Dinosaur Kids

A fable about Not giving up on a big job

Peyton and the Five-Foot Hill

Starring Peyton, the Pentaceratops. Peyton spends many days moving a stubborn garden mound five feet toward sunlight, returning after heat, rain, and slow progress.

  • Ages 3–6
  • Joining the shelf
  • Book in the works
No. 37
Peyton the Pentaceratops character art
Peyton the Pentaceratops character art

Meet

Peyton

Pentaceratops

Learns
Not giving up on a big job
Grown-up value
Perseverance
Fable
No. 37

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

    Dana’s flowers need a sunny patch five feet away. It sounds small, but Peyton’s first basket of soil moves less than a toe-width.

  2. A brave choice

    Peyton comes back day after day, through heat and wind. When friends offer to finish, she asks them to carry with her.

  3. A happy turn

    On day five the last basket crosses, and weeks later the flowers open in the sun.

And the moral of the story

“Keep coming back, and the big job gets smaller.”

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

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

  1. 1What made the job feel so big at first?
  2. 2Why do you think Peyton asked friends to carry with her, not for her?
  3. 3What big job could you do a little at a time?

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