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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…
Red Swing, Blue Swing
"Wait your turn, Emma!" called a voice from the line, and Emma stopped running. She had been racing to the swing. She loved the swing more than anything at the…
Ivy and the Squeaky Swing
"Whee! Higher!" Ivy heard someone shout, and she ran down the hill to the harbour swing as fast as her trainers would go. Theo was already on it. His feet…
Isabella and the Singing Swing
"My turn next!" said Isabella, hopping from one foot to the other. She stood by the big tree at the edge of the playground. A red swing hung from its branch.…
Theo and the Blue Swing
Theo was pumping his legs on the swing, up and up, when he saw the girl waiting by the fence. "Is it my turn yet?" she asked. "Nearly," said Theo. He wanted…
Sorry on the Bench
Liam wanted to say sorry to Pip, and he did not know how to start. Pip was his best friend, a small brown rabbit who lived under the big oak. This morning Liam…
The Cushion Fort and the Kettle
"Don't come in," said Ned. "You broke it." Ned was Isla's little brother, and he was sitting in the middle of the living room with his arms around a cushion.…
Pip and the Muddy Boot
Theo was stamping in puddles by the harbour, splash, splash, splash, with his new red boots on. Dozens of little boats bobbed at anchor beside him, and Theo…
The Night Candle
"Not yet, not yet," says a small voice in the long grass, and Ivy tiptoes closer to see who is talking. It is her first night in the new house by the meadow.…
Mia and the Bell Birds
"Mia, you've got to say sorry to Otto," said Mama. "Right now." Mia heard it. She hugged her red backpack and said nothing. This morning, Mia had been in a…
Moss and the Blue Bucket
At the bottom of the hillside, a stream ran past a patch of soft green moss. Charlotte sat on a flat stone with her blue bucket. She wanted a friend to play…
Poppy and the Lost Kite
Poppy was running down the hill with her red kite, and the kite would not fly. "Up, up, up!" she said. But the kite only flopped in the grass. Poppy wanted a…
Mason Wants a Friend
Mason wanted a friend to play with, and he had one plan. He would find one at the greenhouse. The greenhouse was warm and green and full of tiny seedlings.…
Pip and the Loud Spoon
Pip was a very small badger with a very loud spoon. Whenever she tapped it on anything, it went CLANG-A-LANG, so loud that the whole burrow heard. Pip lived in…
The Long Train
"Mine," said Noah. "All the tracks are mine." He sat in the treehouse, built into the widest branch of the leaning tree. Around him lay every piece of his…
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Egg in the Hedge Maze
Poppy found an egg in the hedge maze, and it was warm. It was small and speckled, and it sat on a leaf as if somebody had left it there on purpose. Poppy…