The Swedish say, "Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise." And Mahatma Gandhi said, "First keep the peace within yourself; then you can bring peace to others." And our heroine's mother simply told our heroine, "Keep the peace," as our heroine (confused by what her mother had said) headed right out the door to play! And then, our heroine does what she always does; and she asks all her friends what they think about what her mother said.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. But most of all, have fun as you learn! Because learning must be (and should always be) fun! And when you are finished traveling through this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book; and you can have even more learning fun!
As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!" And if you're wondering from when and where this saying came, the answer is that this proverb appeared in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, written in 1385. And do you know what it means? Our heroine certainly didn't! So, she sets about to ask just about everyone she knows what her mother meant, beginning (as usual) with the elephant!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you're all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
As our heroine is leaving the house to go out to play, her mother tells her, "Don't forget to shake the tree! Or you'll never, ever know what might just fall out!" And our heroine doesn't know what her mother is trying to tell her. And so, our heroine does what she always does; and she heads out to ask everyone she knows all about what her mother said. And she begins by visiting the elephant as she always does!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go straight to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
It was Socrates who first said, "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." And our heroine's mother just happened to tell our heroine the very same thing just as she was going out the front door to play. And our heroine was dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) once again, she didn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why her mother said what she said, or what it was her mother meant by what she had said. And so, she asked everyone she knew! And she began with the elephant!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, that 'shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half a sorrow' (which is an old Swedish proverb). And our heroine is dumbfounded once again. Because (you see) she doesn't know why her mother said what she said, or understand why she said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, our heroine figures it out all by herself.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's great grandma tells our heroine that everyone needs integrity. And not surprisingly, our heroine doesn't know what that means, because she has never actually heard the word, 'integrity'; and that's why she doesn't know what it means! And being ever so curious, she heads out the door to ask her friends ( beginning with the elephant) what they think about what her great grandma said. Can you guess how she figures out what her great grandma meant?Think about what you think the word 'integrity' means and why we all need 'integrity', as you practice reading skills and build reading word vocabulary through word recognition, and word repetition, and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun-filled music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, "One candle against the darkness can light a room, and can light the way!" And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, because she doesn't know why her mother said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone what her mother said to see what they think. And in the end, our heroine must figure it out all by herself.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to right Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's mother tells our heroine, just as she leaves to go out to play, that hard work never hurt anyone. And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, because she doesn't know why her mother said what she said. And so, when she goes out to play, she tells everyone (beginning with the elephant) what her mother said to see what they think. And everyone tells our heroine what her mother said was absolutely true! And this starts her thinking maybe she forgot to do something.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's great grandma comes to visit. And when our heroine goes out the front door to play, Great Grandma tells her to always wait her turn, and when she is in a line waiting not to crowd others. Our heroine doesn't understand why her great grandma told her this, and so she goes about telling everyone she knows (beginning with the elephant) what her great grandma told her to find out if they have any thoughts on the subject. And in the end, she figures it out for herself!Think about why you should wait your turn. as you practice reading skills and build reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's mother suddenly quotes Alexander Pope and tells our heroine, "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded once again, and not knowing what her mother means. In fact, she thinks maybe her mother is having a bad day! So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her figure out what her mother meant!Think about what it means to keep hope in our hearts, and why this is important, as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's great Grandma tells our heroine that she can catch more flies with honey than our heroine can catch with vinegar, which seems quite strange to our heroine, because she has no intention of ever catching flies. And our heroine then decides maybe she didn't understand what her great grandma meant; and so our heroine begins a journey and asks everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) if they know what her great grandma meant!Think about what you think our heroine's great grandma meant, and why what she said was an important thing to say, as you practice reading skills, and as you build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's great grandma tells our heroine not only that 'we need to help one another', but she also tells our heroine that we need to do this 'each and every day'. And this leaves our heroine dumbfounded and not knowing what to do or how she can do this. So, she proceeds to talk to everyone she can think of (beginning with the elephant) to see if they can help her figure this out!Think about why we need to help one another, and why this is an important thing to do (as well as how you would go about doing just that) as you practice your reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-6 teacher, Penelope Dyan.Most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun! Then, when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Do you know what it means to be thoughtful? Our heroine's mother asked our heroine the same question, and she told our heroine to keep thoughtful thoughts in hear head. But, as usual, our heroine didn't understand what her other had meant by what she had said, and so she decided to ask everyone she met (beginning with the elephant) what they thought her mother had meant.Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant by what she said, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary, using word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. And find out what our heroine saw and why what she saw helped her to figure it out. But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine pays another visit to her great grandma who simply tells her that 'a little is better than nothing', and that our heroine should be grateful for what she's got. Discover what our heroine figures out her great grandma was trying to tell her and what her great grandma really meant, after visiting her friends and family, beginning (of course) with her friend, the elephant, and asking them if they knew what her great grandma meant by what she said that day. Then, think about what it means to be grateful for what you have, even if it doesn't seem like a lot, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
You never know what's next. And when someone (even a friend) wants you to do something wrong, never play along. This is something our mother's heroine told her, and our heroine didn't understand what her mother had meant by what she had said! And so, our heroine set out to find out if any of her friends or other family members (beginning with her friend, the elephant) knew what her mother had meant, only to have them all tell her to just listen to her mother!Think about what you think our heroine's mother meant by what she said, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary, using word recognition, and word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages of this fun-filled, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine's great grandma has something important to share with our heroine about being kind to others, and our heroine doesn't exactly understand what her great grandma is trying to tell her. And so, she asks all her friends (and she begins with her friend, the elephant) about what they think her great grandmother meant. And (of course) no one seems to want to really tell her what she wants to know; and so, our heroine has to figure out for herself what she needs to do.Think about what it means to be kind and why it you should always be kind to others, even when others are not kind to you, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun, 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel, and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
You should always listen to those who love you, because those who love you always have your best interests at heart. Find out what our heroine's great grandmother had to tell her about someone in our heroine's life, her dear, sweet mother,and why our heroine had to think about what it meant when her great grandmother told her to listen to her mother.Think about why it is important to listen to those who love you (especially as to your own dear, sweet mother) as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, be sure to have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book and and you can have even more learning fun!!
You always want to be a light in the world. And if you don't believe me, you can always ask our heroine's great grandma, or the elephant, or any of the fun and familiar Penelope Dyan characters you will meet as you travel through the pages of this fun, 'learn to read' book with our heroine who doesn't understand what her great grandma is trying to tell her, and who is looking for some answers to understand what her great grandma means by what she said Think about what it means to be a light in the world, and why it is an important thing to be, as you practice reading skills and build your reading word vocabulary through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all of which you will find on the pages this fun-filled 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan.But most of all, have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid like you just won't love to learn! And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel, and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book!
Our heroine has two great big delicious apples that she wants to share; and she can't find anyone who wants them, not even her dear, sweet mother! Of course, they all thank her; but it seems no one wants to eat her two great big delicious apples! Can you guess why? And can you guess what happens next?Think about this, and why it is important to share; and find out how our heroine finally resolves her dilemma, as you go traveling through this fun-filled 'learn to read' book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, that is filled to the brim with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, all to help a kid just like you build reading word vocabulary and reading skills as you have fun learning! And never forget to have fun as you learn; because learning must be (and should always be) fun, or a kid won't love to learn!And when you are all finished traveling through this book, you can go to Bellissimavideo's YouTube channel; and you can watch the free, fun music video that goes with this book! And then, you can have even more learning fun!
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