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Theo and the One-and-Only Rocket

Starring Theo, age 4 — loves red, strawberries, and "Pepper" the stuffed fox

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The refrain your child will ask to say along: "Fun gets bigger when you cut it in half," said Pepper. "Just like strawberries."
Theo holding a gleaming red toy rocket above his head, Pepper the fox watchingPage 1
Theo had a red rocket. Not A red rocket — THE red rocket. The one-and-only, best-in-the-universe rocket.
Theo hugging the rocket behind his back while June waves helloPage 2
When cousin June came to play, Theo held the rocket tight. "This is MINE," he said.
Split scene: June building a tall block tower, Theo alone in the cornerPage 3
June played with the blocks. Theo played with the rocket. Alone.
Theo zooming the rocket half-heartedly, the room feeling big and empty around himPage 4
Zoom, went the rocket. Zoom. Zoom. But a zoom with nobody to hear it gets quieter and quieter.
Pepper the fox whispering to Theo beside a bowl of strawberriesPage 5
"Fun gets bigger when you cut it in half," said Pepper. "Just like strawberries."
Theo frowning, holding the rocket protectivelyPage 6
"That's not how it works," said Theo. "If I share the rocket, I only get HALF the rocket."
June's impressive block tower, shaped suspiciously like a rocket launchpadPage 7
But June's block tower was getting taller. And it looked… kind of like a launchpad.
Theo and June side by side, pretending not to look at each otherPage 8
Theo scooted closer. June scooted over. Nobody said anything yet.
The rocket hovering over the block launchpad, both kids grinningPage 9
"Your tower needs a rocket," said Theo, very quietly. "Your rocket needs a launchpad," said June.
Both kids launching the rocket together, blocks scattering like rocket smokePage 10
THREE… TWO… ONE… The one-and-only rocket blasted off the one-and-only launchpad.
Wild imaginative space scene: couch cushions as moons, kids mid-adventurePage 11
June made asteroid noises Theo had never even THOUGHT of. Theo did a moon landing that made June laugh so hard she fell over.
The playroom transformed into a whole galaxy, both kids in the middle of itPage 12
The rocket wasn't half as fun anymore. It was DOUBLE.
Theo and June at the table sharing strawberries, Pepper propped between themPage 13
"Fun gets bigger when you cut it in half," Theo told Mama at snack time. And he gave June the bigger strawberry half.
The rocket parked on the windowsill beside two juice cups, sunset outsidePage 14
The rocket was still the one-and-only. But now it had a one-and-only crew. THE END.

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