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Ollie's Shell Picture
12 scenes · 24 talking words · 3 language levels
Tap the glowing spots in every scene to hear the words out loud.
About Ollie's Shell Picture
Ollie the otter arrives with a smooth shell in his vest pocket and a leaf from the gate path. He finds his cubby, settles by a lamp and a nest book, shares at circle, makes bright art, rescues a fluttering picture, and glows with pride at pickup.
- 12 narrated scenes
- 24 tappable talking words
- 3 language levels: word, phrase, sentence
- Ages 3–6
- Theme: Feelings and big emotions
- Free, no login, nothing locked mid-story
What happens, scene by scene
- 1Leaf by Gategate · leaf
- 2Shell in Vestshell · vest
- 3Cubby Spot Foundvest · hanger
- 4Warm Hall Glowkey · lamp
- 5Cozy Nest Booknest · chair
- 6Shell on Rugshell · rug
- 7Trace and Gluepencil · glue
- 8Leaf Rubbing Magicchalk · leaf
- 9Crunchy Snack Pauseplate · spoon
- 10Picture Flies Updoor · kite
- 11By the Rockrock · yoyo
- 12Pinned Up Proudthumbtack · vase
Words your child will hear and say
Every scene hides two tappable pictures. Tap one and it says its word out loud, then it is your child's turn.
- gateG initial
- leafL initial
- shellSH initial
- vestV initial
- hangerH initial
- keyK initial
- lampL initial
- nestN initial
- chairCH initial
- rugR initial
- pencilP initial
- glueG initial
- chalkCH initial
- plateP initial
- spoonS initial
- doorD initial
- kiteK initial
- rockR initial
- yoyoY initial
- thumbtackTH initial
- vaseV initial
Want to practise a specific sound instead? Open Practice in the story toolbar and pick any of the 26 sound decks — Buddy brings five cards from it into this story, without leaving the page.
How to read it together
Start at the right level
Level 1 is single words for early talkers. Level 2 is short phrases. Level 3 is full storybook sentences. Switch any time, even mid-scene — the art stays put and only the language changes.
Let them find the words
Two glowing spots hide in every scene. Tap one, hear the word, then pause and wait — the wait is where your child's turn happens.
Session-ready
Therapist mode mutes the narration and lays out each scene's target words with their speech-sound tags, so a clinician models and elicits every word live.
More stories in The First Day
Ollie's Shell Picture is one of four stories set in The First Day. They share the same illustrated world and none of them tells the same tale twice.