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Charlotte and the Humming Hill
Charlotte swings her legs on the doctor's big bed, and the paper crackles under her. She has a plan. Today she is going to hear her own heartbeat. "Dr. Pim…
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Mason and the Wobbly Tooth
Mason pushed the last cushion onto the top of his fort and crawled inside. Every cushion in the house was in it. It smelled like socks and sunshine. His front…
Spiky Pink Fruit
"It looks like a dragon's egg," said Mia, holding the fruit in both hands. Gran had left it on the garden wall. It was bright pink, with green spikes all over…
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Pip and the Blue Bumpy Fruit
"Ooh, that looks funny," said Oliver, and he picked up the strange fruit anyway. It sat in his hand like a small blue dragon egg. It was covered in soft bumps.…
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The Purple Potato Moon
Amelia found a potato that was purple, bumpy, and shaped like the moon. "Look, Grandpa," she said. "It has craters." Grandpa put it on the kitchen table. The…
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Purple Soup in the Shed
"I don't want to eat that," said Olivia, and she pushed her bowl away. The soup was purple. It was the colour of a plum, and it had little green squiggles…
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The Doctor on the Hill
"I know the way, Mum," said Isla. "I drew a map." It was the first of the month, and Isla had an appointment at Doctor Bramble's. She wanted to lead the way…
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Doctor Pip and the Late Echo
The clinic stood at the edge of Willow Green, right beside the old stone well. Theo was five, and today was his check-up. He wanted one thing. He wanted to…
Ava and the Red Bell
At the top of Willow Hill, there was a long, flat path with a shed at the end. Ava stood beside her small blue bike. She wanted to ride all the way to the…
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Red Bike Under the Sawdust
Under a pile of sawdust, in Grandpa's workshop, Ava finds a little red bike. It has a bell and a basket with a hole in it. Ava wipes the seat with her sleeve.…
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Learning to ride a bike
"I can do it myself," said Amelia, and she pushed the little red bike away from the barn. Amelia was five. She wanted to ride all the way across the yard to…
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Oscar and the Wobbly Wheels
Oscar wanted to ride his red bike all the way to the gate by himself. Right now he could not even get to the shed. Every time he pushed the pedals, the bike…
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Wobbly Tooth Under the Plum Tree
"Wiggle, wiggle, wobble," said Florence's front tooth, or that is what it sounded like when she pushed it with her tongue. Florence grinned at the little tree…
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Click-Clack Tooth
"Click, click," said Oliver's tooth. Oliver stopped eating his toast. He put his tongue on the tooth. It wiggled. It was the little one at the bottom, right in…
Fog Under the Cubby Hook
On the first day of school, Abigail found a small red mitten hanging on her cubby hook. It was not hers. It was not anyone's, the teacher said. It had been in…
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Theo and the Missing Peg
Theo wanted to hang his coat on the very first peg in the cloakroom, the one with the little red boat above it. It was his first day at school. His mum had…
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Liam and the Stuck Lid
Liam wanted to sit by the window on his first day of school. He had packed his backpack all by himself. Inside was a red lunch box with a blue lid. His mom had…
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Oliver and the Answering Boot
Oliver found a boot on the school step. It was a big red boot, and it was full of rain. "That's not mine," he said. "Mine," said the boot. Well, it was only…
The Doctor's Waiting Room
The sun came through the blinds and made stripes on the floor, where the sound of pages turning and the creak of old chairs filled the air, and the one faintly…
Losing a Tooth
In the warm sunlight of the wooden workshop, where half-finished toys and shavings covered the floor, the sound of gentle sanding filled the air, and the smell…