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In May we follow our hearts This month s story is about the little voice in Gloria s head taking the form of a great big beast getting in the way of her doing what she really wants does this beast sound familiar Join us in finding the confidence to follow our hearts Gloria might have some tips for you audio available Main Story p 3 Gloria s Big Problem I wouldn t do that if I were you What should I give mum Silly Spells with Zouk p 24 Zouk needs a gift idea p 29 Creative Corner Happy Mother s Day Games p 32 p 36 Everyone on boar d SamSam MuckYuck s Soup Wonder with Whizkid p 38 Why do we get scared p 40 Animal World Honey Bees audio available Short story p 41 Herbert and the hammock tale p 47 You tell the Polo surprises Lili Subscribe now to our audio option or add it to your existing subscription How do you get up there

Main Story Written by Sarah Stiles Bright and illustrated by Mike Deas Gloria really loved to sing Sometimes she would pretend to be an opera singer She used a pillow to give herself a big tummy Then she stood on a chair and waved her arms around as she sang at the top of her voice 3

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But Gloria had a Big Problem and this Big Problem stopped her from doing the things she wanted to do When she wanted to try something new like ride her bike to the shop or join the football team her Big Problem would go on and on and on about all the things that might go wrong so that she would change her mind 5

Once Alice invited her to go for a sleepover and watch a film Gloria felt very excited But her Big Problem crept up behind her and started whispering things about comets and earthquakes and blizzards So Gloria changed her mind She didn t go to Alice s house in case something AWFUL happened while she was there 6

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Each time Gloria was invited to a birthday party she wanted to sing Happy Birthday with the others But when she tried to sing her Big Problem would open its big ugly mouth and sing even louder in its big ugly voice So to avoid that Gloria sang in a soft voice that could hardly be heard 9

One day Gloria heard that the theatre would be putting on a musical and that all the children in the town were invited to try out for a part She wanted to try out more than anything Gloria decided to practise even though her Big Problem was always around to tell her about comets and earthquakes and blizzards and that the whole town would laugh at her singing 10

Finally it was the day for tryouts Even with her Big Problem bothering her all the time Gloria still wanted to sing When she told her parents where she was going they smiled and said Oh that s nice Then they went back to reading their newspapers When she told her brother Henry about the tryouts he burst out laughing You re doing WHAT he shouted You re going up on stage in front of all those people And you re going to sing You can t do that You have a Problem A BIG PROBLEM He laughed some more and then he laughed even harder 11

She went to the tryout anyway Her Big Problem went along too walking right behind her as usual But nobody could see it or hear it And that made Gloria mad 12

The entrance was full of parents and their children all waiting for their turn to sing Gloria felt nervous She could feel her worries rising in her tummy up through her chest and into her throat until her ears burned hot 13

Suddenly she thought What if a tornado comes whirling through town while I m singing and carries me away What if a poisonous spider crawls up my leg and bites me and my leg swells up like a balloon What if a giant meteor comes crashing down to Earth and flattens me before I finish my song 14

The list of what ifs kept getting longer and longer and Gloria s heart beat so fast that she felt like she couldn t breathe She was still cross with her brother Henry and cross with her parents who didn t take her seriously But most of all she was cross with her Big Problem that always got in her way 15

She was so cross that suddenly she stamped her feet turned around and looked right at her Big Problem and shouted STOP as loud as she could And to Gloria s surprise her Problem began to shrink and went to hide in the shadows at the back of the auditorium 17

All the children and parents looked at Gloria The piano teacher stopped playing the piano Outside the cars stopped moving in the street The postman stopped delivering the mail The grocer stopped refilling the shelves The soccer players on the field stopped playing 18

The dentist stopped cleaning teeth The vet stopped trying to bandage a kitten s leg The hairdresser stopped trying to comb a woman s messy hair The whole town stopped and listened 19

No one had ever heard Gloria shout like that So Gloria walked briskly up onto the stage and cried BE QUIET I ve had enough of you you big ugly monster Gloria s Big Problem got smaller and smaller It hated being called a monster ENOUGH Do you hear me There are no tornadoes here or poisonous spiders I m not going to listen to you anymore Now it s time you listened to me Then Gloria began singing 20

