Cover of Pip and the Runaway Kite

Book 1 · Spring

Pip and the Runaway Kite

A gust of wind, a red kite, and a whole wood of friends ready to help.

  • LessonAsking for help is brave
  • Ages3–7
  • Colour focusPrimary colours
  • Format8.5 × 8.5 in square paperback, 52 pages
  • LanguagesEnglish, German, Lithuanian
  • StatusOut now

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The story

Pip the fox loves his red kite more than anything. But one windy spring morning, a big gust tugs the string right out of his paws, and the kite sails away to the top of the big old oak.

Pip can’t reach it on his own. Bumble, Tilly, Sprout and Grandma Hoot are all close by, if only he will ask. Children colour every moment of the rescue while finding out that asking for help is a brave thing to do.

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Sample pages

Sample spread: Pip has a brand-new red kite with five coloured bows on its tail.
Sample spread: a big wind whooshes across the hill and the kite string slips out of Pip's paws.
Sample spread: Tilly the tortoise offers to carry Pip across the river on her shell.
Sample spread: Grandma Hoot peeps out of a round hole in the big oak and asks who needs help.

Who's in this book?

Characters

Pip the fox Pip Fox · The hero Bumble the bumblebee Bumble Bumblebee · Best friend Grandma Hoot the owl Grandma Hoot Owl · The wise one Tilly the tortoise Tilly Tortoise · The careful one Sprout the baby bunny Sprout Baby bunny · The youngest Hazel the red squirrel Hazel Red squirrel · The organiser Freddie the spotty frog Freddie Spotty frog · The joker and singer

For grown-ups

Talk about it

  1. Why do you think Pip didn't ask for help straight away?
  2. Who helped Pip, and what did each friend do?
  3. When did someone help you? How did it feel?
  4. Who could you ask for help at home, or at school?

Try this together

Make a paper kite tail with five bows (yellow, blue, green, orange, purple). As each bow goes on, each child names one person they can ask for help.

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