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A Skibble story
Zip and the Good Bowl
Nib is getting ready for visitors when Zip's chase after a paper ball sends flour across the kitchen. A dustpan, a sturdy stool, and a little patience help the two friends put things right in this illustrated story about helping after a mistake.
- 12 story pages
- English
- Illustrated story
Enter a parent email to open the story in the Skibble reader. No installation is needed for browser reading.
Why choose this story?
- Follow Zip and Nib through a kitchen mishap with a clear beginning, problem, and ending.
- Talk about how Zip's attempts to help change when he slows down and looks closely.
- Share a short story with 12 illustrated pages and a few sentences on each page.
A good choice for reading together if your child enjoys playful animal characters and everyday mishaps. Preview the opening pages below to judge the words and story for your child.
A look inside
These are the opening pages of the story. Read the excerpts together, then open the reader for the rest.
Visitors were coming for tea. In the warm kitchen, Nib placed the good blue bowl on the tall shelf. "We need that bowl for the dough," she said.
Nib wrote her list in her tiny notebook. Mix the dough. Fold the napkins. Find the lemons. Zip watched a paper ball wobble under the table.
Reading together in Skibble
You can turn the pages at your own pace. A parent can read aloud, or you can take turns. The sample above is a preview; the reading controls are in the app.
How do we start?
Select Read this book, enter your parent email, then open Zip and the Good Bowl. The form offers a return link so you can find the story again.
Is this a phonics lesson?
This is a story to read together. We do not assign it a curriculum level or present it as a complete phonics course.
Read Zip and the Good BowlStory credits
An original Skibble story, illustrated and prepared for reading in Skibble.
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