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Lumi and the Lantern Meadow
Lumi and the Lantern Meadow
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
How does Lumi care for the plant while she waits?
What could you notice by looking at the same plant on several evenings?
Draw a bud and an open flower. Tell someone what changed.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Lumi and the Lantern Meadow
Marlow Runs the Starlit Line
Marlow Runs the Starlit Line
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
Match the three crate symbols to the garden beds.
Why does fog call for slower travel and extra checks?
Which train jobs belong to Conductor Bea?
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Marlow Runs the Starlit Line
Princess Sela and the Palace of Small Repairs
Princess Sela and the Palace of Small Repairs
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
What does Sela notice that needs help?
Why is asking the right helper part of being a leader?
Which task is the right size for Sela to do herself?
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Princess Sela and the Palace of Small Repairs
The First Day of Princess School
The First Day of Princess School
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the empty part of Allison's map before school.
Show me how Allison sits close enough to keep Maren company.
Say one thing you might draw for a new friend.
Words to say together: crayon: a colored wax stick used for drawing. / butterflies: fluttery insects, or the jumpy feeling in your stomach. / courtyard: an open space surrounded by buildings. / braid: hair woven together in crossing sections. / fountain: a place where water is pushed up and falls into a basin. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The First Day of Princess School
The First Day of Princess School
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does the King call Allison's nervous feeling doorway weather?
How does helping Maren change Allison's own storm?
What fills the blank place on Allison's map by the end of the day?
Words to say together: crayon: a colored wax stick used for drawing. / butterflies: fluttery insects, or the jumpy feeling in your stomach. / courtyard: an open space surrounded by buildings. / braid: hair woven together in crossing sections. / fountain: a place where water is pushed up and falls into a basin. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The First Day of Princess School
Room on the Map
Room on the Map
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the map Allison gives Prince Alder.
Show me how you could walk beside someone without drawing their line.
Say one real job a new person could help you do.
Words to say together: fountain: a place where water is pushed up and falls into a basin. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / mountain: land that rises very high above the ground around it. / spectacles: eyeglasses. / switchback: a sharp bend in a path that climbs a steep place. / ridge: a long, narrow top of a hill or mountain.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Room on the Map
Room on the Map
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does a map that works perfectly still leave Alder feeling lost?
What is the difference between lending someone your looking and lending them your lines?
How does drawing himself on the fountain help Alder belong?
Words to say together: fountain: a place where water is pushed up and falls into a basin. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / mountain: land that rises very high above the ground around it. / spectacles: eyeglasses. / switchback: a sharp bend in a path that climbs a steep place. / ridge: a long, narrow top of a hill or mountain.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Room on the Map
The Friends Who Did Not Match
The Friends Who Did Not Match
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the safe rules Allison follows near Ember.
Show me a courteous distance with your hands.
Say one thing Ember and Brook have in common.
Words to say together: cougar: a large wild cat that lives in the Americas. / keeper: a person or animal that watches over something. / axolotl: a small water animal with feathery gills beside its head. / courteous: polite and respectful of someone else's space. / squall: a sudden burst of strong wind and rain. / lantern: a light inside a case that protects its flame.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Friends Who Did Not Match
The Friends Who Did Not Match
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why are the facts about Ember better than the hurrying stories?
How does Allison introduce the hours instead of forcing a friendship?
What lets Ember and Brook choose their own way to meet?
Words to say together: cougar: a large wild cat that lives in the Americas. / keeper: a person or animal that watches over something. / axolotl: a small water animal with feathery gills beside its head. / courteous: polite and respectful of someone else's space. / squall: a sudden burst of strong wind and rain. / lantern: a light inside a case that protects its flame.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Friends Who Did Not Match
The Queen's Keys
The Queen's Keys
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the four seasons in Allison's new plan.
Show me a slow hand and a small turn.
Say one daily job that helps keep a welcome ready.
Words to say together: keyhole: the shaped opening where a key goes into a lock. / ivy: a climbing plant that holds onto walls. / basket: a container woven from thin strips of material. / autumn: the season after summer and before winter. / mittens: warm hand coverings with one space for the thumb. / hedgerow: a line of bushes or small trees along a road or field.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Queen's Keys
The Queen's Keys
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does the Queen say no to Allison's first plan?
How is keeping a door bigger than opening it once?
What does Allison discover by looking from the door's height?
