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Senzo and the Sun

The morning sun creeps over the horizon and peeps through the leaves, waking Senzo. Gogo’s rooster shakes his wings, stretches his neck and crows, Koek-a-loek-a-loo! Join Senzo and the sun as they journey through the day.

Suggested age: 0–3岁 · Reading level L1 · 18 illustrated pages

Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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The morning sun creeps over the horizon and peeps through the leaves, waking Senzo. Gogo’s rooster shakes his wings, stretches his neck and crows, Koek-a-loek-a-loo! Join Senzo and the sun as they journey through the day.

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Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Senzo and the Sun
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 3, English text included
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 5, English text included
The morning sun creeps over the horizon and peeps through the leaves, waking Senzo. Gogo’s rooster shakes his wings, stretches his neck and crows. Koek-a-loek-a-loo!
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Senzo can crow too. Koek-a-loek-a-loo! Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 7, English text included
The sun is bright and warm. Senzo is ready for school. He takes Gogo’s hand. The road is busy. Taxis zip past and toot their horns. Beep-beep! Beep-beep!
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Senzo can toot too. Beep-beep! Beep-beep! Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 9, English text included
The sun is high in the sky. School is over and Senzo’s friends play on the grass. They stretch out their arms and run down the hill. Weeeeeee! Weeeee!
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Senzo can run too. Weeeeeee! Weeeee! Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 11, English text included
The sun is low on the horizon, the sky is full of colour. The long day is nearly over and supper is finished. Gogo and Mama wash the dishes. Splish-splash! Splish-splash!
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Senzo can wash dishes too. Splish-splash! Splish-splash! Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 13, English text included
The sun is dipping under the horizon, casting long shadows. Senzo is washed and full and tired. "It’s time to sleep," says Mama. She holds Senzo close and rocks. She hushes him. Shhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhh.
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 14, English text included
Senzo can hush too. Shhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhh. Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 15, English text included
The sun has done her work for the day and she’s going to sleep. She pulls a blanket of darkness over herself to keep warm. The sun dreams.
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 16, English text included
Senzo can dream too. Can you?
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 17, English text included
Senzo and the Sun — original illustrated page 18, English text included

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Written by
Sarah McGregor
Illustrated by
Adrie Le Roux
Created by
Liam Longland (Designer); Elise Varga (Editor); Sarah McGregor (Writer); Adrie Le Roux (Illustrator)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Senzo and the Sun 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.