A fable about Liking who you are

Quincy Finds His Wingbeat

Starring Quincy, the Quetzalcoatlus. Quincy wishes he could loop like Peter, until Peter shows him that his broad, steady way of flying was welcome all along.

Ages 3–6
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See how the story goes Meet Quincy

No. 41

Meet

Quincy

Quetzalcoatlus

Learns: Liking who you are
Grown-up value: Self-belief
Fable: No. 41

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.

A small trouble
Quincy tries Peter’s quick loops, but his broad wings flap the picnic cloths and his spin ends in the hay.
A brave choice
Peter lands beside him. “I like flying with you, just the way you fly.” So Quincy flies his own way: beat, glide, beat.
A happy turn
When the festival banner tears free, Quincy carries it on the same wide wings Peter liked all along.

And the moral of the story

“You are just right, just as you are.”

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

For grown-ups · After the last page

Talk about it.

1What did Peter say to Quincy in the hay?
2What do you like about the way Quincy flies?
3What is something you do in your own special way?

Watch & sing · Song · 1:30The Quetzalcoatlus song Opens on YouTube

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