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Gloria was chosen for the musical A few weeks later the piano teacher the postman the hairdresser the soccer players the grocer the dentist the vet her friend Alice her parents and even her big brother Henry all come to listen to her sing Gloria played the part of a ladybird She danced around the stage and she sang beautifully THE END 22

23 Bayard Belles Histoires No 581 2021 Written by Sarah Stiles Bright Illustrations by Mike Deas Published with authorisation from Tilbury House Publishers All rights reserved Adapted by Liz Shepherd and Pauline Cheung

little witch big personality Zouk needs a gift idea I could bake a nice snail slime cake But maybe it s too slimy for her Maybe I ll make a spider web scarf But it might be too delicate Zouk wants to give her mum a lovely surprise but what 24

Pips her faithful cat says You could give her a mouse sandwich Hmmm Yuck that s disgusting Mr Pumpkin is shocked He says You are cruel and mean Zouk you should give your mum a beautiful orange dress Orange is such a great colour It makes everybody look good You guys don t know anything about mums says Zouk She asks her friend Nono You could sing her a beautiful song But I sing really badly 25

So Zouk asks her Granny Zak Please give me an idea for a surprise for Mum Oh dear I haven t got time says Granny Zak I have to bathe Raymond my pig The only one left to ask is her dad Basil Zouk is sure that he will have a good idea He knows Saffron very well he is married to her after all You could give her a lovely cookbook But mum hates cooking Yes it s a pity says Basil Because I love eating Zouk is running out of time She goes for a walk in the big big city 26

What am I going to do I really wanted to give my mum a nice present thinks Zouk A little tear runs down her cheek The tear trickles slowly and falls gently on the ground Suddenly a f lower starts to grow out of the earth It s a tear f lower 27

So Zouk carefully picks the little tear f lower and runs very fast to give it to her mum She gives her mum the f lower and it transforms into a beautiful bird That s what happens when you give a tear f lower to someone you love Oooh And the bird f lies up and away over the big big city Thank you Zouk 28 THE END What a brilliant surprise Bayard Belles Histoires No 581 2021 Written by Serge Bloch Characters created by Nicolas Hubesch and Serge Bloch Illustrations Robin Le Gall She arrives home at the same time as Saffron Hey Mum cries Zouk Look what I ve brought you

Creative Corner Happy Mother s Day Not every country celebrates Mother s Day on the same day This special day is usually celebrated in either March or May Here s a great idea for a present to show your mum how much you love her What is It Shush it s a surprise 29

You will need l l l l l l l l l white drawing paper red food colouring a packet of flower seeds a rolling pin scissors small dried flowers baking paper glue soil Little flower hearts I can t wait to see the flowers grow Wow They look so pretty SURP RIS E Tell yo u r m these um to hea pla soil T rts flat in s nt om he pretty y will grow e flower s 30 1 Tear up the paper into tiny pieces and put them in a bowl with hot water Let it soak for 1 hour Mix the wet paper in a food processor Then split the paper paste into 3 bowls 2 Add 6 drops of food colouring to the first bowl and 3 drops to the second bowl Don t add any to the last bowl Add flower seeds to each bowl Mix thoroughly and squeeze out any extra water with your hands 3 Place each lump of paste between 2 sheets of baking paper and flatten using the rolling pin Leave to dry for 24 hours Use the scissors to cut out heart shapes Then glue on dried flowers for decoration Bayard Belles Histoires No 581 2021 Instructions Anne Chiumino Illustrations Marie Leghima Photos Isabelle Franciosa Thank you to Hadrien and his mum F MAKE IT YOURSEL

Everyone on board Use the code to work out the words in the bubble E A O I U J_MP _N TH_ B__ T _N _ _T _ T_M_ Answer Jump in the boat one at a time 32

33 Answer insect on reeds number of reeds waterlily number of boats colour of the waving person s top father s binoculars number of ducklings Find the 7 differences between these two pictures Off we go

Peace and Quiet Match up the two parts of the words Then write the complete words beside the right picture PAD OG BO LY FR AN LI AT SW DLE 34 Answer Paddle boat frog lily swan L I L Y

Finish Bayard Mes Premiers J aime Lire No 225 2021 Game design Arnaud Almeras Illustrations Zelda Pressigout Finding the way With a pencil help the row boat find a path to the small pier Start 35

