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🔴Roll # 1Start Space➖START HERE
Number Rolled➖6
Space Landed On➖6-ELEPHANT FOUNTAIN
▪️ Read a book with a water fountain or waterfall on the cover.
Completed➖21 Days of Generosity Challenge: Experiencing the Joy That Comes From a Giving Heart by C.J. Hitz
Date➖7/5/25
Fits Because➖Waterfall on cover
I'm in!Roll #1
Start space - START HERE
Rolled - 2
Landed on - 2. Carousel - You ride the carousel to feel like a child again.
Read a book that features a child.
Book Read -
The Weary World Rejoices by Naomi Craig (9-1-25)How it fits - centers around the birth of Jesus and His early years.
Roll #2
Start space - 2
Rolled - 5
Landed on - 7. Guest Services - You take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task.
*First Aid - Read a book that has a red or white cover.
*Comfort Station - Read a book where a woman gives birth or has a newborn baby.
*Indoor Rest Area - Read a book that features chilly weather (snow, cold rain, etc.).
*ATM - Read a book in which someone receives a monetary inheritance.
*Lost and Found - Read a book in which a child is missing or lost.
Book Read -
Escaping Reality by Rachel Skatvold (9-16-25)How it fits - Ava's son goes missing
Roll #3
Start space - 7
Rolled - 4
Landed on - 11. Birds Landing - Within this cage, you can feed the birds, and they land on you too!
Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Book Read -
Undertow by Lisa Phillips (9-24-25)How it fits - eagle on badge
Roll #4
Start space - 11
Rolled - 4
Landed on - 15. Discovery House - You watch children take part in hands-on learning.
Read a book in which a character has a hands-on job. (Construction, babysitting, etc.)
Book Read -
Lacy's Legacy by Elaine Manders (9-28-25)How it fits - MC, Ethan, works as hired hand
Roll #5
Start space - 15
Rolled - 4
Landed on - 19. Forest Tortoise - This guy is slow, but he’s hungry. Crunch! Crunch! He loves his lettuce!
Read a book set in a forest OR in which a character eats a salad.
Book Read -
Blind Trust by Natalie Walters (10-7-25)How it fits - pg 55-56, the group ate baked ziti, salad and breadsticks
Roll #6
Start space - 19
Rolled - 3
Landed on - 22. Crane - One of these elegant birds stretched out its wings–what a wingspan!
Read a book with arms spread wide on the cover OR with an elegantly dressed person on the cover.
Book Read -
The Case of the Chewable Worms by Bill Myers (10-9-25)How it fits - boy with arms spread
Roll #7
Start space - 22
Rolled - 2
Landed on - 24. Tiger Viewing Building - Come in out of the heat and watch the tigers some more.
Read a book written by an author whose first and last initials are found in TIGER VIEWING BUILDING.
Book Read -
How it fits -
Completed Roll #1Roll #: 1
Start Space: Start Here
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 1. Main Entrance - You purchase a ticket into the zoo.
Read a book in which someone buys a ticket of some kind.
Book Read: The Lady's Mine by Francine Rivers
(07/05/25)Katherine buys a train ticket.
Welcome, all! Everyone should be linked up.
🔴Roll # 2Start Space➖6
Number Rolled➖3
Space Landed On➖9-FLAMINGO POND
▪️Read a book with an MPG of CHICK LIT, HUMOR, or ROMCOM (Romantic Comedy).
Completed➖The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck
Date➖7/10/25
Fits Because➖An MPG of CHICK LIT
Roll #2Start Space: 4
Rolled: 3
Landed on: 7 (Read a book that features chilly weather (snow, cold rain, etc.).
Book Read:
Prince Lander and the Dragon War S.D. Smith 7/10/25 - Set during the winter, you can see the snow on the cover.
🔴 Roll # 3Start Space➖9
Number Rolled➖1
Space Landed On➖10-CHILDREN’S ZOO
▪️Read a book featuring at least three different children. Share their names.
Completed➖Another Chance at Love by Laura Haley-McNeil
Date➖7/13/25
Fits Because➖Three Children in book (Blayne, Elliott and Desiree)
Roll #1 Start space - START HERE
Rolled - 3
Landed on - 3. Information Booth - You stop to ask for directions to your favorite animals.
Read a book that features a road trip. Bonus points if the MC has to ask for directions
Book Read -
GM (7/13/25) - They did not ask for directions
Start Here Roll #1: 1Landed On: 1 Main Entrance. Read a book where someone buys a ticket of some kind.
