Dinosaur Kids

A fable about Being on time

Patrice Before the Moon Bell

Starring Patrice, the Plesiosaurus. Patrice the Plesiosaurus teaches Punctuality.

  • Ages 3–6
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  • Book in the works
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No. 39
Patrice the Plesiosaurus character art
Patrice the Plesiosaurus character art

Meet

Patrice

Plesiosaurus

Learns
Being on time
Grown-up value
Punctuality
Look for
Punctuality badge
Personality
Punctuality · Ready to learn

The story · Book in the works

Patrice’s story is still being written.

Patrice keeps arriving after the moon bell, so she works backward from launch time and discovers that being ready is a gift to everyone waiting.

And the moral of the story

“Being on time tells friends they matter.”

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 “being on time” means?
  2. 2When is a time you could try being on time?
  3. 3What would Patrice do next?

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Pax Chooses the Shady Path

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