Little kids! Thank you for welcoming us to your book club, Billy.
I think it was a great idea for you to start one with your friends.
Reading is so much fun.
I love reading! Me three!
Uh huh, yeah. What's the book club's first book, Billy?
The Three Little Pigs!
Such a great story.
So, what did you all think?
I'm so glad the little piggies were OK in the end!
My favorite bit is all the huffing and puffing!
Yippee! Yippee! Yippee!
Yippee! You can feel sorry for the big bad wolf, if you like, Billy.
Maybe he was just really hungry.
You can all have your own opinions and thoughts on a book you've read, and that's what a book club is all about.
Cowy, what did you think?
Oh yeah! Well, I liked the bit where the rabbit ran away.
Rabbit? Welcome to Stories for Kids by Lingokids, where we discover fascinating facts about the world around us and the fun of play learning.
In today's episode, Billy has started a book club because talking to your friends about books is a great way to make reading even more fun.
Let's see what everyone thinks of the book The Three Little Pigs.
Cowy, there isn't a rabbit in the story.
Sorry, I just got confused with another book.
I want to play the Three Little Pigs.
Me too, can I be the third little pig?
Of course you can be the big bad wolf, Billy.
Elliot, can everyone use your book to follow along?
Yeah, I'll be the first little pig.
Are you all keeping the second little pig, Cowy?
Sure. Great! Oink oink.
I'm so happy. I built my house out of straw.
Oink, oink, oink. Not by the hair on my teeny -tiny chin.
Ow! My house! My lovely house!
I'd better run to the second little pig's house.
Hi, first little pig.
Welcome to my palace.
I've got a big swimming pool we can all splash around in.
Swimming pool? Palace?
Uh -huh. My pig lives in a palace like in the book, right?
Callie, did you really read the three little pigs?
Yeah? Kinda? It's important to be honest with your friends, Cowy.
I really tried, but I didn't like how the pages feel.
They made my hands all dry!
I know what you mean, Cowy!
I like to listen to books!
Listening to audiobooks is a great suggestion, Lisa!
Billy feels the same as you, Cowy.
That's why he reads on his tablet.
There are lots of ways you can read a book.
Oh, really? Wow. But even on his tablet, I don't know where to read.
Outside, the sun gets in my eyes, but inside, it's too dark.
I like to read in bed just before I go to sleep.
I like sitting under a tree and reading.
You can read anywhere you feel most comfortable, Cowy.
One of the best things about reading is that you can bring stories with you wherever you go.
But are those really the reasons you didn't finish the book?
No, not really. It was...
a lot of words. And I just wanted to play.
Playing is much more fun because I can play anything I like.
But when you read, you can imagine anything you like.
Really? But it's all in words already.
The words are there, but you can bring it to life by imagining how it all might look or what the characters would sound like.
When I read the book, I imagined the first little piggy was clean.
A green piggy? And dressed as a cowboy.
Wow. When I read it, the third little pig talked like this.
hello, I'm a little pig!
And she likes to play the guitar.
Oh wow, Billy! It certainly makes the big bad wolf a lot less scary if he's got a squeaky little voice.
Reading can take you to so many fantastic places and worlds.
Not only can you discover great stories and characters, but you can learn so much along the way, too.
There are so many ways to enjoy a book, but the most important thing is that you find the way that you like to read the most. Can I read a book with my friends?
You sure can. Why don't you try reading The Three Little Pigs Now altogether.
That's so nice of you Billy.
Cowie, would you like to use Billy's tablet so you can read along?
I would. Thanks, Billy.
We're going to make it fun, right?
Yeah! Who does everyone want to be?
Ooh, I'm the first little pig.
I'm the third little pig, please!
Meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep, meep!
Of course you can be the wolf again, Billy.
Okay. I'm the second little pig, right?
The Three Little Pigs starring Elliott, Elise, Billy and me.
Yeehaw, I'm the first little green pig.
and I have a lovely house built of straw.
No way! Not by the hairs on my cowboy chin chin.
My lovely straw house.
Can I sleep with you, second little pig?
Of course! I'm the second little pig.
and I am an amazing ballerina.
I built a lovely ballet house out of, uh, let me just read.
Sticks! Yeah. Sticks.
I hope I can dance in my home forever and ever.
What do I say now? Oh, wait.
I've got it. Not by the hair on my chinny chin.
Can we stay with you, third little pig?
Yes, you can. I'm the little pig who loves to play guitar.
I built this cool house out of bricks!
Not by the hair of a chinny chin chin!
Hooray! Poor big bat wolf, he's still very hungry.
Let's all make him sandwiches!
The end! Bravo! Bravo!
Wow! That was so much fun!
I loved reading on the tablet and imagining it all.
And the best was getting to play the story of my friends.
Thanks for showing me how much fun reading can be!
LINGO KIDS LINGO KIDS listeners, today Cowy learned that there are many ways to make reading lots of fun.
When you find a book you love, it can be so exciting to read it over and over again.
And if you can't get to grips with a book, why not try listening to it instead?
Or reading outside?
Or playing out the story with all your friends?
Have you got a favourite book and a favourite way to read it?
Join us next episode to continue play learning together.