Words to say together: keyhole: the shaped opening where a key goes into a lock. / ivy: a climbing plant that holds onto walls. / basket: a container woven from thin strips of material. / autumn: the season after summer and before winter. / mittens: warm hand coverings with one space for the thumb. / hedgerow: a line of bushes or small trees along a road or field.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Queen's Keys
Princess of the Month
Princess of the Month
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the one cup that says come sit.
Show me how Allison offers her extra cup to the new princess.
Say one good thing that becomes better when it is shared.
Words to say together: hollow: an empty space or dip inside something. / honey: a sweet food made by bees. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record. / curtsy: a greeting made by bending the knees and lowering the body. / sash: a long strip of cloth worn around the body or over a shoulder.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Princess of the Month
Princess of the Month
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does Allison's big first plan fail even though everyone is kind?
How does asking Bea for help change what her careful practice is for?
What family lessons does Allison carry into the Hall?
Words to say together: hollow: an empty space or dip inside something. / honey: a sweet food made by bees. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record. / curtsy: a greeting made by bending the knees and lowering the body. / sash: a long strip of cloth worn around the body or over a shoulder.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Princess of the Month
The Forever Den
The Forever Den
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the den that is pretty on the outside and empty on the inside.
Show me how Allison holds still and lets herself be looked at.
Say one thing you would bring to make the empty den feel like home.
Words to say together: birches: slim trees with smooth white bark. / level: a builder's tool that shows whether something is straight and even. / doorway: the open space you walk through to get inside. / trough: a long open container that animals drink from. / wreath: leaves or flowers woven into a ring. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Forever Den
The Forever Den
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does the King build the doorway wide and hang no door in it?
What does Allison figure out when the unicorn looks in and sleeps outside instead?
How do the friends' gifts change the den in a way the paint could not?
Words to say together: birches: slim trees with smooth white bark. / level: a builder's tool that shows whether something is straight and even. / doorway: the open space you walk through to get inside. / trough: a long open container that animals drink from. / wreath: leaves or flowers woven into a ring. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Forever Den
The Name She Drew
The Name She Drew
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the orange girl with her arms up in all that rain.
Show me how you would set a cushion down for someone who sits on floors.
Say one name you say out loud every morning.
Words to say together: marker: a pen with a thick tip for drawing and coloring. / mane: the long hair along the top of an animal's neck. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record. / rounds: the regular visits someone makes to check on things. / wren: a small brown bird with a short tail that points up. / cushion: a soft pad used to make a seat or special place comfortable.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Name She Drew
The Name She Drew
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does Quill keep an empty space in her ledger instead of picking a name herself?
Why does no name from Tansy, Juniper, or Maren fit, even though all three are kind?
How does the King's story about Allison's own name help her hear the name she has been saying all along?
Words to say together: marker: a pen with a thick tip for drawing and coloring. / mane: the long hair along the top of an animal's neck. / ledger: a book used to keep an organized record. / rounds: the regular visits someone makes to check on things. / wren: a small brown bird with a short tail that points up. / cushion: a soft pad used to make a seat or special place comfortable.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Name She Drew
The King Who Went Out Early
The King Who Went Out Early
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the stone Allison is holding at her window before the sun is up.
Show me how you would open a heavy gate with both hands.
Say one thing on your table that somebody had to carry home.
Words to say together: latch: the small bar that holds a gate or a door shut. / mill: a building where grain is crushed into flour. / slates: flat pieces of stone laid in rows to cover a roof. / bale: a large bundle of something like wool, tied up tight. / barrel: a round wooden container with flat ends. / cart: an open wagon pulled by animals, used for carrying loads.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King Who Went Out Early
The King Who Went Out Early
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does Allison's first page have room for so many more marks than she wants?
What changes for Allison when she smells the flour at the mill?
The first stop gives her nothing to count, and the King never says sorry for it. Why not?
Words to say together: latch: the small bar that holds a gate or a door shut. / mill: a building where grain is crushed into flour. / slates: flat pieces of stone laid in rows to cover a roof. / bale: a large bundle of something like wool, tied up tight. / barrel: a round wooden container with flat ends. / cart: an open wagon pulled by animals, used for carrying loads.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King Who Went Out Early
La olla que no se deja sola
La olla que no se deja sola
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Señala la ventana donde el arroz con leche espera a Andreas.
Enséñame cómo menea Allison la olla, despacio y sin parar.
Di una cosa que huela a que alguien ha llegado a casa.
Palabras del cuento: olla: la vasija honda donde se cocina el arroz con leche. / cuchara: el utensilio largo de madera con el que se menea la olla. / canela: una especia dulce, en raja o molida, que perfuma la olla. / limonero: el árbol del patio que da limones. / delantal: la prenda que la Abuela se pone encima para cocinar. / marinero: una persona que trabaja en un barco, como Andreas.
