The Great Indoors

"The Great Indoors," written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Ruth Chan, delves into the secret lives of woodland creaturs. When the humans head out to go camping, the animals settle in for a relaxing holiday of their own! Teen bear takes over the bathroom with her curling iron, the beavers prepare their fanciest recipes, and the deer kick up their feet for a dance party. What starts as a little unwinding soon escalates to a big mess, just in time for everyone to head home. . . .

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(00:12):
Today, we're reading the greatindoors by Julie Flaco
illustrated by wreath Chan.
The bears always arrived first.
Ah, the great indoors set.
The father bear.
The most relaxing week of theyear said the mother bear.

(00:36):
I called the bathroom, said theteenage bear running in with her
blow dryer and curling iron.
The beavers moved in next,setting up camp in the kitchen.
I do so love a roof over my headsaid one, everything stays as
dry as the inside of the pinecone.

(00:56):
Here's the ice cream set,another shove it all in the
freezer before it melts.
The deer were next with theirkaraoke machine.
Good bye.
Peace.
And quiet said a big deer wholow dance party said a bigger
deer.

(01:16):
The skunks flopped onto thecouch.
Uh, the simple life.
When you want light.
You just flip a switch.
So simple.
Everyone gathered around theglow of the television while the
beavers whipped up snacks.
Can I have more ice in my drinkas the mother bear.

(01:37):
Of course send the beaver.
Nothing like a frosty colddrink, said the bear.
So much better than the foresttemperature drinks at home.
Lez on your time said a beaverand a chef's at.
The great indoors was theperfect vacation spot.
The bears built things withpower tools.

(02:00):
The skunks all enjoyed theexcellent cell phone reception.
The dear crooned love songs andhollered rock anthems.
And the beavers were alwaysready with milkshakes,
casseroles, cookies and toast.
This is the life set, a bear.

(02:23):
Ah, I can finally let my hairdown, said the big deer.
I'm going to take another showerset of skunk.
As the days went by, things gotless than perfect.
Oh, I'm so sore.
All this dancing and singing.
My thumbs hurt from playing dambuilder for all day.

(02:47):
The teenage bear still wouldn'tcome out of the bathroom.
Then it got worse.
Did you drink all this coffee?
You little stinker.
Who forgot to put the lid on theblender.
Who left the freezer open Andwho keeps licking the butter.

(03:09):
And still it got even worse.
Oops.
I broke the bed.
Oops.
I blew out the speaker.
Just a small toaster fire.
You're not supposed to put nachocheese in the toaster.
Yeah.

(03:30):
Everyone was ready to go home.
Oh, I missed the peace and quietset a deer.
The grain indoors is too muchwork said a beaver.
Oh, I miss pene behind a treeset a little skunk.
Still it was a great week.
Huh?
would miss it.

(03:51):
See you next year.
Definitely.
Boy, am I glad to be home?