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A very busy day!

Today is a very busy day. Come to town with Mama and me!

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 15 illustrated pages

A very busy day! — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Today is a very busy day. Come to town with Mama and me!

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A very busy day! — original illustrated page 1, English text included
A very busy day!
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Today is a very busy day! Mama and I have lots of things to do and see.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 3, English text included
We walk to the station and find people in a queue. Old people and young people, loud people and quiet people, all going to town.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Through the minibus window, I see cars driving by. Fast cars and slow cars, big cars and small cars.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 5, English text included
There are so many buildings in town! Tall ones and short ones, glass ones and brick ones, everywhere I look.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Mama and I walk in and out of shops. Shops for clothes and shops for books, shops for bags and all sorts of things.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Mama tries on some shoes. Red shoes and green shoes, high shoes and low shoes.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Hello! Bonjour! Ola! Jambo!
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 9, English text included
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 10, English text included
In a big store, we fill a trolley with food. Boxes of cereal, and sacks of fruit. Bags of flour and bottles of juice.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Mama shows me the toys and asks me to choose! There are soft toys and round toys, loud toys and fast toys.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Today we've bought lots of things! Bags of food and bags of clothes. A pair of shoes and even some treats.
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 13, English text included
Back at home, in our quiet house, I take out the special gift that Mama bought just for me!
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 14, English text included
A very busy day! — original illustrated page 15, English text included

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Written by
Chisanga Mukuka
Illustrated by
El Marto
Created by
Joey Kok (Editor); El Marto (Illustrator); Christian Mokuba (Designer); Chisanga Mukuka (Writer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: A very busy day! from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.