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What if…?

Nandi is wondering all sorts of strange things about the world. And it begins with a simple question: What if…?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 18 illustrated pages

What if…? — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Nandi is wondering all sorts of strange things about the world. And it begins with a simple question: What if…?

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What if…? — original illustrated page 1, English text included
What if…?
What if…? — original illustrated page 2, English text included
What if…? — original illustrated page 3, English text included
What if…? — original illustrated page 4, English text included
What if…? — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Nandi sat on the blue steps of her house.
What if…? — original illustrated page 6, English text included
She was wondering...
What if…? — original illustrated page 7, English text included
What if jelly beans made you jump really high?

You could get to school in one big leap!
What if…? — original illustrated page 8, English text included
What if goats and chickens could talk?

Would they tell good jokes?
What if…? — original illustrated page 9, English text included
What if houses were rocket ships?

Your family could go on holidays to the moon!
What if…? — original illustrated page 10, English text included
What if no one had to cook? What if supper just arrived on the table?

(And it was always your favourite.)
What if…? — original illustrated page 11, English text included
What if ice-lollies never melted?

They could last all summer.
What if…? — original illustrated page 12, English text included
What if the pictures in books flew around your head when Dad read to you?
What if…? — original illustrated page 13, English text included
What if my pink gumboots were magical?

I could run faster than my big brother!
What if…? — original illustrated page 14, English text included
What if you squeezed your eyes shut and...
What if…? — original illustrated page 15, English text included
“Nandi, what are you doing?” asked Nandi’s big brother.

Nandi sat back on the step with a big smile on her face.
What if…? — original illustrated page 16, English text included
“Just wondering,” she said.
What if…? — original illustrated page 17, English text included
What if…? — original illustrated page 18, English text included

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Written by
Cristy Zinn
Illustrated by
Mary-Anne Hampton
Created by
Mary-Anne Hampton (Illustrator); Julie Smith-Belton (Designer); Cristy Zinn (Writer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: What if…? 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.