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Each Fassa Tail takes you on an adventure, followed by HOURS of bonus activities that encourage kids to GET UP AND PLAY!

Check out the bonus activities for each book below!

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Book 1: Where on Earth Am I?

Narration

Grab your own copy of Where on Earth Am I? to read the story and complete the activities with S. S. Coulter!

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Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about.

  1. 5 Senses Scavenger Hunt– use 5 senses to find, describe, and guess objects
  2. Fear Not! – use fun and silliness to overcome a fear
  3. Balancing Act – use concentration to balance in many fun positions
  4. Starfish Stretch – use the mind to help relax the body
  5. Fassa Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Fassa’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track.

  1. If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Try Again – yell out a cheer to keep Fassa’s spirit up and encourage him to keep trying
  2. Mind Over Matter – blink 5 times while holding your breath to show Fassa he can use his mind to focus

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Book 2: Ally Cat

Narration

Grab your own copy of Ally Cat to read the story and complete the activities with S. S. Coulter!

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Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about.

  1. Paws Without Claws – use socks to cover your hands and experience what it may be like for people to do everyday tasks when they are unable to use a part of their body
  2. Secret Ninja Message and Delivery Service – use scraps of paper to hide positive messages that will brighten people’s days when they find them
  3. Get Up and Dance! – use music and dance to feel how great it can be to get up and move freely
  4. Home is Where the Love Is – use a drawing or words to describe a place you feel loved, safe, and comfortable
  5. Ally Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Ally’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track.

  1. Lend a Helping Paw – offer to help someone with a chore to encourage Ally to help Fassa
  2. A Little Belief Goes a Long Way – give someone around you (or yourself!) a hug to make yourself and others feel good, and to help Fassa show Ally he believes in her

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Book 3: ROWLF!

Narration

Grab your own copy of ROWLF! to read the story and complete the activities with S. S. Coulter!

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Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about.

  1. Joy in Your Name – use the letters of your name to create an acrostic poem
  2. The Law of Change – use a busy room in your house and draw pictures of it throughout the day to observe how much things can change
  3. What’s in Rocky’s Mouth – use imagination to make a fun prediction (the object will be revealed in Book 4, My Fair Cat)
  4. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover – use gloomy and cheerful paper to wrap up objects to test what people are more likely to open
  5. Practice Makes Perfect – use a ball and different-sized objects as baskets to see how practice helps you get better and better
  6. Rocky Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Rocky’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track.

  1. Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Paw – try on a pair of someone else’s shoes and see how it feels to walk in them to help Fassa be more understanding of Ally’s feelings
  2. Life is All About Purrrspective – smile at yourself for 20 seconds to encourage Rocky to see things in a happy way

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Book 4: My Fair Cat

Narration

Grab your own copy of My Fair Cat to read the story and complete the activities with S. S. Coulter!

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Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about.

  1. Your Own Obstacle Course – use imagination to set up your own obstacle course
  2. Where You Go, I Go! – use creativity to develop your own slogan or saying for you, your friends, your family, etc.
  3. What’s in Rocky’s Mouth – Revealed – use your past work to see if your prediction was correct (the prediction was made in Book 3, ROWLF!)
  4. Scope and Seek – use imagination to make a telescope and find an object that a friend has hidden
  5. Angel Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Angel’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track.

  1. Eight Paws are Better than Four – give “high fives” and “low feet” and yell “Teamwork” to encourage Fassa and Angel to solve problems as a team
  2. Roll with the Punches – do a somersault to encourage Angel to enjoy the changes in her day rather than be disappointed by them

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Book 5: The Extra-Ordinary Scientist

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Narration

Narration of The Extra-Ordinary Scientist will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about. Activities will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. Control Yourself! – use self-control to sit completely still and quiet for as long as you can
  2. The Physics of Frisbee – use creativity to make your own Frisbees, then test how far they can fly
  3. Homemade Helicopter – use a pattern to create your own helicopter, then have fun adding things to it and trying to catch it
  4. Make Me Laugh – use jokes to make others laugh
  5. Cassie Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Cassie’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track. Plot twists will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. Don’t Be So “Ruff” on Yourself – “bark” the sentence, “Don’t be so RUFF!” 3 times to help Cassie feel better
  2. Turn that Frown Upside Down – change your face from a sad frown to a happy smile at least 5 times to encourage Cassie to turn her frown into a smile

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Book 6: King of the Neighborhood

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Narration

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Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about. Activities will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. Sunset Maker – use water, milk, and a flashlight to create a “sunset” inside your house
  2. Kung Fu Master – use discipline and patience to learn 3 basic moves of a Kung Fu Master
  3. Masked and Noisy – use creativity and imagination to make a mask and then create the best raccoon noises you can
  4. Funny Faces – use concentration to change your face into all kinds of different expressions
  5. Tubby Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Tubby’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track. Plot twists will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. It’s OK to Need a Helping Paw – stand on your tiptoes and say the word “up” 5 times in your deepest voice to encourage Fassa to speak up and ask for help
  2. Keep Your Eye on the Ball – you and a partner toss a ball back and forth with your eyes closed and then with your eyes open to help Fassa and Tubby learn to keep their focus

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Book 7: You Lucky Dog-Cat!

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Narration

Narration of You Lucky Cat-Dog! will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

Activities

The story teaches a main lesson followed by activities to reinforce it. Each activity includes extra challenges and things to talk about. Activities will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. What Thunder and Lightning? – use imagination to write down and draw fun things thunder and lightning could be
  2. If I Was a Superhero – use creativity to make your own superhero chant and name
  3. Wrong Way! – use silliness to use and do things in the wrong way
  4. Colors of the Rainbow – use your heart to come up with nice things colors mean and people they remind you of
  5. Loki Tail Twister – use practice to get faster at Loki’s fun tongue twister

Plot Twists

In these twists, the characters make a choice that takes them off the path to their happy ending. Children complete a simple task to help the characters learn a lesson and get back on track. Activities will be available online with S. S. Coulter in the future. Sign up to be alerted.

  1. Tackle Your Fears – write down 3 fears, crumple them up, and throw them to the ground to help Fassa tackle his fears
  2. Keep the Faith – try tossing a coin into a small cup until you make it to encourage Fassa and Ally to not give up on Loki

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