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Lainey's fondest dream has come true. Her parents finally let her get a pet, a goldfish. But bringing her new little friend to Never Land might turn out to be a big mistake.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Summarize the introduction of this story.
Page 1 — Lainey saved her money and bought a goldfish; she took her fish to Pixie Hollow so Fawn could find out what makes him happy
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What happened in this chapter?
Page 23 — Rani, a water-talent fairy saw Sunny and let him free
23
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What plan did the girls come up with to find Sunny?
Page 28 — Fawn will talk to other fish, Rani will swim trying to find him, the girls will be in the raft looking for him
28
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why is it going to be challenging finding Sunny in the Wough River?
Page 44 — It’s so big and splits into two different rivers
44
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why is the Sunken Forest dangerous?
Page 50 — The creatures are not friendly, its dismal, can lose sense of direction
50
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Do you recognize the crocodile?
Page 62 — It’s the crocodile that swallowed the clock in Peter Pan
62
How did Mia scare it away?
Page 65 — She hit it with her paddle
65
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 67 — The girls made it out of the swamp, Gabby brought cookies to eat for dinner; they tried to sleep; Peter came to visit and made a fire; he told them stories and in the morning their cookies were gone but Peter left coconuts and fairy dust for them
67
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Gabby fly when the raft went over the waterfall?
Page 94 — She was scared stiff
94
Have you ever been so scared that you were frozen stiff? Explain.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What happened to Gabby?
Page 96 — When everyone jumped out of the raft, it floated in the air because of the fairy dust; she was ok
96
Predict how Sunny got to be so large.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
How did Sunny get so big? Was your prediction correct?
Page 105 — He had eaten lots of food; magic
105
Why did Lainey ask the mermaid to take care of Sunny?
Page 107 — Sunny was too big to take home
107
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