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Luna and the Lollipop Launch

Luna was a little girl with a very BIG dream. She didn't just want to touch the stars, she wanted to taste them! She dreamed of rocketing into space and gobbling up the Milky Way like a chocolate bar.

little girl looking through a telescope at a sky full of candy

So Luna built herself a rocket ship. It wasn't just any rocket ship, it was a rocket ship made of licorice and lollipops! It had gumdrop buttons and a chewy caramel control panel.

a colorful rocketship made of candy with gumdrop buttons and a chewy caramel control panel

"Ready for liftoff!" Luna shouted, strapping herself into a seat made of spun sugar. With a GIANT roar and a puff of cotton candy smoke, the rocket blasted off!

rocketship blasting off with cotton candy smoke

Luna zoomed past the moon, which winked at her like a giant marshmallow. She flew past Mars, a swirling red ball of cinnamon candy.

a red swirling ball of cinnamon candy with a face

"Onwards, to the Chocolate Comet!" cried Luna, pulling a lever made of gummy worms.

close-up on a lever made of gummy worms inside the candy rocketship

The Chocolate Comet was everything Luna dreamed of! It was a mountain of milk chocolate, sprinkled with sugary stars and drizzled with white chocolate swirls.

a giant chocolate meteor with white chocolate swirls

Luna landed her rocket with a soft CRUNCH on the comet's surface. She hopped out, grabbed a chunk of chocolate as big as her head, and took a BIG bite. "DELICIOUS!" she shouted, her voice echoing through space.

little girl taking a bite of a giant chocolate bar

Next, Luna flew to the Planet of Peppermint Swirls. It was a planet striped red and white, and it smelled like Christmas morning!

a red and white striped planet

She twirled and danced with the gingerbread men who lived there. They sang and played candy cane flutes all day long.

gingerbread men playing candy cane flutes

After her sugary adventures, Luna felt a little homesick. She missed her cozy bed and her teddy bear. It was time to go home.

a little girl hugging a teddy bear

Luna climbed back into her licorice rocket ship. As she flew back to Earth, she took one last look at the candy-filled sky.

candy filled sky with a licorice rocketship flying through it

She knew she would never forget her amazing trip to space. And she knew that even though Earth didn't have peppermint swirl mountains, it was still the sweetest planet of them all.

earth from space

Luna drifted off to sleep, dreaming of candy comets and gingerbread friends, a happy smile on her face.

little girl sleeping in bed dreaming of candy

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Luna felt when she was flying through space?
  • If you could visit a planet made of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
  • Why do you think Luna was happy to be home even though Earth isn't made of candy?

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