Dibuja tu parte favorita y cuéntasela a alguien.
StoryBeam Kids · La olla que no se deja sola
La olla que no se deja sola
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
¿Por qué la Abuela cambia la olla del tamaño de un barco por dos puñados de arroz?
¿Qué hace Allison distinto en la segunda olla, y por qué funciona?
Cuando la primera olla se pega, la Abuela dice "hay más leche". ¿Qué le está enseñando a Allison?
Palabras del cuento: olla: la vasija honda donde se cocina el arroz con leche. / cuchara: el utensilio largo de madera con el que se menea la olla. / canela: una especia dulce, en raja o molida, que perfuma la olla. / limonero: el árbol del patio que da limones. / delantal: la prenda que la Abuela se pone encima para cocinar. / marinero: una persona que trabaja en un barco, como Andreas.
Dibuja tu parte favorita y cuéntasela a alguien.
StoryBeam Kids · La olla que no se deja sola
La ficha que viaja
La ficha que viaja
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Señala la ficha que Mac aprueba con dos golpecitos.
Enséñame cómo se saluda con las dos manos para que se sepa que eres tú.
Di en voz alta "paso", como Allison, cuando no tengas nada que poner.
Palabras del cuento: ficha: cada pieza blanca del dominó, con puntos en las dos mitades. / malecón: el muro largo y bajo junto al mar por donde camina el Abuelo. / pelícanos: pájaros grandes de mar con el pico muy largo, que se posan en fila. / gorra: el sombrero plano que el Abuelo se pone para caminar. / nudo: una lazada apretada en una soga, como la que Andreas ata en la muñeca. / bigote: el pelo sobre el labio del Abuelo, que se toca cuando va a poner una ficha buena.
Dibuja tu parte favorita y cuéntasela a alguien.
StoryBeam Kids · La ficha que viaja
La ficha que viaja
Nombre: ____________________ Fecha: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
¿Por qué pierde Allison las tres primeras partidas, aunque guarde sus mejores fichas?
¿Cómo descubre Allison que Andreas no tiene seises?
El Abuelo dice que pasar no es perder. ¿En qué se parece pasar a esperar?
Palabras del cuento: ficha: cada pieza blanca del dominó, con puntos en las dos mitades. / malecón: el muro largo y bajo junto al mar por donde camina el Abuelo. / pelícanos: pájaros grandes de mar con el pico muy largo, que se posan en fila. / gorra: el sombrero plano que el Abuelo se pone para caminar. / nudo: una lazada apretada en una soga, como la que Andreas ata en la muñeca. / bigote: el pelo sobre el labio del Abuelo, que se toca cuando va a poner una ficha buena.
Dibuja tu parte favorita y cuéntasela a alguien.
StoryBeam Kids · La ficha que viaja
The Storm That Stayed Inside
The Storm That Stayed Inside
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the things that make Allison's inside storm grow.
Show me how Allison and the King sit beside each other.
Say one feeling that can move through you like weather.
Words to say together: crayon: a colored wax stick used for drawing. / braid: hair woven together in crossing sections. / weather: what the sky and air are like outside. / genuine: real and truly meant. / mended: fixed after being torn or broken. / pardoned: forgiven and no longer blamed.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Storm That Stayed Inside
The Storm That Stayed Inside
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does the King take every small wrong seriously?
How does saying the whole list change Allison's inside storm?
What does the visible patch help Allison remember?
Words to say together: crayon: a colored wax stick used for drawing. / braid: hair woven together in crossing sections. / weather: what the sky and air are like outside. / genuine: real and truly meant. / mended: fixed after being torn or broken. / pardoned: forgiven and no longer blamed.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Storm That Stayed Inside
The King's Day Off
The King's Day Off
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the cold cup that tells Allison the King needs care.
Show me how Allison carries the cool water with both hands.
Say one kind thing your hands are big enough to do.
Words to say together: beekeeper: a person who cares for bees and their hives. / notebook: a small book of blank pages for writing or drawing. / scepter: a decorated staff carried by a ruler. / appointment: a planned time to meet or do something. / napkins: pieces of cloth or paper used while eating. / willow: a tree with long branches that bend down.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King's Day Off
The King's Day Off
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
What does Allison notice that everyone else has missed?
Why is letting himself be helped hard work for the King?
How does Allison keep the plan safe and sized for her own hands?
