Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2018 i Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children

Spain Good morning, sleepyhead! It’s breakfast time, and that means chocolate con churros—a cup of thick hot chocolate with churros, or fried sticks of pastry dough, for dunking. Ghana Wander into the kitchen in your p.j.’s and munch on a piece of sugar bread along with your cup of tea. On Saturday, your mom will cook “Tom Brown,” a porridge made from toasted corn. But today, breakfast is quick, because it’s a school day. Vietnam Slurp, slurp! This morning, you eat pho for breakfast, a light noodle soup. As your mom helps you get ready, she drinks Vietnamese iced coffee made with sweet condensed milk. Norway There's a delicious plate of cucumber slices, pickled herring, and brunost—a sweet brown cheese—waiting for you on the kitchen table. There's also plenty of…

Precious was upset. She stood on the school stage, wanting to cry. Her class was practicing its play. And Precious had to be a donkey! Not even a whole donkey, just the front half. She wore a sack. She had two silly ears sticking up on her head. In the middle of the play, she had to say, “Hee-haw, hee-haw!” Very, very loudly. Worst of all, Jasper was the back half of the donkey. He held on to Precious’s waist, and it tickled when they walked across the stage. Precious wanted to be a princess like Miriam. Miriam wore a long white dress and a golden crown. She had lovely words to say, like, “Oh, my father, welcome home. See, I have cooked your favorite meal.” Or else Precious wanted…