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Postbag Elsie
"Clink, clink, clink." Elsie heard the gate at the end of the lane, and she ran down the stairs in her socks. That was the sound of the post lady, Mrs. Penny,…
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Noah and the Stuck Bell
Noah the firefighter was polishing the big red truck when the bell began to ring by itself. Clang, clang, clang. "Not now," said Noah. "I have a busy day." He…
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Poppy and the Muddy Hose
Poppy found a boot in the fire station's soup pot, and it was still steaming. "Who put a boot in the soup?" said Poppy. Nobody answered. Poppy was the smallest…
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Firefighter Freddie's Busy Day
Freddie the firefighter wanted just one thing today: to eat his jam sandwich before the bell rang. He sat down at the fire station. He picked up the sandwich.…
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Henry and the Hose Reel
Henry wanted to wash the big red fire truck before lunch, and he wanted it to shine. Henry was a firefighter. He had a yellow helmet and a bucket as big as a…
Imagination & wonderEN-AU
The Bell Above Quilt Hill
"Bedtime bell, bedtime bell, who will ring the bedtime bell?" Isla heard the whole kingdom singing it, and she pulled on her sock-boots and shouted, "Me! It's…
Blanket Kingdom and the Lost Hum
"Pip, Pip, can you hear that?" Queen Ava whispered, and she crept across the quilt to find out. Ava was the smallest queen in the Blanket Kingdom. Her castle…
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Blanket Kingdom Lost Sock
"Hold the flag up high, Pip!" said Isla. Pip was a small grey mouse, and he was holding a flag made from a sock. Isla was the queen of the Blanket Kingdom. Her…
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Queen Pip and the Wobbly Wall
Queen Pip was the only queen in the Kingdom of Blankets who was no taller than a teapot. Everything in her kingdom was made of blankets. The hills were quilts,…
The Kettle Whistle Star
Noah was the only boy on Pebble Lane who could whistle like a kettle. It went pheeeee, high and thin, and the neighbour's cat always came running. One evening…
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Poppy and the Fallen Star
Poppy found a star in the cabbage patch, and it was humming. It was small, about as big as a teacup, and it glowed the yellow of butter. A little curl of steam…
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The Star in the Wet Grass
Poppy wanted to hold the star that had fallen into the garden, just for a moment, before it went back to the sky. It sat in the wet grass by the beans, small…
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Mia and the Star in the Tomatoes
Mia was the only girl in the whole village who could hear a star hum. She heard it one night from her bed. It was a small hum, like a bee in a jar. Mia put on…
Pip and the Pea-Pod Ship
Pip had the smallest pirate ship in the whole pond. It was no bigger than a boot, and Pip was no bigger than a button. Every morning Pip sailed past the lily…
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Tiny Ship, Big Puddle
Isla wanted to sail her tiny pirate ship all the way across the puddle by the garden gate. The ship was no bigger than a shoe. It had a brown paper sail and a…
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The Tiny Ship on the Pond
Mia found a pirate ship no bigger than her sneaker. It was stuck in the reeds at the edge of the pond. It had a little wooden deck and a little black flag. It…
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Tiny Ship, Big Wind
Jack found a pirate ship in the puddle by the gate. It was no bigger than his shoe. It had a black flag, three little sails and a tiny wooden wheel. "Hello,…
Abigail and the Blue Door
Abigail was carrying a bucket of acorns across the yard when she saw the door. It was small and blue. It stood all alone beside the old apple tree, with…
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The Door in the Pantry
Florence was stirring a pot of soup on the stove when she heard a knock. It came from the pantry, and it was a soft knock, like a knuckle on a wooden spoon.…
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The Blue Door in the Shed
Ivy was stacking flowerpots in the garden shed when she saw the door. It was small and blue, and it sat behind the biggest pots at the very back. Ivy had lived…
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The Little Green Door
"I want to see what's behind it," said Noah, and he pressed his nose to the little green door at the bottom of the garden. The door was small, just Noah's…
Pip and the Smoky Hiccup
Amelia found a tiny green dragon asleep inside the teapot at the fair. It was a very small dragon, no bigger than a pear. Its tail hung out of the spout, and a…
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Smoke in the Teapot
Poppy found a tiny puff of purple smoke coming out of the teapot in the workshop. Poppy lived above the clock-mender's shop, and she loved to poke about in the…
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Ivy and the Smoke Hiccup
Ivy was a small green dragon, and she was the only dragon in the world who hiccupped bubbles. Nobody in Pebble Hill thought this was strange. The baker's bread…