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Dragons, dinosaurs, a unicorn, a robot, and our swimming friends too.
Read together →Luno: Meet the Magic Realm
Read together on screen. Turn a page, notice a detail, and take your time.
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Welcome to the Magic Realm
Step into a place made for wondering what happens next.
A whole little world with Luno
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Ruvo and the Hello Shell
A dinosaur wants every friend to be heard. An audio story in English · 7 min 46 sec.
Read the story transcript
Come close. I'm Ori, and today a seashell has a dinosaur's hiccup inside it.
Hup!
said the shell.
Ruvo, the little T-Rex, bent down beside it.
That was practice,
he told Luno.
My real hello will be MUCH bigger.
Luno's purple scarf brushed the cushion beneath the shell. The star dragon had brought it to the courtyard for their welcome picnic.
Touch the rim to start fresh,
Luno said.
It keeps the sounds it hears. Tip it, and it plays them back.
Ruvo wanted to fill it with every friend's hello. Then, whenever somebody new arrived, the shell could introduce everyone. Nobody would be left out of his welcome.
He touched the rim and tried a soft footstep. Thump. Luno tipped the shell. Thump came back, small and round.
Ruvo grinned.
A whole picnic in a shell!
He touched the rim again.
Everybody, make your hello!
Around the courtyard, friends were getting ready. Beside the low waterside terrace, their swimming friends waited too.
Feet tapped. Wings fluttered. Water splashed. Ruvo added his very biggest welcome stomp.
Luno tipped the shell.
Out came a wobbly flump-a-plish-a-thump.
Ruvo leaned closer.
Which bit was Rido?
I couldn't pick him out,
Luno said.
Me neither. Maybe the shell needs everyone closer.
Ruvo moved the cushion into the middle of the terrace. The friends on land gathered around it. The swimmers came near the water's edge. Everyone could reach the shell with a comfortable little sound.
He touched the rim to start fresh. This time Ruvo would help by calling out the names.
Rido! Dralo! Luvi! Here comes—
He called right across the tapping and fluttering. When Luno tipped the shell, Ruvo's own voice spilled out over the others.
Here comes—here comes—here comes—
But nobody else seemed to come at all.
Ruvo tucked his feet close together.
I've made a hello full of me.
Luno sat beside him.
Your friends are still here,
he said softly.
Ruvo didn't answer at once. In that little quiet space, something went tap… tap… tap.
Rido, the triceratops, was knocking one foot against a hollow stepping stone. Three small taps. He had three horns, and today he had chosen three knocks for his hello.
Ruvo's head lifted.
There you are! I heard all of it.
He looked from Rido to the shell.
My voice was covering yours. I'll say your name, and then…
Ruvo tried the new words slowly.
My turn. Your turn. I'll listen.
He put the shell back on its cushion and touched its rim. This welcome needed room between the sounds.
Rido,
said Ruvo.
Tap… tap… tap.
Ruvo waited until the third tap had finished. Now his friend had a whole little space of his own.
Dralo.
The dragon fluttered his wings: fuff-fuff. The breeze ruffled Ruvo's scarf. Ruvo nearly added a happy stomp, but kept his feet resting on the stones.
Luvi.
The unicorn brushed her mane away from her face and made two dainty hoofbeats. Clip-clop. Ruvo waited for both.
Bivo, the little monster, had brought the picnic cushions. When Ruvo called his name, he patted one with both paws. Poom-pom! A wonderfully squashy hello.
Ruvo's toes wiggled. He wanted to try that sound himself.
But Bivo's second pat wasn't finished.
My turn. Your turn. I'll listen,
Ruvo whispered to himself, away from the shell.
His toes settled.
Zeto.
The little robot pressed a button. Boop… beep. His eyes glowed as he offered his two-note greeting.
Orbo.
The little alien, with his curling antennae, rubbed his palms together. Swish-swish. So soft! This time Ruvo could hear it.
Now he carried the cushion closer to the water, staying on the broad, dry terrace.
Naro.
The narwhal lifted his single long tusk clear of the water and made a round bubble beside the shell. Bloop.
Zubo.
The little shark swished his tail. Splish! A drop landed on Ruvo's nose. His mouth opened for a laugh—then he waited until the last little ripple had finished.
