From sleepy-time tales to big, curious questions. Open a story, follow a little wonder, and see where your imagination goes.
35 little worlds to explore
A little more wonder, every dayBea loved the long, thin crack in the pavement outside her apartment building. To her blue toy bus, it was a tiny canyon. The bus could roll along one side, but it could not cross.
Open a little adventureOona was a little octopus who worked in a bright coral post office. She had eight busy arms. Two stamped shells. Two tied seaweed ribbons. Two sorted letters. And two held her round glasses when she bent close to read.
Open a little adventurePip was a small brown mouse who lived beneath the floor of a busy toy shop. Each night, when the shop was quiet, he collected dropped buttons, soft bits of string, and crumbs from the biscuit tin by the till.
Open a little adventureMabel was a small blue teacup with a gold star painted inside. She lived on the highest shelf in Mr. Bell’s bakery. Each morning, grown-ups drank tea from the other cups. Mabel held the little spoon for the baker’s cinnamon jars. “One day,” she said, “I will be useful too.”
Open a little adventureJuniper lived in a tall yellow house with three windows on every floor. Each morning, she opened them wide. The kitchen window smelled of toast. The bathroom window showed pigeons on the roof. From the attic window, Juniper could see the bakery, the bus stop, and nearly the whole street.
Open a little adventureOllie found the umbrella in the school coat cupboard. It was very small. Its handle looked like a duck’s beak, and its cloth was plain gray.
Open a little adventureIf you could plant anything, what would grow in your imagination garden?
Dream it, draw it, or tell someone about it.
