Home in the sky
Dodo was mid-dream when a crash woke her up. Her favorite dress was in the wash and Oscar ate the last marshmallow. Three things. Before breakfast. And so, she did the unthinkable. ‘Naughty little girl,’ said mum and shut the door. Dodo clenched her fists and stuck out her tongue. ‘I’m leaving!’ she shouted. ‘For something better!’ she puffed. But where to go? Dodo looked outside the window. The brightest idea came to mind. ‘Obviously,’ she thought. And so, she started workin
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The Invisible World
Luca jumps down the front steps, two at a time. Monday morning, time for school. The air is crisp and smells like autumn. What wonderful, delightful things will he see today? Just around the corner, he meets… A GIANT! Mr. Goldwin hurries past. A tall office building sits on his shoulders—with windows, antennas, and fast whirly doors. Two phones hang where his ears used to be, ringing and ringing. Above him, high up in the air—a dark, scary cloud. Luca calls out: ‘It's sunny t
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The Merry Cemetery
Jerome Lancaster had fallen out of love with life over the course of 3 years, little by little and then all at once, the way safety pins disappear around a house. You don’t worry as each one goes missing… not until the day you really, desperately need one. Him being here, 5000 miles away from home, in the Merry Cemetery, was nothing but a testament of love for his wife, Olivia. It was she who always had a particular interest in tombstone tourism and he just played along, maki
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The moon walks with us
‘Come walk with me to the river,’ says June while gently pinching Dodo’s cheek. But Dodo does not fancy this idea. The couch is cozy and the screen is full of stories. ‘How long is the walk?’ she asks her grandmother. ‘Just right. One hour. Long enough for the sun to say goodbye and the moon to say hello,’ answers June. Dodo sighs, slowly dragging her feet. Her grandmother stops in front of every house and greets all neighbors with a smile. ‘How long is one hour?’ Dodo wo
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Hue can’t hide
On a magical island, with beaches that glow Where the wind hums a song and warm rivers flow High up in the branches of the sweet mango...
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The Prince of the Pond
At the edge of the park, where the lily pads float Lived a slippery frog with an emerald coat A blob of pond jelly with two bulging eyes ...
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Glitz from the Ritz
In a fancy Ritz Carlton, on the seventeenth floor, Lived Glitz the proud poodle, a dog to adore . With a view of the park, he’d scoff at...
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