The Ferris Wheel Adventure (A Pinka Story)

It is time to get the "Pinka Collection" online!

Pinka Stories were written for my out-of-town grandchildren, Malcolm and Rowan. Therefore, the main characters are usually Pinka, Malcolm Owl and Rowan Owl.

Most of the stories began with a video chat. I had an elaborate setup, with good lighting and hundreds of tiny props. We told the story during the video chat, then I took pictures and made the little printable booklet.

They aren't great literature. But they were fun. And they are mail-able. And now they are free here on the Instructables website. I hope many more children will enjoy them.

For more information about Pinka, as Gilderoy Lockhart said, "See my collected works...."

(Here on the Instructables website: https://www.instructables.com/Introduction-to-the-Pinka-Stories/)

When the Pinka stories were created, I was constantly looking for new props to make the stories more exciting for Malcolm and Rowan. The Sodor ferris wheel was a thrift store find. It wasn't really big enough for Pinka and friends, but we improvised!

Printer, scissors, printout, tape.

Download the file. Here it is:

Of course, color printing is best!

I don't plan to repeat these steps every time I publish another Pinka book. These instructions work fine:

Grandma-Vans-Print-and-Mail-Storybook-4

The Ferris Wheel Adventure is a sixteen-page story, so the two little booklets need to be taped together.

I like to use the nice wide packaging tape, but regular tape works, too.

Place the two booklets side-by-side, with the INSIDE pages face up.

Tape.

Trim.

Press the two booklets together tightly. Tape along the spine. Trim again.

Read the story. Change the words if you want. Have fun.

Make up your own Pinka stories.

Make your own Pinka: https://www.instructables.com/Introduction-to-the-Pinka-Stories/