Dinosaur Kids

A fable about Keeping a clear heart

A Hundred Dances

Starring Peter, the Pterodactyl. Peter keeps his heart clear and means what he says.

  • Ages 3–6
  • Founding herd
  • Book in the works · Winter 2027
  • Song planned
No. 08
Peter the Pterodactyl character art
Peter the Pterodactyl character art

Meet

Peter

Pterodactyl

Learns
Keeping a clear heart
Grown-up value
Purity
Look for
A clear bright sky
Personality
Wholehearted · Expressive

How the story goes

One small trouble. Three turns.

A peek for grown-ups, so you know where the story is headed before you turn the first page.

  1. A small trouble

    Val cheers so loudly for Peter’s morning dance that he makes another, then forty, then seventy-three.

  2. A brave choice

    Up high, away from the cheering, Peter admits the true thing: he misses his first, small dance.

  3. A happy turn

    He dances it for his friends just as it is, and his heart feels clear enough to see the sky through.

And the moral of the story

“A clear heart flies the highest.”

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

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

  1. 1Why did Peter keep making new dances?
  2. 2How did he feel after dance seventy-three?
  3. 3What do you love doing, even when nobody is watching?

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The Yellow Cup

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