Week 7 (Lexi)
Page 2: Introducing the Zoo-(once upon a time feeling)
Illustration: the outside of the zoo
Page 3: Inside the Zoo is Pebbles (introducing pebbles and
her characteristics) Illustration: Character study of Pebbles doing something
like swimming in the pond or running on the ice
Page 4: How did Pebbles get to the zoo (explain how she
needed help because she was an orphan) Illustration: Sad tone, showing pebbles
all alone “flash back feeling”
Page 5: Pebbles has to dads that adopted her (introduce
dads) Illustration: happy family
Page 6: All the arctic animals at the zoo love the penguin
family (support from animals) Illustrations: penguin family playing with other
heterosexual family, happy feeling
Page 7: Zookeepers think this is wrong (introduce conflict
in story) Illustration: zookeepers looking at the happy penguin family with
disapproval
Page 8: Zookeepers separate penguin family (perhaps placing
the dad’s in a different zoo all together) Illustration: tragic loss,
confusion, and innocence. Dad’s having to leave Pebbles
Page 9: Pebbles is devastated. She’s not herself anymore.
(animals are worried for her) Illustration: Pebbles looking alone, sad,
isolated, missing her dads.
Page 10: Pebbles watches the other families, and doesn’t
know why they can be together, and her family cant? (question of equality)
Illustration: Pebbles watching heterosexual families playing together.
Page 11: The Junior Zookeeper starts to befriend Pebbles and
worries for her. (building a relationship with pebbles) Illustration: Junior
Zookeeper bringing an extra blanket for pebbles, or giving her an extra piece
of fish because he’s worried for her.
Page 12: Junior Zookeeper realizes that Pebbles is much
better off with her dad’s than without. He wants to change the zoo’s policies. Illustration:
He has an idea/epiphany while talking to pebbles.
Page 13: He talks to the other Zookeepers, and at first they
think he is too naïve, crazy, and disregard his points. (symbolism of the
government) Illustration: Junior zookeeper trying to prove his point through
graphs, charts, and statistics.
Page 14: While walking out of their conference meeting, the
zookeepers see the other animals looking really worried for pebbles who is once
again, all alone. (They start to feel bad) Illustration: Zookeepers taking
notice to pebbles’ sadness.
Page 15: Junior Zookeeper realizes it’s not about charts and
statistics, it’s about love. He drives to the other zoo to get Pebbles’ Dads.
(moral of the story) Illustration: Junior Zookeeper driving to the zoo.
Page 16: (Spread) While the zookeepers are feeding the other
penguins, the Junior zookeeper releases the dads back into the penguin area and
they have the reunion with pebbles (Climax of the story). Illustration: Penguin
reunion, everyone is happy, so much love
Page 17: (Spread) The Zookeepers can’t help but smile and
realize they need to change the zoo policy. Illustration: The zookeepers
looking at each other, smiling at the penguins.
Page 18: Junior Zookeeper and Zookeeper start remodeling the
zoo, repainting it, making it a happier place for the animals. (change their
black and white ways) Illustration: zookeepers and animals helping to remodel
the zoo.
Page 19: They bring in other gay families to the zoo and
welcome them. Illustration: all the animals look happy to welcome the new
families. In the distance you can see zookeepers adding the word “happy” in front
of the Zoo sign.
Page 20: Loads of people come to the Happy Zoo because the
animals are so much happier. Illustration: People at the zoo, celebrating
looking happy, while watching pebbles and her dads.
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