Leopard Gets Anansi Jolly Phonics · Step 2, Unit 12: ue, ew, u_e as in glue, new, cube

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Leopard Gets Anansi

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Leopard (match attached reference) presses Anansi (match attached reference) flat into dusty red earth with one paw while four of Anansi’s legs wiggle out. They are in tall grass, and Anansi wears a rumpled garment. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

The grass is wet with dew. Bang! Leopard has Anansi flat in the red dirt. He grips him with one big foot.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) lands crumpled in a rocky den. Leopard (match attached reference) blocks the entrance, then pads away. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

'Anansi,' says Leopard, 'I will chew you up at eve.' He drops Anansi in his rocky den. Then he sits at the gap.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) inside a dim den peers toward the escape gap, then pulls back to think. The narrow rock entrance is blocked by Leopard (match attached reference), with one half-closed eye filling the gap. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi peers at the gap. It is the one way out. But Leopard sits at the gap like a big door. This is bad news for Anansi.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) crouches in a rocky den by a crack in the wall, clutching the selim-pepper bundle (match attached reference). Wavy scent wisps rise from it and make his eyes water. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi checks the den. In a crack he sees a bundle. It is selim pepper, good in a stew. He sniffs it. What a strong smell! Anansi has a shrewd new plan.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) calmly holds a pepper bundle and talks Leopard into seasoning supper. Leopard (match attached reference) fills the den entrance in silhouette, ears turned toward Anansi’s voice. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi calls out. 'Leopard, spider with no pepper is a bad meal. Chewy and bad! A king must have pepper in his stew.' Leopard's ear turns.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) sends gold aroma wisps from the selim-pepper bundle (match attached reference) toward the entrance. Leopard (match attached reference) sniffs with flared nostrils, softened eyes, and an irritated lashing tail. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi sends the pepper wisps up to the gap. Sniff, sniff! Leopard likes the new smell. But his tail shakes. He does not trust Anansi.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Leopard (match attached reference) and Anansi (match attached reference) face each other in Leopard’s den, with Anansi folding four legs behind his back innocently while Leopard squints suspiciously. A tempting selim pepper bundle sits on the den floor between them. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

'A selim tree grows north, three hills north,' says Anansi. 'Is this a trick?' asks Leopard. 'No trick,' says Anansi. 'A few peppers make a fine stew.'

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Leopard (match attached reference) heads north through tall golden grass, disappearing. Inside the den, Anansi (match attached reference) studies the flimsy old silk stretched across the entrance like a master weaver judging poor work. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Leopard shuts the gap with old silk. Then he pads north in the grass. Anansi grins at the weak old silk. He can spin a newer web than that!

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) works outside the den entrance, using his legs to spin Anansi's entrance web (match attached reference), near-invisible across the gap. The selim-pepper bundle (match attached reference; tucked deep inside a crack in the den wall) remains hidden, and fine web threads stretch across the entrance. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi slips out fast. He tucks the bundle deep in the crack. Then he spins a new web on the gap, so fine and thin that no one can see it. He hums as he spins.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) swings fast through the forest canopy on a silk thread, legs tucked up. Far below, Leopard (match attached reference) crashes through broken undergrowth in pursuit, visible beneath the trees. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the RIGHT. Keep the LEFT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That LEFT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the LEFT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Then Anansi flees south. He swings on his silk from tree top to tree top. Leopard runs back. Bad news for Leopard: there is no selim tree. It is a fib!

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Leopard (match attached reference; Gossamer-fine spider silk is tangled tightly around his nose, ears, and paws.) roars. Anansi's entrance web (match attached reference; stretched into a tangled mass around Leopard's nose, ears, and paws) holds him tangled. In the distance, Anansi (match attached reference) leans grinning against carved wooden village boundary posts. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed toward the LEFT. Keep the RIGHT 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That RIGHT 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the RIGHT 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Bang! Leopard hits the new web and he is stuck. The silk grips his nose and his feet. He yells and shakes, but the web holds him. 'A king must have pepper in his stew!' Anansi yells back with a grin.

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Create a single full-page children's book illustration. Use the attached character reference images and match each named character exactly — same shapes, colors and clothing; do not redesign them. SCENE: Anansi (match attached reference) sits at a low carved table in the village square, eating steaming orange palm-nut soup. A laughing village cook in a T-shirt and apron with kente-pattern trim ladles more soup while children crowd around, with a small jar of selim pepper on the table. COMPOSITION: Compose ONE full-bleed scene with a single continuous background that fills the whole image, characters at natural size placed in the lower part of the frame. Keep the TOP 50% text area genuinely open — plain, continuous background with NO characters, objects, props, hanging items, plants, patterns or decorations in it — while the rest of the scene fills the frame naturally. That TOP 50% text area must be the SAME continuous background color as the scene (not a flat panel, not a different shade, no dividing line). Do NOT shrink or squash the characters. Book text will be overlaid in the TOP 50% text area. Do not include any written text, letters, numbers, captions, speech bubbles, signs, labels, logos, or watermarks anywhere; the image must be purely illustrative.

Anansi sits in the town and eats his hot nut meal. The cook grins and adds pepper. 'A few peppers make it good!' says Anansi with a wink.

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