In a sunny meadow, small forest friends send their ball into a tall tree and cannot get it down. Bear, big and a bit clumsy yet gentle, helps quietly. The friends realize size is not what matters. Kindness does. They invite Bear to play and choose games everyone can enjoy.
Questions and activities
We learn through play. Any answer is okay.
- Have you ever accidentally spilled milk, or anything else?
Was your mom upset?
Are you allowed to play with food – spill it on purpose, roll it around, draw with it, or throw it like a ball?
What can you use to do those things? - Can you remember why Mom wouldn’t have been upset if she had seen Brother spill the milk?
Do you remember what Brother wanted to use to clean up the milk?
And do you remember where Mom went at the beginning of the story? - Can you describe the kitchen where Brother and Sister were having breakfast?
- Which character in the story is most like you? Why?
- Can you share one of your own breakfast recipes?
- Who could be saying this?
“I am white, kids love me, you can drink me or eat me with cereal.”
“I buzz when I work, I suck up dust, and you cannot use me to clean the milk.” - What would be different in the story if Brother hadn’t spilled the milk?
What do you think Brother and Sister did after breakfast?