Words to say together: beekeeper: a person who cares for bees and their hives. / notebook: a small book of blank pages for writing or drawing. / scepter: a decorated staff carried by a ruler. / appointment: a planned time to meet or do something. / napkins: pieces of cloth or paper used while eating. / willow: a tree with long branches that bend down.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King's Day Off
The Longest Royal Wait
The Longest Royal Wait
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the dark lantern where the bird makes her nest.
Show me how Allison watches from a respectful distance.
Say one thing that takes the time it takes.
Words to say together: taper: a thin candle used to carry a flame. / nest: a home a bird builds for eggs or babies. / coral: a bright pink-orange color. / confession: something true that feels hard to say. / patience: staying steady while something takes time. / cheeping: making tiny, high bird sounds.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Longest Royal Wait
The Longest Royal Wait
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why can Allison plan the keeping-company but not the hatch?
How does the pile of drawings make waiting feel lighter?
What safety choices let the birds decide when the lantern is finished as a home?
Words to say together: taper: a thin candle used to carry a flame. / nest: a home a bird builds for eggs or babies. / coral: a bright pink-orange color. / confession: something true that feels hard to say. / patience: staying steady while something takes time. / cheeping: making tiny, high bird sounds.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Longest Royal Wait
The King Who Crossed the Storm
The King Who Crossed the Storm
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to the part where Allison makes a plan for finding her boat.
Show me how you would hold the cup with both hands while somebody helps.
Say one small thing you made that would matter to you.
Words to say together: lantern: a light inside a case that protects its flame. / stream: a small, narrow river. / willow: a tree with long branches that bend down. / shallows: the parts of water that are not deep. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / mended: fixed after being torn or broken.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King Who Crossed the Storm
The King Who Crossed the Storm
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why does waiting feel easier once Allison has a plan?
What does Allison do when the first two places do not have her boat?
How does the brighter patch change the way Allison thinks about the tear?
Words to say together: lantern: a light inside a case that protects its flame. / stream: a small, narrow river. / willow: a tree with long branches that bend down. / shallows: the parts of water that are not deep. / satchel: a bag carried with a strap. / mended: fixed after being torn or broken.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The King Who Crossed the Storm
The Crown That Was Too Big
The Crown That Was Too Big
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 3–5: say it, draw it, tell it.
Point to a place where Allison remembers the road with her hand.
Show me how big the King's crown looks when Allison tries it on.
Say where you would put a light on a dark path.
Words to say together: cushion: a soft pad used to make a seat or special place comfortable. / harbor: a sheltered place where boats can stay safely. / bramble: a prickly bush with tangled branches. / ochre: a warm yellow-brown color. / throne: a special chair for a king or queen. / diggers: people who make holes in the ground.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Crown That Was Too Big
The Crown That Was Too Big
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Ages 6–8: talk first, then write or draw.
Why can Allison notice something about the road that the grown-ups cannot?
What makes the King treat Allison's map like real work?
How does Allison decide whether to move the mark by the old wall?
Words to say together: cushion: a soft pad used to make a seat or special place comfortable. / harbor: a sheltered place where boats can stay safely. / bramble: a prickly bush with tangled branches. / ochre: a warm yellow-brown color. / throne: a special chair for a king or queen. / diggers: people who make holes in the ground.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Crown That Was Too Big
The Frost Before Breakfast
The Frost Before Breakfast
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
What three things does Mom check in the night sky?
What can Allison learn by looking at the result of her freezer experiment?
How does Allison take a turn at noticing for someone else?
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Frost Before Breakfast
Allison and Nonna's Warm-Water Day
Allison and Nonna's Warm-Water Day
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
What does Allison notice about Nonna?
How do the robe, water, towels, and shade help their day?
Which parts of the pool day need a grown-up?
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Allison and Nonna's Warm-Water Day
Allison, Enzo, and the Long Loop
Allison, Enzo, and the Long Loop
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
Why do they check the way instead of guessing at the fork?
How can one hiker help when another needs a rest?
Draw a trail marker you would look for with a grown-up.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Allison, Enzo, and the Long Loop
Papa's Quietest Beat
Papa's Quietest Beat
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
What does Papa do when a beat gets rushed?
How can quiet be part of music?
Show a comfortable, quiet rhythm with your hands.
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · Papa's Quietest Beat
The Garden That Brought Friends Home
The Garden That Brought Friends Home
Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Read together, then talk or draw.
Why leave an open spot in the garden?
How can a friend bring a different idea?
Which garden materials need a grown-up to check them first?
Draw your favorite part. Tell someone what happened.
StoryBeam Kids · The Garden That Brought Friends Home