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. copyright 2010 by Agnès Rosenstiehl (Silly Lilly); copyright 2009 by Jef f Smith (Little Mouse) Illustrations: copyright 2010 by Geoffrey Hayes from (Patrick); copyright 2008 by Eleanor Davis (Stinky); Story time with TOON Books TOON into fun! 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. Visit TOON online for interactive games, downloadable activities, literacy resources, and more! W W W.T O O N - B O O K S. C O M
Silly Lilly in What Will I Be Today? by Agnès Rosenstiehl HC: 978-1-935179-08-5 Patrick Benny and Penny Mo and Jo in A Teddy Bear s Picnic and Other Stories in The Toy Breaker in Fighting Together Forever HC: 978-1-935179-07-8 HC: 978-0-9799238-5-2 Benny and Penny Luke on the Loose Otto s Orange Day in Just Pretend by Harry Bliss by Frank Cammuso and Jay Lynch by Geoffrey Hayes by Geoffrey Hayes by Jay Lynch and Dean Haspiel HC: 978-1-935179-09-2 Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons by Agnès Rosenstiehl HC: 978-0-9799238-1-4 by Geoffrey Hayes Little Mouse Gets Ready A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book HC: 978-1-935179-00-9 HC: 978-0-9799238-2-1 HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7 by Jeff Smith HC: 978-1-935179-01-6 Jack and the Box by Art Spiegelman HC: 978-0-9799238-3-8 Benny and Penny A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner in The Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0 Stinky A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book by Eleanor Davis HC: 978-0-9799238-4-5 Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler HC: 978-1-935179-02-3 TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Patrick s Lost Balloon Uh-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: 978-1-935179-09-2 Copyright 2010 by Geoffrey Hayes and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Coloring with Silly Lilly HC: 978-1-935179-08-5 Copyright 2010 by Agnès Rosenstiehl and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Games with Silly Lilly Silly 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 SPRING SUMMER butterfly beach ball bird flower shells gloves and mittens snowball fish FALL Christmas tree butterfly WINTER hat Leaf apple Christmas gift snowball rake Copyright 2010 by Agnes Rosenstiehl and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Getting Ready with Little Mouse In 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 This is what I do when I get ready to 1. Start Here 2. 3. 4. The End! Copyright 2009 by Jeff Smith, Toon Books TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Stinky s Speech Balloons Draw a balloon around the words. Use a shape that matches what the speaker feels. HC: 978-0-9799238-4-5 HELP ME! We need to be very quiet. I love you! I think monsters are in here. In the picture to the right, write some words in Stinky s balloons. Make sure they have the right feelings to match the art. Copyright 2008 by Eleanor Davis and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Games with Benny and Penny Comics 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. HC: 978-1-935179-07-8 HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0 HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7 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 Sound Effect A caption describes something that is happening in the story. A sound effect is a word that describes a noise. ere he is! a enny cannot find Benny. It s pirate Benny? ship! I m brave Benny the Pirate! Benny! 1. No. It s a box. 2. 3. here is Benny? 4. Yo! Ho! Ho! Playwhat with they are saying and thinking. Make your own comic stripit sby drawing characters Hand over and writing me! pretend! the gold! 6 Copyright 2008 by Geoffrey Hayes and Raw Junior, LLC 10 TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com 7 11 Spring 2011
Puppet Theater with Benny and Penny HC: 978-1-935179-07-8 HC: 978-0-9799238-9-0 HC: 978-0-9799238-0-7 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: Crayons Safety scissors Tape Craft stick Copyright 2008 by Geoffrey Hayes and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011
Puppet Theater with Zig and Wikki HC: 978-1-935179-02-3 RO CK E T SHIP WIKKI ZIG 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 play! You ll need: Crayons Safety scissors Tape Craft stick Copyright 2010 by Nadja Spiegelman, Trade Toeffler, and Raw Junior, LLC TOON Books Story-Hour Kit www.toon-books.com Spring 2011