Read:
Page 122
"Dad went to the ticket counter and came back with a one-way ticket to Atlanta."
Finished Roll #1 - onto Roll #2Roll #1
Start Space: Start Here
Rolled: 3
Landed On: 3. Information Booth
Task: Read a book that features a road trip. Bonus points if the MC has to ask for directions.
Book: The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate. (7/19/25) They did not ask for directions.
Roll #2
Start Space: 3
Rolled: 4
Landed On: 7. Guest Services
Task: You take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task.
*Lost and Found - Read a book in which a child is missing or lost.
Book: Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen
🔴Roll # 4Start Space➖10
Number Rolled➖6
Space Landed On➖16
➖You fell and scraped your knee. Go back to #7 Guest Services for a bandage.
Space Landed On➖7-GUEST SERVICES
▪️* First Aid - Read a book that has a red or white cover.
Completed➖Kiss Me in Carolina by Brooke St. James
Date➖7/21/25
Fits Because➖Book has WHITE Cover
Completed Roll #2Roll #: 2
Start Space: 1
Number Rolled: 5
Landed On: 6. Elephant Fountain - You watch as a child makes a wish and tosses a coin into the fountain.
Read a book with a water fountain or waterfall on the cover.
Book Read: Waterfall by Linda K. Rodante
(07/22/25)
Roll # 1Start Space- START HERE
Number Rolled 5
Space Landed On - 5. Lemurs - You admire their really long tails.
Read a book featuring an animal with a tail.
Book Read-
Finished- 7/5/25
How the Book Fits- This book's MMC owns his own ranch and also owns horses and horses have tails.
Roll # 2Start Space- 5
Number Rolled- 2
Space Landed On - 7. Guest Services - You take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task.
*First Aid - Read a book that has a red or white cover.
*Comfort Station - Read a book where a woman gives birth or has a newborn baby.
*Indoor Rest Area - Read a book that features chilly weather (snow, cold rain, etc.).
*ATM - Read a book in which someone receives a monetary inheritance.
*Lost and Found - Read a book in which a child is missing or lost.
Book Read-
Finished- 7/10/25
How the Book Fits the Prompt- This book actually fits multiple different prompts that were available to choose from: First Aid, because it has a white cover, Comfort Station, because both of the main characters give birth in the story, Indoor Rest Area, because when the story opens, the setting is very cold, and Lost and Found, because one of the MFCs has a baby that was taken from her and she doesn't know where he is.
Roll # 3Start Space- 7
Number Rolled- 2
Space Landed On - 9. Flamingo Pond - One of the flamingos slips and falls, which makes you laugh.
Read a book with an MPG of CHICK LIT, HUMOR, or ROMCOM (Romantic Comedy).
Book Read-
Finished- 7/21/25
How the Book Fits the Prompt- One of the MPGs is Chick Lit on Goodreads.
🔴Roll # 5Start Space➖7
Number Rolled➖3
Space Landed On➖10-CHILDREN’S ZOO
▪️Read a book featuring at least three different children. Share their names.
Completed➖Bright Blue Miracle by Becca Wilhite
Date➖7/25/25
Fits Because➖Five Children in book (Leigh, Emily, Sarah, Betsy, Jeremy)
I'm in.Start Here
Roll # 1--Rolled a 6
Landed on #6-Elephant Fountain--Read a book with a water fountain or waterfall on the cover.
Book read--
-- Read 8/22/25It has a picture of a waterfall on the cover.
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Roll #2 Start on space 6
Rolled a 6
Landed on # 12--Alpaca--Read a book that features an alpaca or llama OR in which someone uses wool in some fashion (knits with wool, wears a wool sweater, etc)
Book read--
--Read 9/9/25One of the characters in the book is a dancing alpaca.
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Roll # 3 Start on space 12
Rolled a 4
Landed on # 16--You fell and scraped your knee. Go back to #7 Guest Services for a bandage
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#7 Guest Services - you take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task
Task Chose--First Aid-Read a book with a red or white cover
Book read--
The book has a mostly red cover
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Roll # 4 Start on space 7
Rolled a 2
Landed on # 9--One of the flamingos slips and falls, which makes you laugh. Read a book with an MPG of Chick Lit, Humor, or Romcom
Book Read--
by Julie WrightHas an MPG of Chick Lit
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Roll #5 Started on space 9
Rolled a 2
Landed on # 11--Within this cage, you can feed the birds, and they land on you too! Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Book read--
🔴Roll # 6Start Space➖10
Number Rolled➖2
Space Landed On➖12-ALPACA
▪️Read a book that features an alpaca or llama OR in which someone uses wool in some fashion (knits with wool, wears a wool sweater, etc.).
