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10 stories

  1. Pim's Bath

    Made for 6 to 24 months · 1 to 2 minutes aloud

    One step and one naming word on every spread, a clear last page and a refrain to say or sing. Bath is shown as time together, and Mama is always within reach.

  2. Pim Holds On

    Made for 9 to 30 months · 1 to 2 minutes aloud

    Holding on moves from outside to inside: Mama's paw first, then a piece of kelp, then Pim's own paws. A short parting with a reliable return suits the ages when goodbyes are new.

  3. Tully and the New Baby

    Made for 2½ to 4 years · 3 to 4 minutes aloud

    A shell that is too small, too tight, too big and then just right gives a big change a shape a young child can hold. Tully gets a real job and a gift for the baby. Feeling small again is treated as normal.

  4. Tully's First Day

    Made for 3 to 4 years · 3 to 4 minutes aloud

    Tully carries home, his shell, into class. There is a job right after the goodbye, and the return is named in plain terms: after snack and the song.

  5. Quill Line

    Made for 4 to 6 years · 5 to 6 minutes aloud

    A sibling game with rules that change: three rounds, then a mirror. Each sibling is right once. The grown-ups get their own jokes.

  6. The Great Canyon Picnic

    Made for 4 to 7 years · 5 to 6 minutes aloud

    The picnic goes wrong and the children improvise the rescue. A chant comes back at every obstacle, so the youngest listeners can join in by the second reading.

  7. The Crooked Shelf

    Made for 4 to 7 years · 6 to 7 minutes aloud

    Pop's tall tales are drawn plainly exaggerated, and June checks them. When her shelf comes out crooked she fixes it, and Pop owns up to his own first crooked shelf. The last pages are a make-it project.

  8. The Hammer That Waited

    Made for 4 to 7 years · 6 to 7 minutes aloud

    The wait has a reason you can see and test: glue sets, paint dries, a clamp holds. June tries it early on scrap wood and finds out why. Pop keeps every promise he makes.

  9. Plan First!

    Made for 5 to 7 years · 4 to 5 minutes aloud

    Plan a little, go, fix the plan. Neither friend wins, and each is right once. Speech bubbles carry the story, one or two a page, with common sight words for new readers.

  10. Snip Gets Stuck

    Made for 6 to 8 years · 5 to 6 minutes aloud

    Snip rushes ahead and gets stuck as the tide turns, and Stilts's plan only works with what Snip knows. It ends on a joke, not a lesson. Small acts of care carry it.