Luno.
Their star dragon hummed a warm, rising mmm. Ruvo liked how it sounded like an invitation.
At last, there was one empty turn.
His.
Ruvo put a gentle footstep into it. Thump. He was so pleased that a tiny hiccup slipped out after it.
Now everybody's in,
he said.
You too. And me.
Luno tipped the shell.
The three taps came back. The wing flutter. The hoofbeats. The cushion pats, the robot notes, the soft swish, the bubble, the splash, the hum—and Ruvo's footstep.
Each friend had room. Ruvo recognized every one.
Then the shell played back the little sound just after his footstep.
Hup!
Ruvo giggled.
Even my hiccup got a turn!
The friends settled onto the cushions and alongside the terrace for their picnic. Ruvo left the shell beside the spare cushion, ready for a new friend.
My turn. Your turn. I'll listen,
he told Luno.
That's how I found everybody in there.
And when Luno began to answer, Ruvo waited for the whole answer.
Little one, when you want to hear a friend's answer, leave a quiet space for their turn.
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Luvi and the Hiccuping Bubbles
Luvi wants to make a tiny concert for Luno. Her bubble needs time to grow.
Audio story in English · Ages 3–5 · 6 min 25 sec
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Read the story transcript
A bubble slipped out of Luno’s cauldron and sang one tiny note.
“La!”
It landed on Luvi’s nose without popping.
Come closer, little one. I’m Ori, and this is the afternoon Luvi decided to make a concert small enough to fit on a nose.
“I want to make a whole singing bubble for you,” Luvi told Luno. “You make music for me. Today, you can listen!”
The little unicorn hummed a tune while Luno put two cushions beside the workbench.
“One for you, one for the bubble,” Luvi decided.
Luno tucked the second cushion close to the first. He left it there, waiting.
Their concert needed just one singing bubble. Without it, Luvi would have a lovely place for her audience, but nothing to play.
The recipe card had three pictures. Luvi named them from left to right: Moon, Pollen, Good Fairy.
In this workshop, the Moon potion made a bubble. Pollen lifted it into the air. Good Fairy gave it a singing voice. Each pour needed a moment to finish its work before the next could begin.
“And if you want to start over,” Luno said, “each tap on the cauldron sends the last pour back to its bottle.”
Luvi pulled the bottles close. Three pictures. Three bottles. She could almost hear her concert already.
“I’ll get the bubble and the floating ready together!”
She tipped Moon and Pollen at the same time.
Plup-flup!
Something round tried to rise before it had finished becoming round. It folded over the rim like a floppy sock.
Luvi leaned down beside it.
“That is not a concert. That is laundry.”
She tapped the cauldron twice. The potions slipped back into their bottles, and the floppy bubble disappeared.
This time, Luvi followed the pictures in order. Moon, then Pollen, then Good Fairy. But she poured so quickly that the first bubble was still forming when the last potion arrived.
“Hic!” said the bubble.
Not a word, really. Just a squeaky little hiccup.
“Hic! Hic!”
It bounced against the rim instead of floating above it. Luvi’s humming stopped. Her hoof hovered over the bottles.
“I used the right order,” she said. “Why can’t I make your concert?”
Luno sat beside her, leaving the bottles in her reach.
“I’m here,” he said. “We have time.”
Without her humming, Luvi could hear something underneath the hiccups: a soft stretch-and-squeak. The bubble was still trying to grow.
She remembered the first floppy bubble. It had tried to float before it was ready, too.
“Oh,” Luvi whispered. “I keep starting the next bit before this bit is done.”
She set the bottles down, one beside another.
“One small step. Then the next.”
The words were short enough to say without hurrying. Luvi tapped the cauldron three times, returning each pour to its bottle. The hiccups disappeared. This time, she left Pollen and Good Fairy on the bench.
She picked up only Moon.
One pour.
A bubble slowly rounded out inside the pot. Luvi watched its sides stretch. She kept her hoof away from the next bottle until the stretching stopped.
Plip.
Now there was one whole bubble.
Luvi reached toward both waiting bottles. Her hoof stopped between them.
“One small step. Then the next.”
She chose Pollen. One pour, and she waited again.