Completed➖A Christmas Hallelujah by Dori Harrell
Date➖7/28/25
Fits Because➖A sweet story featuring alpacas
Completed Roll #3Roll #: 3
Start Space: 6
Number Rolled: 1
Landed On: 7. Guest Services - You take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task.
*First Aid - Read a book that has a red or white cover.
*Comfort Station - Read a book where a woman gives birth or has a newborn baby.
*Indoor Rest Area - Read a book that features chilly weather (snow, cold rain, etc.).
*ATM - Read a book in which someone receives a monetary inheritance.
*Lost and Found - Read a book in which a child is missing or lost.
Book Read: An Agent for Bernadette by Jovie Grace
(07/28/25)How it fits: White cover
Now that I'm done my trip to the library, I'm up for a visit to the zoo!Roll #1
Start Space: (Start Here)
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 3. Information Booth - You stop to ask for directions to your favorite animals.
Read a book that features a road trip. Bonus points if the MC has to ask for directions.
Book Read: The Atlas of Untold Stories
(finished 19 August 2025)How it fits: Chloe, her sister Lauren, and their mother Edie take a road trip through several Midwestern states . . . (but no directions were sought)
Roll #2
Start Space: 3
Number Rolled: 3
Landed on: 6. Elephant Fountain - You watch as a child makes a wish and tosses a coin into the fountain.
Read a book with a water fountain or waterfall on the cover.
Book Read: John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall
{GM mid-grade clean} (finished 26 August 2025)How it fits: the cover features a painting of Yosemite Falls
Roll #3
Start Space: 6
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 12. Alpaca - They look so warm and fuzzy, but you’re not sure about petting one.
Read a book that features an alpaca or llama OR in which someone uses wool in some fashion (knits with wool, wears a wool sweater, etc.).
Book Read: Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians
{GM children's} (finished 31 August 2025)How it fits: all about how alpacas make terrible librarians
Roll #4
Start Space: 12
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 16. You fell and scraped your knee. Go back to #7 Guest Services for a bandage.
7. Guest Services - You take notice of the offerings here.
Choose one aspect of Guest Services and read a book to match its task.
~*First Aid - Read a book that has a red or white cover.~
*Comfort Station - Read a book where a woman gives birth or has a newborn baby.
*Indoor Rest Area - Read a book that features chilly weather (snow, cold rain, etc.).
*ATM - Read a book in which someone receives a monetary inheritance.
*Lost and Found - Read a book in which a child is missing or lost.
Book Read: Green Eggs and Ham
{GM children's} (finished 13 September 2025)How it fits: book has a red cover to fit with the first aid prompt
Roll #5
Start Space: 7
Number Rolled: 6
Landed on: 13. Red Barn - Four-legged critters greet you here.
Choose your favorite and read a book to fit its related task.
*Sheep - Read a book set on a farm.
*Goats - Read a book with a rambunctious animal.
*Donkey - Read a book with a stubborn character.
*Miniature Pony - Read a book in which there is a big difference in the heights of the two leading characters.
Book Read: A Mother's Gift
(finished 20 September 2025)How it fits: going with the 'sheep' prompt, this book is set on Jude and Leah Shetler's farm
Roll #6
Start Space: 13
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 17. Tamarin Treetops - These small monkeys are so active! They chatter a lot too.
Read a book with a chatterbox character OR with an active toddler.
Book Read: His Unexpected Grandchild
(finished 2 October 2025)How it fits: The grandchild in question, Tate, is a typically busy 2 year old, keeping his grandparents on their toes!
Roll #7
Start Space: 17
Number Rolled: 2
Landed on: 19. Forest Tortoise - This guy is slow, but he’s hungry. Crunch! Crunch! He loves his lettuce!
Read a book set in a forest OR in which a character eats a salad.
Book Read: Beside the Dead
(finished 16 October 2025)How it fits: takes place in Evergreen Falls, Maine, a location in Maine's North Woods, which one character notes is surrounded by 'almost 3 million acres of forest'
Roll #8
Start Space: 19. Forest Tortoise - This guy is slow, but he’s hungry. Crunch! Crunch! He loves his lettuce!
Read a book set in a forest OR in which a character eats a salad.
Number Rolled: 4
Landed on: 23. Tiger - The tiger paces back and forth in its enclosure, and a child mimics it in front of the glass.
Read a book in which one character mimics another OR in which a character wears stripes. Share the article of clothing.
Book Read:
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