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TOON Books pioneers a whole new approach for emerging readers by using the sophisticated tools of good comics to engage young children. This groundbreaking approach to high-quality stories has garnered TOON Books lavish praise and numerous awards since its launch. With TOON Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press, you’ll find the new classics of the visual age: visually literate books that will delight, inspire, inform, and tickle the fancy of the children of the twenty-first century.

Now we’re excited to help you celebrate story time with TOON Books!

This story-hour kit features fun reproducible activities featuring your favorite TOON characters: Benny and Penny, Zig and Wikki, Little Mouse, Stinky, Silly Lilly, and Patrick.

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TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011

Jack and the Boxby Art Spiegelman

HC: 978-0-9799238-3-8

Silly Lilly and the Four Seasonsby Agnès Rosenstiehl

HC: 978-0-9799238-1-4

Little MouseGets Readyby Jeff Smith

HC: 978-1-935179-01-6

Silly Lilly in What Will I Be Today?by Agnès Rosenstiehl

HC: 978-1-935179-08-5

Stinkyby Eleanor Davis

HC: 978-0-9799238-4-5

Benny and Pennyin The Toy Breakerby Geoffrey Hayes

HC: 978-1-935179-07-8

Benny and Pennyin The Big No-No!by Geoffrey Hayes

HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0

Benny and Pennyin Just Pretendby Geoffrey Hayes

HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7

Luke on the Looseby Harry Bliss

HC: 978-1-935179-00-9

Patrickin A Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Other Storiesby Geoffrey Hayes

HC: 978-1-935179-09-2

Otto’s Orange Dayby Frank Cammuso and Jay Lynch

HC: 978-0-9799238-2-1

Mo and Join Fighting Together Foreverby Jay Lynch and Dean Haspiel

HC: 978-0-9799238-5-2

Zig and Wikkiin Something Ate My Homeworkby Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler

HC: 978-1-935179-02-3

A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

A Theodor Seuss Geisel

Award Winner


HC: 978-1-935179-09-2

Copyright © 2010 by Geoffrey Hayes and Raw Junior, LLC

Patrick’s Lost BalloonUh-oh! Patrick has lost his red balloon. Help him find it, but watch out for Big Bear! When you’re done, color in the pictures.


HC: 978-1-935179-08-5

Coloring with Silly Lilly

Copyright © 2010 by Agnès Rosenstiehl and Raw Junior, LLC


WINTER

SUMMERSPRING

FALL

snowball

butterfly

flowerbird

beach ball

shells

fish

gloves and mittens

rake

Christmasgift

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Christmas tree

apple

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snowball

Games with Silly LillySilly Lilly plays all year round, in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Look at the pictures in each box and circle the words that do not belong with that season. Next, draw a picture in each box of something that does belong with that season.

HC: 978-0-9799238-1-4

Copyright © 2010 by Agnes Rosenstiehl and Raw Junior, LLC


This is what I do when I get ready to

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4. The End!3.

Getting Ready with Little MouseIn each box, draw a picture that shows how you get ready to do something you like. It could be painting a picture, playing soccer, reading a book, or something else!

HC: 978-1-935179-01-6

Copyright © 2009 by Jeff Smith, Toon Books


In the picture to the right, write some words in Stinky’s balloons. Make sure they have the right feelings to match the art.

HELP ME!

I love you!

We need to be very quiet.

I think monsters are in here.

HC: 978-0-9799238-4-5

Copyright © 2008 by Eleanor Davis and Raw Junior, LLC

Stinky’s Speech BalloonsDraw a balloon around the words. Use a shape that matches what the speaker feels.

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Benny?

enny cannot find Benny.

I’m brave Benny the

Pirate!

here is Benny?

ere he is!

Yo! Ho! Ho! Hand over the gold!

Benny!

Play with me!

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ship!

No. It’s a box.

It’s pretend!


Speech Balloon You can tell a character is speaking when their words are shown in a speech balloon. The tail of the balloon points to his or her mouth.

Thought Balloon A character’s thoughts are shown in a different kind of balloon.Notice how instead of a tail, there is a trail of little bubbles.

Caption A caption describes something that is happening in the story.

Sound Effect A sound effect is a word that describes a noise.


Games with Benny and PennyComics use text features to tell a story. Learn about text features below. Then find examples in the pictures from Benny and Penny in Just Pretend.

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Make your own comic strip by drawing characters and writing what they are saying and thinking.

HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0HC: 978-1-935179-07-8


HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0HC: 978-1-935179-07-8


Puppet Theater with Benny and Penny Color in the characters. Then cut them out with help from a grown-up. Tape each character to a craft stick, and you’re ready to put on a puppet show!You’ll need: CrayonsSafety scissorsTapeCraft stick


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Copyright © 2010 by Nadja Spiegelman, Trade Toeffler, and Raw Junior, LLC

Puppet Theater with Zig and WikkiColor in the characters. Then cut them out with help from a grown-up. Tape each character to a craft stick, and you’re ready to put on a play!You’ll need: CrayonsSafety scissorsTapeCraft stick

HC: 978-1-935179-02-3

Story time with TOON Books TOON into fun! - Candlewick Press - Welcome

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