And after much discussion, we've finalized our storyline for the book :




Title : Owl, Fox and Dog goes on a picnic!


-------- Scene 1 ---------
Owl, Fox and Dog decided to go on a picnic in the field.

They met up in their neighbourhood, and left for the field.

On their way, they saw rubbish pile on the streets.

Owl : What should we do with rubbish pile?
Fox : We should just leave them!
Dog : No we shouldn't! We should pick all the rubbish up and throw it in the dustbin!
Fox : It's just rubbish. How bad can it be?

[   Fox   ]
Rubbish pile with start gathering itself and turns into a garbage monster and tries to eat them


[   Dog   ]
Rubbish bin spills rainbow to the ground (with sound effect).
(might consider putting a reward system: gold/stars to be counted at the end of the story)

*Did You Know: Rubbish that are left exposed will cause a terrible smell*



-------- Scene 2 ---------
After awhile, they felt a little thirsty.

So they decided to stop by the vending machines to get some soda.

After drinking the soda, Owl is staring at her empty can.

Owl : What should we do with the empty cans?
Fox : We should throw them on the floor!
Dog : No we shouldn't! We should recycle them in the recycle bin!
Fox : It's just a can. How bad can it be?

[   Fox   ]
Vending machine throws a tantrum on the floor (because there's no more new cans), fox is
depressed because there's no more soda


[   Dog   ]
Vending machine spills rainbow and gives them extra cans of soda


*Did You Know: There are not enough materials in the world to make new cans*



//////////removed//////////-------- Scene 3 ---------
Soon, they passed by a school yard. 

There, they saw a baby panda drawing on papers. 

Then, the school bell rang, and he left the papers behind. 

Owl : What should we do with the papers?
Fox : We should make paper aeroplanes!
Dog : No we shouldn't! We should pick them up and recycle them!
Fox : It's just paper. How bad can it be? 

[   Fox   ]  
Tress are being cut down to produce more paper, including Owl's treehouse. *Owl
crying, Dog and Fox are helpless*  

[   Dog   ]
Birds form rainbow as they build their new homes on the trees.

*Did you know: Papers are made of trees*  //////removed///////






-------- Scene 4 ---------
On their way to the field, they crossed the river.

There, they saw plastic wrappers on the river bank.

Owl : What should we do with the plastic wrappers?
Fox : We should throw them into the river!
Dog : No we shouldn't! We should gather and put it in the recycle bin!
Fox : It's just plastic. How bad can it be?

[   Fox   ]
River turns black and it shows Uncle Turtle is stuck because he couldn't swim properly.

[   Dog   ]
Fishes jump out of the water forming rainbow and Uncle Turtle is waving happily with them


*Did You Know: Turtles likes to eat jellyfish. They die from eating plastics because it looks like jellyfish*




-------- Scene 5 ---------
They have finally reach the field.

There, they saw all the food wrappers scattered on the field.

Owl : What should we do with the food wrappers?
Fox : We should just leave them and begin our picnic!
Dog : No we shouldn't! We should clean them up before we eat!
Fox : It's just food wrappers. How bad can it be?

[   Fox   ]
A strong wind blows the food wrappers  and they all fell sick the next day.


[   Dog   ]
Sunflowers bloom, rainbows form and the other minor character joins them for a picnic.


*Did You Know: Eating in a dirty environment could make you sick!*



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We've removed scene 3 because we have decided that the layout for the pages should be one sentence for each page, because children from the age 4-6 might have difficulty trying to read paragraphs. And after separating the paragraphs to sentences, there are too many pages (children have short attention span, too many pages will lose their interest), so of all the scenes, we've decided to cut down scene 3. Besides, our book comes in series, in my opinion, I think without adding in too much scenes, children might want to read more, so this will keep them interested in other series.




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