Too Big? Think Bigger!

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Words with 'ai' or 'ay' vowel teams, both making the long /eΙͺ/ sound.

day days gain hay nail nails play plays rain say spray stay stays stray sways trail way
Page 1
On the right side of the image, Rose stands facing the viewer with a worried, downcast expression, looking large and heavily woolly, her fleece in pastel patches of pink, yellow, and blue. In the background on the far right, a green hillside slopes upward with small trees and small silhouettes of other sheep grazing on it. Colorful clouds in warm oranges, teals, and golds billow across the upper right of the scene, and the left side remains open, pale cream sky.

Rose came down the hill one day. Big and woolly on her way.

Page 2
On the left side of the image, Rose is wedged in a wooden farm gate, stuck partway through with a strained expression as several other sheep push and shove from behind, trying to force her through the narrow opening. Rose is clearly too large to fit, her body filling the gate completely. Below and slightly to the left, three more sheep stand watching the commotion, looking up toward the gate with concerned expressions. The scene is set outdoors on a sunny day in a grassy farm paddock, with more sheep visible behind the fence in the green field beyond. The right ~40% of the image is plain white/light background.

'Squeeze in, Rose!' the sheep all say. But Rose is stuck in a bad way!

Page 3
On the right side of the image, Yoga Sheep is performing a yoga pose β€” standing on her front legs in an inverted position (a headstand/foreleg stand) with her back legs pointing straight up, surrounded by radiant yellow and pink rays suggesting a sense of zen energy. She has a calm, serene expression. In the lower center-right, Rose sits on the ground with a large, round woolly body, looking up toward Yoga Sheep with a curious expression. A cluster of colorful wildflowers and plants sits between them. The scene is set outdoors on a grassy area against a plain white background.

A sheep stands on front legs all day. 'Bend with me! It is the way!'

Page 4
On the left side of the image, Rose kneels on a yellow yoga mat, attempting a yoga stretch with a determined expression, her large woolly body looking stiff and awkward in the pose. In the upper-left corner, two smaller vignettes show Yoga Sheep performing different yoga stretches on a yellow mat β€” one in a forward fold and one in a headstand with legs in the air. Yoga Sheep appears encouraging and confident. The scene is set outdoors on warm golden-yellow ground with soft watercolor hills in the background.

Rose bends low. Rose sways and stays. She tries hard for days and days.

Page 5
On the right side of the image, Rose is shown in two poses against a bright, hot blue sky with intense sun rays beating down. In the upper pose, Rose is bending forward in a stretching position on a mat. In the lower pose, Rose is lying back on a mat, reaching upward with her legs extended, looking strained but determined. A leafy plant sits nearby on the far right, and the left side of the image is plain white background.

The sun is hot. But Rose won't stray. She stretches on day by day.

Page 6
In the lower half of the image, Rose stands among tall green grass, facing right with a tired, weary expression β€” eyes partly closed and head slightly drooped. Her large, round woolly body fills much of the lower portion, emphasizing how big she still is. The top half of the image is plain white background. Small pink hearts peek out from the grass around her.

A week goes by. No gain today. The gate is still in her way.

Page 7
On the right side of the image, Rose is sitting on a grassy hillside, looking up with a worried, uncertain expression β€” her large woolly body takes up much of the lower-right area, and only her face peeks above her thick fleece. In the upper-right area, a thinner sheep stands on a slope, looking down at Rose with an encouraging expression, mid-stride as if demonstrating running. The scene is set outdoors on rolling golden-green hills under a pale blue sky.

A thin sheep calls to Rose to play. 'Run with me! Run, day by day!'

Page 8
On the left side of the image, Rose stands at the bottom of a steep hill, looking wide-eyed and exhausted, with her knees trembling and knocking together. She appears to be just finishing a run. In the background, two dark silhouetted sheep run up the hillside ahead of her. The outdoor scene features a warm golden-yellow sky and reddish-brown terrain, conveying the intense heat described in the text.

