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Comic stripsAges 4–6
Bubble Talk
Two friends meet in a two-box comic. Fill their speech bubbles, then draw what happens next.
Story starters
Alexis and the T-Rexes story starters
In Kevin Coulston’s picture books, five-year-old Alexis spends her days with two baby T. rexes, Snap and Daisy. What happens next? Draw them, then pick a starter.
12 story starters to pick from
- Snap and Daisy want to help Alexis bake cookies.
- Alexis takes Snap and Daisy to the library.
- Daisy loses her favorite bow.
- Snap wants to learn to ride a bike.
- It is the first day of school, and the T-Rexes want to come too.
- Alexis and the T-Rexes plant a garden.
- Snap and Daisy see snow for the first time.
- Alexis builds a fort, but it is too small for two dinosaurs.
- The T-Rexes try to give Alexis a haircut.
- Alexis teaches Snap and Daisy to say please and thank you.
- The T-Rexes go to the dentist.
- Alexis has a bad dream, and the T-Rexes want to help.
Stuck in the middle? Add one of these:
- Suddenly, Snap’s tail knocks everything over.
- Suddenly, Daisy disappears.
- Suddenly, Mom calls from downstairs.
- Suddenly, a huge roar comes from the closet.
- Suddenly, the T-Rexes start to grow.
- Suddenly, it starts to thunder.
Print the starter cards (PDF)Two pages: 12 cut-apart cards and a three-panel comic with the first starter already filled in.
Make it a comic
Turn a starter into a comic
Your comic story
1 · Beginning
Snap and Daisy want to help Alexis bake cookies.
“Uh-oh.”Draw it here!
2 · Middle
Suddenly, Snap’s tail knocks everything over.
TA-DA!Draw it here!
3 · Twist ending
How does it end? You decide!
The big finish
Draw in the boxes with a finger, a stylus or a mouse, or print the comic and draw on paper. The speech bubble and sound effect are just ideas: use them, change them or make up your own.
Draw the characters with a free lesson
Story sheets that go with it
Story startersAges 4–6
One Picture, One Sentence
The first story page: a big box for a drawing and writing lines for one sentence about it.
Story startersAges 6–8
Uh-Oh! Problem Planner
Plan a story around a problem: who is in it, where they are, what goes wrong and how it gets fixed.
Places and mapsAges 8–11
Story Map
Draw the map of your story world, mark the danger and the secret spot, then plan the route from start to finish.
The picture books and drawing books
How to Draw: Cartoon Dinosaurs
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Dinosaurs
Alexis and the T-Rexes: Count to Ten
Alexis and the T-Rexes: Birthday Surprise
Alexis and the T-Rexes: Hide and SeekAs an Amazon Associate, FirstArtBooks earns from qualifying purchases.
More Alexis and the T-Rexes at alexisandthetrexes.com.
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