Peter and the Lost Book Author: Jason Hung Illustrators: 211 Studio, Angie & Upesh, Jesse Pietersen, Kabini Amin, Nisha Patel & Aaryan Jadhav..
A Sunday night before bed when it was dark. “Peter and Amanda, time to go to bed, ” mom called out from her cozy and colorful bedroom. “OOOOOOOOOOKAY!” Peter moaned. “Oh! We haven’t packed our school bags!” Amanda murmured to Peter. 2/12
They jumped off the couch, switched off the TV and then cluttered to pack their school bags with books and toys. 3/12
The next day, Mom drove Peter and Amanda to school as usual. It had been a great school day up until Peter’s favorite class, MATH! “Boys and girls, please pull out the Math book from your bags.” Said Miss Swift. “Oh no, ” Peter mumbled to himself while he was trying to look for his book in his school bag, “where is my Math book?” he continued. 4/12
He slowly dumped out everything on the floor from his bag. “Peter, do you really read PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN!” Max, his tablemates laughed and exclaimed. His face turned red, his eyes got big as owl’s eyes and stared at the book and muttered. “Wow! I like reading it!! Sara exulted. Peter was not amused and did a facepalm. 5/12
Miss Swift approached quickly and asked, “Are you alright, Peter? You look a little upset.” “No, I don’t feel so good because I lost my Math book.” Peter moaned sadly. “It’s okay, Peter, ” Miss Swift continued, “what about you can ask someone to share the book with you for today?” 6/12
Miss Swift was busy teaching her class. Peter was creeping along the classroom floor and checked every single cubby. He was disappointed because he couldn’t find his favorite textbook. 7/12
After school, Peter’s mom picked him up and asked, “Peter, how are you doing?” “I have such a bad day! I lost my favorite textbook, ” replied Peter, “I looked everywhere in the classroom, bags and cubbies but still couldn't find it.” “Hmmm… Detective Peter, have you checked home yet?” mom questioned. “No, I haven’t. I’ll check it out later!” Peter replied. 8/12
When they had arrived at home, Peter zoomed to his room, grabbed his magnifying glass and put on his detective hat then started to search from his room. He looked inch by inch to find the textbook in his room, then he visited his parents’ room, scooted to the kitchen, ran to the bathroom, darted to the living room, but no clue. So, he sat on the sofa with disappointment and sighed. 9/12
At the same time, Amanda complained to mom, “My bag was so heavy today!” Peter darted to Amanda and questioned, “say that again?!” Amanda stared at Peter with her mouth wide open and said again, “my bag was so heavy today!” Peter sprinted to Amanda’s school bag, unzipped it and emptied everything. 10/12
He saw his favorite textbook and shouted for joy. Mom came in and grinned, “Make sure to pack your things carefully every night, Detective Peter!” “Yes, Ma'am!” Peter saluted. They all laughed. 11/12
What do you think? Why was Peter’s book in Amanda’s schoolbag? This is an interesting question indeed. 12/12
Story Attribution: This story: Peter and the Lost Book is written by Jason Hung . © Jason Hung , 2020. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Images Attributions: Cover page: A boy standing in the hallway with a book in hand, by Wiehan de Jager © African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Boy & Girl Watching TV, by Nisha Patel & Aaryan Jadhav © Nisha Patel & Aaryan Jadhav, 2020. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: A school bag on a table with books, by 211 Studio © Pratham Books, 2017. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: A girl walking in sunshine, by Promina Shreshtha © Room to Read, 2010. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Boy with lots of books in his hands, by Phạm Hoàng Giang © Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Teacher Teaches addition, by Jesse Pietersen © African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Mom and Child, by Nyambura Kariuki © Book Dash, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Boy with a magnifying glass, by Kabini Amin © StoryWeaver, Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Girl is not happy, by Shanta Hitang © Room to Read, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Jumping in joy, by Angie & Upesh © Pratham Books, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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