The Little Blue Potty
"I can do it all by myself," said Mia, and she marched down the hall in her pajamas. She wore one striped sock and one dotted sock. The socks had swapped…
Bedtime stories about the body and the senses
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Ivy and the Wobbly Stool
Ivy wanted to use the big potty all by herself, just like her brother Tom. It sat in the corner of the bathroom, round and red like a ladybird. Ivy had on her…
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Potty Day with Mr. Wobble
"I can do it myself," said Florence, standing very straight in the bathroom doorway. She was four, and today she wanted one thing. She wanted to use the big…
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Noah and the Frosty Pond
A small house sat beside a pond that froze into a new pattern every night. Nobody thought that was strange. It was just the pond. Noah stood in the bathroom in…
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The Rain Jar
Ivy's garden was dry as toast. The grass was yellow, and the path was dust. Ivy had an empty jam jar with a lid. She wanted to catch the smell of rain in it,…
Rain on the Bakery Roof
Mia heard a tap on the bakery window. Then another tap. She put down her little rolling pin and ran to look. "Rain!" she said. Mia loved the smell of rain more…
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Puddle Drum Elsie
"Plink," said something on the garden shed roof, and Elsie looked up from her bucket of chalk. "Was that a raindrop?" she asked. Her scarecrow, Mr Tatters,…
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The Crooked Cove
The little house sat at the edge of a beach, right where the sand turned to grass. Every evening a fog rolled in from the sea, thick as porridge. In that town,…
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Rain on the Orchard Hill
On Apple Hill, the orchard trees stood in tidy rows, and one little tree at the end always ripened early. Olivia lived in the house by the gate. She had a red…
Henry and the Toothpaste Hill
Henry wanted to brush his teeth all by himself, with the very best foam on the whole windowsill. He lived in a tiny house with a windowsill garden. Pots of…
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Poppy and the Toothbrush Nest
"I'm not brushing tonight," said Poppy, "because the tap makes a growly noise." She was right. The bathroom tap went grrrrrrunk whenever anybody turned it on.…
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Arthur and the Toothpaste Door
Arthur was squeezing the toothpaste onto his brush. A long white worm came out, and he laughed. "Time for teeth," he said. "Then bed." Arthur wanted clean…
Olivia and the Giant Achoo
Olivia had the loudest sneeze in Pebble Hollow, and she did not like it one bit. When other children sneezed, it went "tiss." When Olivia sneezed, it went…
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The Lantern on the Roof
"Shh, nobody make a sound," whispered Poppy, and she tiptoed along the rooftop garden with a match-free smile. On Poppy's roof, the lanterns lit up when…
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The Sneeze in the Lighthouse
Freddie found a feather on the lighthouse stairs. It was a very big feather, as long as his arm, and it was bright orange. "Oh!" said Freddie. "That is the…
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Henry and the Porch Sneeze
On a cabin porch, a swing creaked in the breeze. Henry sat on it with his grandpa's best hat in his lap. The hat was green, with a feather in the band. Grandpa…
Mia and the Yellow Blanket
In a little town at the bottom of a hill, the shadows walk a few steps behind everybody. They catch up at noon. Nobody minds. Mia had a soft yellow blanket. It…
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Poppy and the Soft Blanket
Poppy was the only girl in Marrow Lane who carried a blanket on her head like a hat. It was a soft yellow blanket, as soft as a duckling. She wore it to…
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Blanket Under the Bed
Isla found a blanket under her bed that was the colour of warm toast. It was soft as a kitten's ear, and it hummed a tiny hum. "Mine," said Isla. She pulled it…
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Soft Blanket in the Fog
"Brrr," said the wind at the round door, and Olivia the rabbit ran outside to fetch her blanket. It was her softest blanket, pale yellow, with a worn corner…