Dinosaur Kids

A fable about Finishing what you start

Dakota and the Hill That Stayed

Starring Dakota, the Deinonychus. Dakota the Deinonychus teaches Determination.

  • Ages 3–6
  • Joining the shelf
  • Book in the works
  • Coming soon
No. 20
Dakota the Deinonychus character art
Dakota the Deinonychus character art

Meet

Dakota

Deinonychus

Learns
Finishing what you start
Grown-up value
Determination
Look for
Determination badge
Personality
Determination · Ready to learn

The story · Book in the works

Dakota’s story is still being written.

Dakota promises to carry the signal scarf to Windtop, and when the climb stays difficult, she keeps choosing the hill one marker at a time.

And the moral of the story

“Finish what you start, even the hard part.”

Say it together at the last page. It’s short on purpose.

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

  1. 1What do you think “finishing what you start” means?
  2. 2When is a time you could try finishing what you start?
  3. 3What would Dakota do next?

Up next · Fable No. 21 · Tending every day

Dana’s Little Red Shovel

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