRY AGAIN! We all get things wrong sometimes. Making mistakes is part of Life, and it happens to all of us – even grown-ups! In fact, mistakes can be good, because we can Learn from them! We can learn from our mistakes by thinking about what went wrong and trying to come up with a solution. The secret is to not give up, but try again instead! TRY THIS! If you feel bad when you make a mistake, don't take it to heart. You are still an amazing person who can accomplish great things! Learn to forgive yourself, then move forward and try again. If someone you Love made a mistake, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want them to feel bad about it, so treat yourself…

Joan of Arc inspired the French army to defeat the English at Orleans. She was wounded in battle – but this did not stop her from leading her soldiers! She and the Dauphin then went to the city of Rheims. There, she had a place of honour at the ceremony in which the Dauphin was crowned as King Charles VII of France. Joan continued to fight against the English and Burgundian armies, but in the end her luck ran out. She was captured by the Burgundians, and then the English paid the Burgundians to hand her over to them. Although she had been captured, Joan's story inspired the French to fight for their country! Finally, in 1453, the French forced the English out of France (except for a small area…

How to play You'll need two players, the game board on the right and a set of 17 bird counters and one bear counter. You can download the counters from storytimemagazine.com/free – print them and cut them out! ★ One player controls the 17 birds and the other controls the bear. The youngest player gets to choose which one to play as! ★ Place the counters on the board! The bird counters should be put on the 17 squares marked with white triangles. The bear player can then place their counter on any empty square. ★ The bird player moves first! They can move a counter one square forward, sideways or diagonally forward, but cannot move backward or diagonally backward. ★ The bear can move one square in any direction,…