Rose runs each day in sun and rain. She tries the gate, but makes no gain!

Page 9
On the right side of the image, Rose stands in shallow water looking surprised, her large woolly body partially submerged as she stops for a drink. A smaller sheep friend is swimming energetically in the water to the right of Rose, floating on her back with little red flippers on her feet, looking cheerful and relaxed. The scene is set outdoors beside a pond or lake, with rolling hills in warm yellow and reddish-brown tones in the background and green grassy banks along the water's edge.

A pond sheep floats and calls to play. 'Swim with me! It is the way!'

Page 10
On the left side of the image, Rose is diving headfirst into a large wave of blue water, with a big splash erupting around her. She has a determined expression with wide eyes as she plunges into the water. The scene is outdoors with green grassy ground visible at the bottom and a bright white sky above, with the right side of the image fading to a plain muted teal background.

Rose jumps in with splash and spray! She dives down in a big way!

Page 11
On the right side of the image, Rose the sheep is swimming on her back in blue water, with a happy, open-mouthed smile, her legs and pastel pink, yellow, and blue woolly body partially above the surface, her pink-curled head raised above the water. A small green parrot with a yellow beak sits perched on Rose's raised knee, looking ahead with a calm expression. The scene is set outdoors at sunset, with a large warm golden-orange sun glowing in the background behind them, evoking the late-summer heat mentioned in the text. The left side of the image is plain white background.

Rose swims all week. She floats, she plays. But she's still big these hot days.

Page 12
On the left side of the image, Rose the sheep is shown nearly in full, her fluffy pastel fleece of pink, yellow, and blue filling the lower left of the frame, with her small brown tail peeking out on the left and her dark front hooves tucked against her chest. She looks upward with wide, alert eyes and a cheerful, open-mouthed smile, her pink curly topknot framing her face. She stands on a grassy hillside at dusk, gazing up toward a gate at the top of the slope in the upper left. The right side of the image is plain peach-toned background, free of detail.

Rose stops and grins. She sees the way. She will make the gate fit her today!

Page 13
On the right side of the image, a collection of tools is displayed against a teal-blue background β€” a handsaw, a pair of scissors, a coiled rope, a hammer, a knife, and a wood plane are scattered together. A large red leather tool bag or pouch sits atop the pile, its strap dangling down. Small nails are sprinkled across the blue background around the tools.

A saw, a rope, a long sharp nail. Rose grabs her tools. She will not fail!

Page 14
On the left side of the image, Rose is lying asleep on a bed of golden hay/straw, curled up peacefully among a group of sheep. Her eyes are closed with a content expression. A wooden fence winds upward and to the right in a dreamlike zigzag pattern. The scene has a soft, dreamy quality with a lavender-tinted background behind the sleeping figures, while the right side is plain white.

Rose saws and nails for one more day. Now she sleeps on soft warm hay!

Page 15
On the right side of the image, a group of sheep are clustered together against a light blue circular background, peering inward with curious, attentive expressions as they ask their question. The sheep are stacked vertically β€” one wears a green cap, another wears round glasses, and one has a small paper hat β€” all looking eagerly toward the left. On the left side, Rose sits facing them with a proud, confident expression, her large woolly body prominent. The left area leaves space for text above and below Rose.

'How?' yell the sheep next day. 'Rose, please tell us the way!'

Page 16
On the left side of the image, Rose is shown as a very large, round sheep with fluffy pastel pink, yellow, and blue wool, sitting proudly in a pile of orange hay/straw, looking cheerful and content. Behind her in the upper left, a widened wooden gate with fresh timber and neat new hinges shows that she has carefully rebuilt the gate to be bigger, with a saw, hammer, and coiled rope visible on the ground nearby as evidence of her handiwork. A smaller sheep with yellow wool stands to Rose's right, looking up at her admiringly. The right ~40% of the image is plain white background.

'I'm big!' Rose grins. 'And big I'll stay! I made the gate fit me my way!'

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