The bubble lifted a little, settled, then lifted clear of the rim. A soft whoosh brushed Luvi’s forelock. She followed it upward with her nose, but she did not add anything yet.
Only when it floated steadily did she pick up Good Fairy.
One last pour.
This was the part she wanted most. Luvi pressed her hooves together and gave it room to happen.
“La-la-laaa!”
The bubble sang. No hiccups. Its little tune floated all the way to the cushions.
Luvi’s hooves pattered across the workshop floor.
“It worked! I let each little bit finish!”
She guided the singing bubble toward the spare cushion, but it bobbed away. Bubbles, it seemed, preferred the air.
Luno patted the cushion instead.
“That one is for you, Luvi.”
“For me? But I made the concert.”
“I wanted to hear it with you.”
Luvi tucked herself beside him. The cushion had been waiting for her all along.
Above them, the bubble held one long, lovely note. Luvi no longer had to reach for anything. Her friend was listening, and now she could listen, too.
“One small step. Then the next,” she murmured, nestling closer.
The little concert filled their cozy workshop. When its last note faded, Luvi and Luno were still sitting together.
And here is something to keep, little one: when a job feels too big, do one small step at a time.
What should we try today?
One little adventure is plenty. Choose what feels right.
A little discovery. Your own colors
Draw, connect, color, erase and try again on your tablet. Printing is optional.
Choose a page Go to coloring ↓Familiar faces. Little discoveries
Meet Luno and some friends from the Magic Realm.
Spot a clue. Discover a change
Choose a starting page. Draw, erase, check and save your work.
A little magic in your own colors
Pick any colors. Fill a space or use the brush. Save your picture, or erase and begin again.
Start coloringYour colors are yours. Coloring is not graded.
Another story is waiting
More familiar friends, one page at a time.
A little help, when you need it
Look at one picture, pattern or change at a time. Invite your child to say what they notice, make a choice and try another way. Repeating an activity is welcome.
Repeating a favorite or taking a break is part of the adventure.
Keep the materials for Bivo: Magic Changes
Activity sheets
Set A · Sheet 1 · Ages 2.5–3 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · Sheet 1 · Ages 2.5–3 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set A · Sheet 2 · Age 4 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · Sheet 2 · Age 4 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set A · Sheet 3 · Age 5 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · Sheet 3 · Age 5 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set A · Sheet 4 · Ages 6–7 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · Sheet 4 · Ages 6–7 · US Letter · PDF ↓Set A · All pages · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · All pages · US Letter · PDF ↓Sets A & B · All pages + answers · US Letter · PDF ↓Sets A & B · All pages · US Letter · PDF ↓Set A · All pages · Black & white · US Letter · PDF ↓Set B · All pages · Black & white · US Letter · PDF ↓Sets A & B · All pages · Black & white · US Letter · PDF ↓A rhyme to try together
Bivo's One-More Magic · PDF ↓Help for grown-ups
How to start
Visit Dralo, Luvi, Bivo, and Orbo with Luno. Each visit includes a picture puzzle, memory pairs, matching objects to outlines, and a sliding picture. Follow the prompt for the current activity.
What your child practices
Combining picture parts, matching shapes, remembering positions, and planning how a move changes the available space.
Make it easier or try a challenge
A gentler start
Begin with one visit and one activity. For the picture puzzle, look for a shared color or edge; for matching, compare one outline at a time.
A little more thinking
Before sliding, point to the piece that can move and predict the next empty space. For memory, show how a remembered location guides your next choice.
These are ways to support or extend play together. Your child can point, act, or explain; saying the answer aloud is optional.
Little hints & worksheet answers
What stays the same when this piece moves? Where will the empty space be next?
For a worksheet, match its picture and age before opening a hint or answer.
Open worksheet answersTry it away from the screen
Draw three pairs of moon, star, and bottle cards. Match them face up first, then turn them over for a small memory game. Take turns describing where a picture was.
Play with the Magic Realm friends
5 adventures in this world. Pick a friend and begin.
Luno: Welcome to the Magic Realm
Ages 3–6
Bivo: Magic Changes
Ages 3–5
Dralo: Buttons and Lights
Ages 3–6
Luvi: Magic Potions
Ages 3–5
Orbo: Moonlight Blink
Ages 3–6
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