SamSam goes to visit his old friend MuckYuck The smallest of the big heroes Hey SamSam let s hug Er maybe another time MUCKYUCK S SOUP 1 MuckYuck adds It s my mum s recipe There s a bit of everything in here Old shoes rotten vegetables I m busy preparing some delicious soup says MuckYuck Yuck 3 2 I m adding a bowl of mud and some stinky old ravioli 4 36 Can you smell that great rotten smell says MuckYuck Here have a taste 5

SamSam can t say no He tastes the soup and he takes off like a rocket Do you like it Well 6 7 SamSam flies around SamPlanet three times He lands right by MuckYuck 9 8 We can use it for my flying saucer says SamSam It s eco friendly Now all flying saucers run on MuckYuck s soup Will you take me for a ride 10 Bayard Pomme D Api No 663 2021 Written by Serge Bloch Illustrations Serge Bloch and Astrid Scaramus Wooow Your soup is like super fuel Thanks MuckYuck 11 37

WHY DO WE GET SCARED Fear is an emotion that we feel when there s danger around It makes our bodies react in different ways Eyes open wide Heart beating faster Shivering Sweating 1 Fear is important because it warns us that there s danger around and reminds us to be careful It prepares your body to take action whether it s facing the danger or running away 2 Mice spiders scary shadows sometimes we think there is a danger when there isn t 3 Sometimes experiences can be a bit scary like going down a tall slide or the first day at a new school 38

Extra info BP Asia Le Graine de Seneve StoryBox 263 Written by Pauline Cheung Illlustrations Photo Canva When dogs are afraid they tuck their tail between their legs but cats puff up their tails instead 39

Honey Bees Honey Bees live in meadows woods and gardens They build homes called hives Thousands of bees live in a hive together There are two kinds of honey bees Queen bee There is one in each hive She lays eggs to produce more bees 40 40 Worker bees They help out by collecting pollen and nectar building honeycomb and caring for baby bees also called larvae BP Asia Le Graine de Seneve StoryBox 263 Written by Pauline Cheung Illlustrations Photo Canva Bees eat pollen nectar and honey Worker bees tell each other where the flowers are by doing a dance

e bl Au Herbert and the hammock di o availa Written by Dominique Corazza and illustrated by S bastien Braun It was a beautiful day Herbert really wanted to have a nap in the hammock like the cat But he didn t know how to get up there 41

Herbert jumped and jumped but he couldn t reach the hammock Maybe he could climb up the tree like the cat did Herbert tried to dig his claws into the tree and climb but he fell back down on his bottom The chicken the duck the donkey and the pig laughed and laughed 42

What about trying with this jumping thing suggested the donkey It s called a trampoline explained the pig The donkey pushed the trampoline over to the hammock The pig helped Herbert get on with her snout Heave ho And just like that Herbert was standing on the trampoline How cool was that 43

44 Jump shouted his friends Herbert felt a bit scared but soon he was really enjoying himself Hup Hup Herbert had never had so much fun Into the hammock cried the other animals

Herbert jumped and landed on the cat Grrr all I want is peace and quiet grumbled the grumpy cat Well done Herbert cheered the animals Enjoy your nap 45

Bayard Belles Histoires No 581 2021 Written by Dominique Corazza Illustrations Sebastien Braun But when Herbert realised he was all alone in the hammock he began to wonder how he would get down Suddenly he didn t feel like having a nap anymore Poor Herbert had just realised that hammocks are not made for dogs 46 THE END

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Animal World In your next This moissue nth s high Fennec Fox lights Main Story June 2022 Java Kikim and Bao are three monkeys who live in a zoo They think the humans who come to visit are funny UK 7 00 AU 13 0 Iss Iss Iss ue 0 ue ue 261 262 263 Ma Ap Ma rch rily 2022 US CA 7 95 ISSN 136 6 901x Monkey Business Silly Spells with Zouk Zouk goes on holiday Creative Corner Let s go fishing 51

This month s highlights 1 Main Story 2 Silly Spells with Zouk needs a gift idea 3 Creative Corner Happy Mother s Day 4 Short Story Herbert and the hammock 5 You tell the tale Polo surprises Lili UK 7 00 AU 13 00 US CA 7 95 Issue Issue Issue 261 262 263 March April May 2022 ISSN 1366 901x