Fabulous Food Detectives

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Susan Ingebretson
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

Who Gives a Hoot?

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

It’s time for Outdoor Education camp and Sarah is anxious about being away from home for an entire week. So, her mother gives her a diary to write down her thoughts each day and she locks it with a tiny key each night. To make matters worse, a couple of icky boys from school end up in her hiking group. Luckily, Emily, a girl who’d much rather be in the mall, is also in the group and she and Sarah become friends over the mutual disgust for the troublesome boys. During one of the nature hikes, the students inadvertently discover some owl pellets, and Mr. Acorn, their guide, gives them a complete lesson on what they are and how they can determine what an owl ate by studying the skeletal remains inside the pellet. When the key to Sarah’s diary goes missing, the students solve the mystery by determining that a mouse ate it, and then an owl ate the mouse. As they learn about the food chain, they become friends and Sarah discovers that going away to camp can be fun and isn’t so scary after all.

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A Snail's Pace Race

A Playbook® Original Story
Written by: Patricia Fine
Illustrated by: Jimmy Chau and Quinn Benedict
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Jan Abbott, 5th Grade Teacher

It is the day of the great race, and all the snails are excited. Many of the runners have trained hard, followed special diets, and bought new equipment. They all want to win. But some snails think they can depend on their reputations and fancy equipment and clothes without bothering to train, and rely on their popularity with the crowd to achieve first place. But will popularity win this race? A dynamic read aloud, complete with a screaming fan, roaring crowd, and interesting commentary-like dialogue from reporters Robin Bailey and Chris Cole. All the readers together form the "Crowd" and participate by cheering, booing, and expressing excitement throughout the race. If the costume kit is purchased, each member of the "Crowd" is given a pom pom to shake.
Story Length: 3,244 Words
50 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 25
Download File Size: 1,178 kb

Princess and the Pea

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format

Soccer Stars

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Patricia and John Fine, Retired Teachers

Luis loves soccer, as does everyone in Mexico! But for Luis, it was his life, and his greatest dream was to someday play for Mexico in the World Cup. He believed he was the best player on the team, but no one else seemed to notice! His coach, his teacher, and everyone in town only seemed to be interested in Alejandro. Alejandro's grandfather had been a great soccer player-so what! And Alejandro had invented a special kick-big deal! Luis was jealous so Luis did something drastic to take the attention off Alejandro. But he caused more damage than he could have imagined and his envy was replaced with a horrible sense of guilt. His grandmother talked to him about forgiveness, but Luis was certain that this time there was no way out. How could the townspeople, and especially Alejandro, ever forgive him?
Story Length: 4,499 Words
64 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 39
Download File Size: 981 kb

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Content for Grades 4-9

Available in... Advantage (Multi-Level) Format with...
Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 2-5


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How Sandy Got
Her Spin

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Sandy Slade
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

It is a typical school morning, but when the principal, Mrs. Johanson, makes a special announcement about a surprise assembly program, everything changes. Students energetically file into the multi-purpose room, chattering about what or who might be involved in the exciting assembly. When a certain boy sees a woman sitting on stage with several basketballs, he's skeptical as to what a woman might teach him about basketball ... but when he sees what Sandy Spin can do, his only question is, "Can boys do that, too?" Meanwhile, another student resolves to overcome her fears and shyness and do something brave, like perform in front of an audience like Sandy Spin, while another learns the importance of hard work and determination while keeping a sense of humor all along the way. Students in this story make up a rapping basketball handling routine that readers actually get to perform in a group with a "mini-basketball" that comes with this story set. Also included in the story is a DVD with real footage of Sandy "Spin" Slade as she performs basketball tricks, talks about what motivated her career, and shares an important message with kids.
Story Length: 6,317 Words

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Questionella and the
Perfect Prince:
A Fairy Tale of Multiple Choices

Written by: Gregory Brown and Kim Brown
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

Long ago, in the enchanted kingdom of Think-a-lot, lived a young girl named Questionella. Her loving stepmother dreamed her stepdaughter might one day have a chance for a better life, and she knew that going to college was the way towards fulfilling those hopes. As fate would have it, King Tassel decides to throw a ball so he can select one lucky lass to study with his son at the Royal University! Questionella is elated about this opportunity for a scholarship … until she discovers she will have to pass a test to have a chance! Still, with the help of her bookworm friend, Lil’ Confidence, a wacky unemployed Tooth Fairy, and a Town Crier who really cries, Questionella makes it to the palace. Will our heroine learn how to choose the correct multiple choice answer when ALL of the four choices say “choose me?” Can Questionella really pick the perfect prince in her final multiple choice challenge? Readers will not only have fun answering these questions … they will also learn definitive test-taking strategies as this fairy tale unfolds.

Story Length: 6,280 Words


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Content for Grades 4-12

Available in... Advantage (Multi-Level) Format with...
Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 2-5

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Students (and their teachers) will learn proven ways to ease test anxiety while tackling that ever present dark cloud … the multiple choice test. The whole class will get caught up in a “hip hoppity” original Multiple Choice Rap, written and recorded especially for this Playbook® script. Warning … test-taking might actually become fun!

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Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis coming soon!