Once upon a time...

there was a little girl named Amelia.

Her favorite color was Purple!

One morning, Amelia woke up and had an idea. She told her Mom and Dad that she wanted to build a giant Purple rocket ship,

and go to the moon so she could run, jump

and bounce - just like an astronaut!!!

Her Mom and Dad thought this was a great idea!

That afternoon, they all went to the hardware store to get what Amelia needed to build her giant Purple rocket ship.

Things like big pieces of metal, glue, tape, nuts and bolts... and of course, a LOT of Purple paint!

Atlas Hardware

The next day, Amelia worked very hard to build her giant rocket ship. She finished by painting it Purple!

Her Mom and Dad LOVED it!

Once the paint dried, they all got in the Purple rocket ship and Amelia

counted down... 3 - 2 - 1 - BLAST OFF!!!

The rocket was very loud and shaky,

but Amelia was calm and focused.

She was the perfect astronaut, and she

yelled "Woo hoo! We're on our way!"

Woo hoo!

Halfway through their journey to the moon, Amelia, Mom, and Dad put on their spacesuits and went out for a space walk. They had so much fun floating outside the rocket, and it was amazing how many stars they could see!

Amelia's favorite part of the space walk was spinning in circles!

On the third day, they finally reached the moon! As they looked down on all the craters and mountains, Amelia prepared her giant Purple rocket for landing.

When Amelia was ready, she yelled, "Everyone fasten your seat belts! We're going to fire the main engine for landing!" She then activated the engine, which slowed the rocket down so it could land softly on the moon.

Amelia had landed her Purple rocket ship gently

on the moon, and right where she wanted.

And there was a curious little friend watching them from above.

Perfect landing!

After landing the big Purple rocket, Amelia put on her space suit, opened the side door and climbed outside, and down the ladder. When she got to the bottom of the ladder, she jumped off the last step and yelled "Woo hoo!" and bounced as she landed! It was like jumping on a big springy bed! Boing, boing, boing!!!

Mom and Dad followed Amelia down the ladder

and they all started having fun!