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Pia and the Cone

9 scenes · 18 talking words · 3 language levels

Tap the glowing spots in every scene to hear the words out loud.

About Pia and the Cone

Pia the penguin rolls in from the curb, checks a bag, glides through security, and crunches a gate snack. A quick helper pause by the plane brings a flutter, then the jet bridge hum, cozy cabin, bright sun over clouds, and a joyful arrivals hug.

What happens, scene by scene

  1. 1Rolling to the Doorstrolley · suitcase
  2. 2Counter and Green Lightscale · passport
  3. 3Soft Blue Scannerscanner · tray
  4. 4Snack in the Nooksandwich · bottle
  5. 5Helpers by the Planeladder · cone
  6. 6Humming Jet Bridgewindow · engine
  7. 7Click and Cozyseatbelt · headphones
  8. 8Sun on the Wingwing · sun
  9. 9Round to the Hugcarousel · wheel

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.

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 Up in the Clouds

Pia and the Cone is one of four stories set in Up in the Clouds. They share the same illustrated world and none of them tells the same tale twice.

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Reviewed by a licensed speech-language pathologist.