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Josephine’s magic shoes!

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 Draw an Amazing Place
Josephine’s new shoes take her on an amazing adventure –
to the mountains, through a muddy bog, across a lake and finally
to an island. Where could your shoes take you?
Draw a picture of an amazing place that you’d like to go
and the kind of shoes you’d need to take you there.

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 Create your very own shoebox scene
Throw away the lid of your shoebox and turn the shoebox onto its side. Paint the inside
of your shoebox to create a background for your scene, then cut out the pictures below
and stick them in.
(Remember to ask a grown-up for help when
using scissors.)

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 Match the Words and Shoes
Can you match the describing words with the shoes that Josephine wears?
Draw a line to match them up.

Splish, splash!

Squelch, squelch, squelch!

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat!

Whee! Whizz!

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 Wordsearch
Can you help Josephine and the bear find the words in the grid?

Shoes Mud
Josephine Skis
Bear Wellies
Snow Flippers

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arch Picture Wordsearch
Can you find all these words in the grid?
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Ladybird
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Farmer
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Thieves
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W Y M P H E X E E Police

Y N A O O D S R V
Pond
B F P K G O O S E Cow
Cow

P O L I C E Z S S

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 Draw the Snuggly Snerd

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have

been tricked into searching for
an imaginary bird called
the super-duper Snuggly Snerd!

Draw what you think the Snerd might

look like in the thought bubble.

What the Ladybird Heard Next © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2015

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Can you match the animals to their shapes?

What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2017

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 Can you spot the 10 differences between the two pictures
of the singing mermaid and her seaside friends?

The Singing Mermaid © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2012

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Make a wish and colour in your own unicorn!

Sugarlump and the Unicorn © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2013

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Escape from the Wicked Wizard’s Castle
Can you help Eliza find the way home
to her family? A wrong turn means
more of the Wizard’s yucky chores!

The Princess and the Wizard © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2006
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The Rhyming Rabbit © Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2011

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