Magic & wonder
Poppy and the Moonfish Window
Poppy lived on a small houseboat. Beside her bed was a round window looking over the dark river. Every night, she counted the lights on the far bank.
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Hazel’s Cozy Tomato Rings
Hazel loved the little garden behind the library. She watered the snapdragons, sniffed the mint, and watched the tiny green tomatoes grow.
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Pax and the Moonlit Drum
Pax was a small gray fox who lived beside a round pond. Every evening, he tapped a hollow log with two sticks. “Tap-tap, tap!”
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Toby Tortoise and the Rolling Picnic
Toby Tortoise loved carrying things. He carried apples in his shell basket and smooth stones in his pocket. Once he carried three acorns home for Wren, though she had not asked for any.
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Orla and the Night Train of Teacups
Orla could not sleep. Moonlight tapped at her window—tap, tap, tap—and made a silver square on the floor.
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The Little Train Above the Clouds
One rainy afternoon, Elsie found a tiny train track in the attic of her apartment building. It curled around old boxes and dusty lamps. At the front waited a green train with one empty carriage.
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