GRAOU - LET'S GET DRESSED!

3 to 6 y.o.

NG

READING, PLAYING, LEARNI

N°10

Let’s get dressed!

HELLO! Sometimes it is complicated to dress up.

For instance, when it’s cold outside and we have to put on tights, jumpers and big coats.

Put it can also be really fun! Follow me through this issue, I will show you how I was able to choose my own outfit on the day of the class photo shooting, tell you the story of an Irish wool sweater, and even invite you to a gym session in pajamas. There will also be hats flying away, coat stand shenanigans, and a Carnival mishmash game.

Did I mention I love to disguise myself?

How about you?

INSIDE GRAOU’S CLOSET Today, I decided to dress up on my own!

What’s more, this afternoon is the class photo shooting, and I want to look my very best.

But what will I choose to wear?

Maybe blue overalls with my pretty green shirt? Or maybe my brown pants and my sweater with a plane on it? Let’s see…

Either way, I’ll not be wearing this tee-shirt, I’ll be too cold.

Even less this sweater, it’s itchy and stingy and its sleeves are too short. All right, let’s start with the socks!

PLAY! Text: Anne-Bénédicte Schwebel Illustration: Gwé

What garment do you think Graou should start with?

So, for the top, why wouldn’t I wear the alien tee-shirt Daddy brought me? I think it is really my favorite.

It is so soft!

Come on, come on… There! I think it’ll be perfect!

It wasn’t that hard.

PLAY !

Ah, I think it is this one, in the middle of the pile! It is still a bit large, but never mind… What if I wore two sweaters underneath?

Find these four socks in Graou’s mess.

Mommy often says it is better to choose clothes that pair well.

But I think it is very good to be a little more original.

What if I tried my large-striped pants?

Maybe they are drying in the bathroom?

And boom! Oh no, they are stained.

Quickly, another idea. The shorts I got last holiday would be great.

But where are they?

PLAY! Draw a sun on all white clothes.

“Graou, are you ready?” Mommy asks. ”Come and eat breakfast…” ”I am there, Mommy, I dressed up all by myself!”

“Oh… Yes… I can tell… But have you not forgotten something?”

apple Jam

PLAY! What pair of shoes do you think Graou will choose?

What about you, which is you favorite pair?

THE END

TOM’S SWEATER

written and illustrated by Liuna Virardi

I remember the soft breeze caressing my woolen threads while Polly worked. ”Tick, tick, tick” her knitting needles went; “tick tick tick” since morning early.

That is when it hit me: I was going to be…

A sweater!

Polly told me the had knitted me with four balls of the most beautifully colored Irish wool, and that I was going to be the prettiest and warmest sweater in all of Ireland.

I was born on a beautiful summer’s day in the sweet country we call Ireland.

I remember the sun shining high in the sky, and a flock of white sheep like little clouds, grazing amongst little flowers.

When she was finished, she unfolded me to have a better look at me and said: “What a wonderful jumper!”

Polly said she was very happy for us, but she loved us so much that she did not want us to go.

We immediately gave her a hug.

“But Polly, we’ll come back!”

That night, I met tom, Polly’s husband.

He was a sailor and he was leaving the following day to discover the distant oceans.

He liked his job but he was a little worried, because I was going to spend all winter at sea, and the seas of the world can get very cold!

So, Polly smiled. Then she asked me: “Would you like to go with Tom? That way you could keep him warm!”

“I wouldn’t mind”, I said. “But I’m a little bit itchy…” ”That’s OK”, said Tom. “My skin is tough from all that sailing!”

Tom tried me on and said: “What a wonderful jumper!”

I was very happy to, because we were going to see the oceans!

We left early the next morning aboard Tom’s old ship.

I must have looked worried, because Tom laughed and said: “It’s the safest boat in Ireland! Don’t worry my friend! Are you ready?”

Then he shout at the horizon: “Onwards, let’s go!”

And little by little, the boat moved away from land…

Days went by, then weeks.

Sometimes Tom held me in his arms and smelled me intensely.

He said I carried the smell of home, and Polly’s sweet perfume.

Then winter came, and one day a storm broke out!

The wind blew so hard that the boat started to swirl like a top and Tom fell on the deck. We were drenched, I was cold and afraid, but I tried my best to keep Tom warm with my good Irish wool.

The storm finally passed, and little by little, Tom opened his eyes and got on his feet. He was fine!

Me, on the other hand… We discovered that during the storm, I had torn a big hole in me! Oh, no!

Suddenly, we were sartled by a huge white whale that looked at us, surprised.

“Guys, is everything all right? You look concerned.”

“This is awful, whale! We don’t have any wool to patch this big hole, and winter is here.”

“Follow me!” She said. “I know the way to a country where there are many sheep, who will help you for sure!”

What was our surprise when we understood that this country was… Our pretty Ireland!

And how happy we were to see Polly again, and discover little Billy in her arms, their baby!

He was born whole his daddy Tom and I were sailing the seas! That is when Tom took me off, kissed me and put me on his little boy. What new adventures await, little Billy?

FIN

GUESS MY JOB…

CARNIVAL MISHMASH

Today, at work, I will…

Illustration: Wood Campers

Take measurements

Sew with my machine Cut a shirt

(Maybe) prick my finger with a needle

Draw clothing Choose fabrics Solution: Couturier - Illustration: Antonio Uve

Here are ten characters who disguised themselves for Carnival.

