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Adventure bedtime stories

An adventure can start with something small

A red shape drifts past a mermaid’s nose. A butterfly flashes past an Easter picnic. A silver X waits on a pirate’s map. Follow Sula, Ada, or Roxana to see where the next turn takes them.

A drifting shape, a changing color, a map

Cover of The Forest That Visited the Sea

Recorded narration 1:37

The Forest That Visited the Sea

Sula and Cove follow drifting shapes through the water and discover autumn leaves from a tree above their cove.

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“A red shape drifted past Sula's nose. It wobbled without swimming. Sula followed it around h…”

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Cover of The Color That Waited

Recorded narration 3:09

The Color That Waited

At an Easter picnic, Ada follows a butterfly in search of a new color and finds a different way to decorate Grandpa’s egg.

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“At the family Easter picnic, Ada held up a plain wooden egg. "I want to give Grandpa a color…”

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Cover of Captain Until Supper

Recorded narration 3:05

Captain Until Supper

Roxana finds the treasure, then forgets where she tied the ship. Kazoo remembers every turn—and has a bargain in mind.

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“Captain Roxana sailed her one small ship toward an island marked on her map with a silver X.…”

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A small discovery, or a louder expedition?

Sula’s small underwater discovery suits a listener around five and closes quietly. Ada’s butterfly trail through an orchard and meadow becomes an Easter gift for Grandpa; choose it for eight- and nine-year-olds. Roxana and Kazoo’s comic treasure expedition suits nine and ten. Start with a gentle discovery or a color hunt, or choose the pirates when a lively ending fits tonight.

If you feel like talking about it
  • Where did the drifting shapes lead Sula?
  • Why did Ada draw the butterfly’s route on her egg?
  • Why did Kazoo ask to be Captain until supper?

Have a little idea of your own?

Start with this one, or change it to something your child loves.

A child follows a butterfly from flower to flower and makes a gift from the places it visits.

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