Sam and Claire’s Sam and Claire’s

Imagination House

Beth Winokur

Leafy Greens Publishing

San Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Bernardino, California

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All Rights Reserved © 2013 by Beth Winokur

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Home is Where Our Story Begins

Dear Reader,

You can bring this story to life by using Sam and Claire’s avatars (a big fancy

name for “guys”/dolls), and make them the actors in their own story.

Created by Beth Winokur

Wonderful Contributors:Wonderful Contributors:

Miles Winokur, Moonlily Winokur, Robert Winokur, Woody Sundberg,

Anna Lambert, Michael Avila and Pamela McDaniel

Special thanks to all those who donate their time,

money, energy, and love tomoney, energy, and love to

Habitat for Humanity

Hi there. I’m Sam and this is my

…and this is our story:

It all started on the first day of

Hi there. I’m Sam and this is my

sister, Claire.

summer vacation.

Yummmmmmm

Dragon pancakes…Dragon pancakes…

Mmmmmm…Space pancakes!Mmmmmm…Space pancakes!

---- MomMomMomMom: “It’s the first day of Summer. I’m

spending the day reading on the porch.”

---- DadDadDadDad: “That sounds nice. I’ll

join you on the porch and

practice my guitar. What are

you two doing today?”

Yum, Yum!

I love Pancakes!!

Huh?…wait. What did Huh?…wait. What did

they just say??????

Gulp….Oh No!!

That means we’re not

going anywhere fun today. going anywhere fun today.

I’m going to watch

“Zombie-Werewolf-

Love Vampire.” The

I have my day all planned! I’m going to play

“Zombie Kills Vampire part 10.”

whole 15 part series!

COMMENCE OPERATION: SUCK THE FUN OUT OF SUMMER

Mom: “NO TV!”

Dad: “NO VIDEO GAMES!”

Mom: “NO COMPUTERS!”

Dad: “NO ELECTRONICS!”

No video

Games? No fair!

That’s abuse!

OH NO!!

This is

going to be Dad: “NO ELECTRONICS!” That’s abuse!

What’s that?

Treasure???

going to be

the most

boring

summer

ever!!!

What does

that mean?

What kind of

clue is that?

Where I wash my

face?

Hmmmmclue is that? Hmmmm

Hidden treasure is near!A magical box holds adventure, riches, laughter, and travel.Follow the clues and the treasure is yours!is yours!

Where you wash your face,There is a clue you can trace. It will help you hop to the next There is a clue you can trace. It will help you hop to the next place..

Oooh Ooooh I

The Bathroom!

Sam, why are

you raising

your hands? Oooh Ooooh I

know!!!!!!

That’s what I

was going to say!

Where’s the

Treasure?

The treasure’s

not in here.

We’re looking We’re looking

for the clue.

I know that.

Hmmm it’s

something we can

trace and use to

hop to the next

place.

Where you

wash your

face…hmmm

place.

face…hmmm

that has to be

the sink but I

don’t see any

other clue.

Oh Oh! I know…it’s

the…

It’s the picture!

Mom’s bunny Picture! Mom’s bunny Picture!

But what does that

mean?

If the bunny’s the

next clue….then it next clue….then it

could only

mean…JOJO!

That’s

what I what I

was going

to say!Come on…let’s go…JoJo is

in your room.

Look he had a note

next to him and he’s

missing an eye.missing an eye. He is not missing an eye.

He’s just winking.

What does the note say?

Follow the colors to the next clue.

Oh Oh! I

know…The Rainbow!!!

The next clue is

in my room!!

clue.It’s somewhere below the blue.

That’s

what I

was

going

to say!

in my room!!

to say!

There’s nothing

under the

rainbow.

Look….there a

giant piece of

paper on the

floor by your

dresser.

What does

it say?

dresser.

Up above where the old things go, You’ll find a clue nestled with buttons and thread. Now you can sew an

eye for poor old JoJo.

Oh Oh, I

know!!!!!! That’s

what I

eye for poor old JoJo.

The Attic!!! The next

clue is in The Attic!!

what I

was

going to

say!

Come on…to

the attic!

Ummm…I Me either. I feel Ummm…I

don’t like the

attic.

Me either. I feel

like something

is always

watching me.

I know.

I always hear

sounds up there.

I know,

plus Mom’s

scuba-

diving suit

is pretty

creepy.Dad says its just

mice.

But they’d have

to be huge with

creepy.

Lets change the to be huge with

all the noise.

I think there’s a

monster in the

attic.

Lets change the

subject.

So…what do

you think the

treasure is?

I don’t know

Or what if

there is a giant

wormhole that

we can time

…maybe it’s a

genie’s lamp

and we’ll get

three wishes.

That would be

cool. I would

travel to another

planet.

we can time

travel in?

In the sewing

stuff.

Look there’s Look there’s

another huge

piece of

paper.

That must be

a clue. a clue.

Hurry up and

open it, so we

can get out of

here. here.

Adventure is anywhere you want it Adventure is anywhere you want it to be.

That’s good to know on rainy stormy days, but today is sunny.

So go outside, feel the breeze and find what you seek. find what you seek.

The treasure is in the place where the Sun doesn’t peek.

Oh Oh! I know…

outside!!!

The treasure is

I know-it says so in

the clue! The treasure is

outside.

the clue!

Come on, let’s get

out of here.

Grrrrrrr!!!

It could be

anywhere!!!

Lets check the

garden.

The clue said it’s

in a shady place.

Come on, let’s just

check the garden

first.

There’s no

shade there.

Maybe we should

check the pond.

Oooh Ooooh

By the

Grrrrrrrr

rr

Oooh Ooooh

I know…..

By the

tree.

I don’t see any

treasure.

It was just a trick.

Ooooh!

Look next to the

tree.

A treasure chest!

I knew it was there all

along.

I was just checking to I was just checking to

see if you knew.

Open it!!

What’s that???

Another note!

This is an Imagination Box.

It gives you the power (one that It gives you the power (one that you already possess, in fact) to go anywhere, be anyone and do

anything! anything!

Share it with everyone you know.

The more you share it, the more The more you share it, the more your imagination will grow.

Dear Reader,

This is only one of many stories that Sam and Clair share.

Sam and Clair would like me to ask you to continue their story. It

doesn’t matter whether you choose to draw, act, sing, or write the

stories down, all that matters is you keep their story going. stories down, all that matters is you keep their story going.

A bit of information and a plea: Your imagination works

like a muscle— you must exercise it every day. The world needs you to

keep your imagination fit. So I beg you, dear reader, to go stare out a

window and daydream!

Bye bye! See you next

time!

Beth Winokur © 2013Beth Winokur © 2013