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The Lantern Tent on the Roof
"Lanterns on at dark, Freddie," Gran called up the stairs, "and not one minute before!" So Freddie took his blanket and climbed to the roof garden to wait. He…
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Theo and the Last Bucket
Theo was carrying the blue bucket across the garden, one slow step at a time, when the water slopped over his boots again. "Splash," said Theo. "Oh dear." It…
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Nana's Rocking Chair
"The sun is never going to set," said Henry, and he flopped on the porch step. It was the longest day of summer. Mama had said so at breakfast. Henry wanted to…
Mia and the Tiny Seed
Mia was the only girl in Lean Tree Lane who could hear a seed breathe. She pressed her ear to a pea, and it went hush, hush. Nobody there found this odd. Her…
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Theo and the Rain Seed
Theo was kneeling in the dirt behind the barn, poking a little hole with his finger. In his other hand he held one tiny seed. It was no bigger than a crumb.…
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The Smallest Seed
"It's so small," said Elsie, holding the seed up to the light. "Are you sure it's a seed?" "I'm sure," said Grandpa. "It's a sunflower seed. Put it in the pot,…
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Tiny Seed, Big Hole
"I'll put it right here," said Mia, and she held up the smallest seed in the whole garden. It was round and brown, no bigger than a crumb. Mia had wanted to…
Maple Leaf Hill
"Look, Henry, mine is still green," said Grandpa Moss, holding up a leaf. Henry looked at the leaf. Then he looked at the big maple tree on the hill. Every…
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The Orange Leaf Nest
Theo found a leaf that was orange on one side and green on the other. "Look at that," he said. It lay on the rooftop garden, under the strings of lanterns that…
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Orange Leaf on the Maple
"Come on, leaves, go orange," said Noah. He stood under the big maple in his backyard, with his sneakers in the grass. Grandma was coming on Saturday. She…
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Poppy and the Orange Leaf
Poppy was lifting the lid off the big green leaf-jar when she saw the problem. The jar was for orange leaves. Every autumn, Poppy and her grandad filled it,…
Mia and the Puddle Boat
Mia was the only girl in Pebble Lane who kept a paper boat in her coat pocket, just in case. Today it finally rained, and the boat was ready. "Rain, rain,…
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Ivy and the Humming Puddle
Ivy found a puddle that hummed. It sat right by the gate, small and round, and it made a low, wobbly note. Mmmmm. Ivy stepped in it with her red boots, and the…
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Puddle Lamp
Ivy found a lamp floating in the puddle by her back door. It was small and round, and it bobbed like a duck. "A lamp that swims!" said Ivy. It was grey…
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Mia and the Puddle Drum
Mia had one pair of boots that sang. Every time she stepped in a puddle, they went squeak-a-lee, squeak-a-lee, and nobody else's boots in the whole village did…
Liam and the Snow Fort Tunnel
"Shh. Listen," whispered Liam. He sat up in bed. Something outside was going tick, tick, tick against the window. He ran to the glass. White flakes were…
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The Snow Puddle Race
Behind the bakery was a little kitchen garden, edged with thyme and buzzing with bees. Isla lived next door, and she loved it best in the morning. Today the…
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Isla Wants to Catch Snowflakes
Isla wanted to catch the very first snowflake on her tongue. She stood in the garden in her red wellies and her woolly hat. The sky was grey and soft. Then one…
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…
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Olivia and the Snow Gate
"Plink, plink, plink." Olivia heard it from her bed. It was not rain. She sat up and pushed her curtain aside. The yard was white. Snow was falling, soft and…
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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,…