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How to Apologize: a Cartoon Story and Book to Teach It

Lillie Marshall — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:17:00 +0000

Do you know any children (or maybe even adults) who need a little help learning what to do when they mess up or break something? Want an interactive lesson on how to apologize? Read on for this fun short story -- illustrated with cartoons! As background, my name is Lillie, and I'm an English teacher,...

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A Story for Kids to Eat Fruit and Veggies!

Lillie Marshall — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:19:00 +0000

Want a fun, colorful tale to read with children to learn healthy fruit and vegetable eating habits, and to practice imagination? This interactive story is for you. As background, I'm a teacher, artist, and mother of two young children who helped write this story to inspire other kiddos to eat more fruits and veggies. After...

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A Cartoon Pumpkin Story: Saving the Fruit from Rot!

Lillie Marshall — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 16:21:11 +0000

Once there was a cartoon pumpkin drawing named Pumpie who was SUCH a pumpkin. She was the pumpkin-est pumpkin who ever pumped. When people walked down the street and saw her shining self on the porch step, they gasped, "What perfect orange skin! That fruit really puts me in the Halloween spirit." (Note: In fact,...

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A Cartoon Dragon and Brave Girl Story

Lillie Marshall — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:53:27 +0000

Let's read a fun short, illustrated tale! Wumi was a small girl with large orange hair like an octopus made of fireworks. She loved cuddling, veggies (but not cuddling veggies), and leaping. She was fearless, especially because she could make sparkles come out of her face. Little did she know that a cartoon dragon was...

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A Teacher Explains the OTHER Education

Lillie Marshall — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:33:14 +0000

Once there was a teacher who was preparing to welcome a set of wonderful students just like you. She knew this year would be different than any year before in her decade and a half in education, but with these differences could come new opportunities. "Wow," she mused, "my job is to teach English, but...

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The Whale Wants to Be an Elephant?! A Magical Story...

Lillie Marshall — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:14:18 +0000

Wishes of Land Life Wanda the purple whale wanted to be an elephant. She longed to feel the firm ground beneath her massive feet. She longed to have feet at all. Every day she would leap out of the water and wish: "Could I get a chance to experience life in elephant form?" Her friends...

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Cloud Hair Fairy and the Horseshoe Crab

Lillie Marshall — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:29:11 +0000

A Preface to This Story When I receive your requests for drawings, I strive to fulfill each one, but the latest was a wallop of a challenge: "Draw a horseshoe crab on a bike" typed a reader named Michael. Yeep! To make this artistic feat possible, first I had to invent a fairy with hair...

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