Written & Illustrated by Sofia Sabella

A book for children, around the measures of Covid-19.

STAYHOMEfor a

Dedicated to every superhero in the NHS.

One morning as always the Earth was twirling around, but little did it know, it would soon fall upside down.

Mummy yelled from the hallway, to both Mia and Jack, “We’re late, grab your school bags and afternoon snacks!”

Whilst on the playground, Mia heard someone say, “There’s a big ugly virus, and it’s coming this way!”“It’s spiky and greedy and terribly mean, it’s slimy and if it catches you, it’ll turn you all green!”

Mummy kissed them goodbye, as she’d be home late from work, as their mummy you see, was an NHS nurse.

WE LOVE YOUMUMMY!

CORONAVIRUS

GREEN MONSTER

COVID-

She ran off to find Jack, trying not to panic, but from that point on, everything became rather manic.Their teachers helped them wash their hands with plenty of soap, “This will stop you turning green, we really do hope.”

But true to the word, in every corner of the globe, the virus attacked, “It’s unstoppable.”, they were told. Humans started turning green all over the place, people from every country, religion and race.

WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP + WATER FOR ATLEAST TWENTY SECONDS

The whole school sat to listen as the head explained all this was true, School was to close, from now staying home was the best thing to do. The virus couldn’t catch them if they stayed home you see, so they

couldn’t go to ballet or football, or out for their tea.They weren’t to visit Gran or Pops for a while, the virus wanted to turn them green, and green really wasn’t their style!

WE’LL SEE YOU AFTERSELF-ISOLATION

EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

Staying at home meant the green monster would bore, and with any luck, it’d not be around anymore.

Mummy had to work, whilst Mia and Jack stayed home with their Dad - they felt very worried and a little bit sad. It was hard to understand why they had to stay home due to the virus, but Daddy explained that the whole world was in crisis. “The world needs to heal, and we need to let it, the only people allowed out are the police and the medics”.

NEE - NOR!

“Why does Mummy have to go to work whilst we stay at home?”, they asked. He replied that Mummy was a superhero, just without a cape or a mask.“Mummy is fighting for the people turned green, with all the other super doctors, nurses and medical teams.”

Realising Mummy was a superhero turned their eyes bright, as they started to imagine her superhero fight.

She caught the green slime in a giant blue net, and drenched it in hot water until it was soaking wet!

She shocked the virus with her electrifying glove, then threw soap-balls at it whilst flying high above!

ZAP!

KAPOW!

She pulled off the monster’s spikes and slammed it on the floor, she began to wipe up its pieces, until it was no more.

Proud of their mummy, Mia and Jack felt some hope, with the superheroes saving them, at home they could cope.They stayed indoors safely, supporting Mummy and the NHS, whilst they wished for the world to be virus-less.

SPLAT!

When that day comes, oh how they’ll jump up and smile - but for the time being, they have to stay home for a while...