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Zandi and Birdy Monster

Zandi has a friend that no one else can see. His name is Birdy Monster. They mix up magic potions, play pretend and go on adventures together.

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

Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Zandi has a friend that no one else can see. His name is Birdy Monster. They mix up magic potions, play pretend and go on adventures together.

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Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Zandi and Birdy Monster
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 3, English text included
This is Zandi. She has a friend that no one else can see. Some call him her imaginary friend, but Birdy Monster is very real to Zandi.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Zandi and Birdy Monster play together everyday. Sometimes they mix up magic potions that will make you small or tall, or run very fast.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Sometimes they are pirates... ...or superheroes.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Sometimes they climb trees to spy over the garden fence.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Sometimes they blow bubbles in the bath like hippos.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Birdy Monster comes from the other side of the moon, where it is always night time.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 9, English text included
When Zandi goes to bed, he glows in the dark so that she doesn't get scared.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Birdy Monster has travelled everywhere, even to Port Elizabeth to visit Zandi’s Gogo Adeline.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Gogo and Birdy Monster like to play cards together. Gogo also likes to cheat.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 12, English text included
When Birdy Monster goes travelling, he always comes back with the best stories.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 13, English text included
Zandi likes to play with her other friends, too. They can't see Birdy Monster, but he doesn't mind. "Come on, Birdy Monster!" shouts Zandi.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 14, English text included
"Why is he called Birdy Monster?" Robyn asks. "Because that is his name," says Zandi.
Zandi and Birdy Monster — original illustrated page 15, English text included

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Written by
Marie-Louise Rouget
Illustrated by
Simeon van den Bergh
Created by
Hannes Esterhuyse (Designer); Simeon van den Bergh (Illustrator); Marie-Louise Rouget (Writer); Ester Levinrad (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Zandi and Birdy Monster 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.