Characters

• Poppy — baby panda: A chubby baby panda with fluffy black and white fur, bright round eyes like shiny black buttons, and a soft pink nose. He wears a cheerful yellow bandana around his neck. His round shape makes him look like a big marshmallow.
• Luna — red fox: A slender red fox with a fluffy orange coat, white-tipped ears, and bright green eyes. She wears a tiny blue apron that has a patch of a star on it, perfect for carrying her art supplies.
• Benny — gray squirrel: A small gray squirrel with a bushy tail and sparkling brown eyes. He wears a green cap that's slightly askew and has tiny, round spectacles perched on his nose, giving him a quirky look.
• Ella — bunny: A plump white bunny with soft fur, floppy ears, and big pink eyes. She wears a pink dress with little daisies on it and has a small basket for her lunch slung over one arm.

Full Story

Scene 1: In a sunny forest daycare, Poppy the baby panda was excited to make art. But oh no! He didn’t see how roly-poly he was!

Scene 2: Poppy plopped down right on top of Luna’s painting! SPLAT! Paint flew everywhere. Luna gasped, and Benny chuckled.

Scene 3: Next, Poppy rolled into Benny’s toy train! CLUNK! The train fell apart, and Benny squeaked in dismay. Poppy frowned, feeling sad.

Scene 4: At lunchtime, Poppy accidentally sat on Ella’s sandwich! Squish! Ella's lunch was a puddle of jam and bread.

Scene 5: The animals were frustrated. 'Poppy, please be careful!' they cried. But Poppy just wanted to play and smiled at them.

Scene 6: It was sports day! The animals had to roll the big ball in a relay race. But it was too heavy for them to push.

Scene 7: As the race began, everyone tried to roll the ball. It barely budged! Then Poppy had an idea.

Scene 8: Poppy rolled onto the field! With a big push, he started to roll the ball perfectly! Everyone gasped in amazement.

Scene 9: Poppy rolled and rolled! The ball bounced along behind him. Everyone shouted, 'Go, Poppy, go!'

Scene 10: With a final push, Poppy rolled the ball over the line! Hooray! Everyone cheered and clapped.

Scene 11: They gathered around Poppy, grinning. 'You did it, Poppy! Your round shape helped us win!'

Scene 12: Poppy smiled wide. He learned that his roundness was special. Together, they celebrated with yummy treats in the sun!