Cut them down along the white dotted lines.

Don’t hesitate to ask for a grownup’s help.

Now, have fun and mix all those pieces to create funny characters.

What a mishmash!

LIKE A CROCODILE

To relax before going to bed, Graou invites you to this little evening gym session, to stretch in pajamas.

Illustration : Studio Les Canailles

1

Lie on your back, with your arms and legs flat and a bit open.

Breathe slowly, you’re resting.

3

Keep your arms open and tilt your head to the right while breathing in deep.

Count to 3.

Illustration: Antonio Uve

4

2

Cross your legs and put your right foot over your left.

There’s the crocodile’s tail!

Come back to the original position while breathing out: feet alongside one another and arms open.

5

Start over on the other side: left foot over right foot and pelvis and head to the left.

FLYING HATS Here are a postman, a plane pilot, a firefighter, a cook, a gardener, a forewoman and a sailor. Identify each one of them with their work attire and help them find their hats that were blown away.

Illustration: Samuel Eckert

CLOTHES AREN’T ALWAYS FUN Err...

Help

Aren’t those tights a bit LOOSE?

I’m stuck .. Aie ..

Aie ..

Aie That’s one ITCHY sweater!

Oh dear...

I think I’ll go to school in SLIPPERS instead

Why does it take SO LONG?!

GRRR

Oh

I really HATE wooly HATS! Text and illustration: Adèle Garceau

TELL ME ABOUT...

Drawings: Steffie Brocoli Texts: Catherine Bidet

In the spring, the weather’s nice, we wear clothes that are neither too hot nor to light!

rain boots

umbrella

Why do we wear clothes? What clothes do we wear by day or by night, depending on our activities?

Let’s open the closet together and see what’s inside!

shirt

sweater

canvas shoes

jacket trousers

Put your finger on the line to follow the explanations!

raincoat To know how to dress in the morning, we start by looking at the weather!

In the autumn, the sky is grey, we shield ourselves from rain with waterproof clothes!

skirt

flip-flops

tee-shirt cap

There are clothes for any activity.

You don’t dress the same at work or on holiday!

dress

How’s the weather?

We don’t dress the same when it’s hot or when it’s cold!

swimming suit

hat shorts

In the summer, we wear light clothes!

Clothes you can stain, to paint or to tinker.

There are clothes made for sport.

In the winter, we wear warm clothes.

SUMMER

boots padded jacket

mittens hat

scarf

AUTUMN

WINTER

THE EN

D

SPRING

We change clothes depending on the season.

jumper

Clothes to party!

What about you?

What’s your favorite outfit?

Rather stylish or casual?

THE SHOE CLOSET Colour all of those shoes and follow the dotted lines to draw the laces.

Find those six details in both images!

LET’S PLAY WITH GRAOU!

COATRACK SHENANIGANS Some mischievous kid has messed with everyone’s stuff at the school coatrack.

Find what has changed places between the two images.

Lila

Mitsou

Graou

Pipa

Lila

Mitsou

Pipa

Graou

HOT AND COLD

AROUND THE WORLD

Choose Mitsou’s, Graou’s and Tito’s clothes depending on the season and the weather.

Help each character to find the traditional wear of the place they live in.

Fatou lives in Mali

KIMONO

Pablo lives in Peru

FUR

Aki lives in Japan

BOUBOU

Nashoba lives in Greenland

PONCHO

LET’S DIY

LET’S DRAW Cheeky little Graou has forgotten his napkin and he’s stained himself a lot!

Draw ketchup, chocolate, paint, and jelly stains on his clothes.

A WOOLEN DOLL You will need: Cardboard 22 x 11 cm

Black pearls

1 Wind up some wool around the

cardboard (thirty revolutions or so)

WOOL WOOL

Jam 2 Tie up the threads on top and

3 Tie a knot to make the head and separate

4 Tie a knot at the waist and

5 Ask an adult to sew the pearls for the eyes

cut them loose at the bottom

separate the remaining threads in two parts. Tie a knot for each ankle and wrist. .

threads on both sides for the arms.

and the read thread for the mouth.

6 Now, you can make all kinds of clothes and accessories for your doll!

THE END GRAOU N° 10

GRAOU ?

Graou is a beautiful, creative magazine without ads. It invites the 3 to 6 years old to learn, but also to create, observe, and develop their natural curiosity, their imagination, and their manual abilities.

Reading, playing, cutting, singing… Graou also makes for lots of moments to share between the young and the old..

Who did this?

Publishing director and chief editor: Anne-Bénédicte Schwebel Illustrator « Graou »: Gwé Art director and layout: Victor Nioré Editorial associate: Anne Bensoussan Contributors to this issue: Catherine Bidet, Steffie Brocoli, Distribution and promotion: editions@maisongeorges.fr Samuel Eckert, Adèle Garceau, Vincent Jadot, Antonio Uve, Liuna Proofreading: Johanne Nicolas Virardi, Wood Campers.

GRAOU is published every two months by Maison Georges Editions, who also publishes Georges, funny magazine for kids 7 to 12 y.o.

More informations on www.magazinegeorges.com 75 rue Chaponnay, 69003 Lyon (France) – +33 4 72 60 91 55 – contact@maisongeorges.fr Imprimé en France par les bons soins de la Manufacture des Deux-Ponts – ISSN : 2556-5869 / Dépôt légal : Février 2019.

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