Little Makers & Problem-Solvers
Dot and the Rainy-Day Recipe
Dot the robot lived in a yellow house with a round blue door. On rainy days, she made soup with her neighbor, Mrs. Bell.
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Mae and the Map of Taps
Mae helped in her father’s busy repair shop. She liked the jars of screws, the rolls of tape, and the soft tap-tap of a hammer on wood. Outside was a small park with a new water fountain. It had three silver buttons: one for a low drink, one for a tall drink, and one to fill a bowl for dogs.
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Bea and the Bridge of Buttons
Bea 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.
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Juniper and the Window That Whistled
Juniper 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.
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Nell and the Stubborn Kite
Nell found a red kite tangled in the tall grass beside the playground. Its long blue tail was wrapped tightly around a bench leg.
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Bramble’s Big Blue Dot
Bramble was a small gray mouse who painted signs for Meadow Market. He painted round red apples for the fruit stall and yellow suns for the honey stall. His paintbrush was tiny, but his letters were neat.
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