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A birthday plan that makes room for a quieter friend, a puppy who can hardly wait to open a parcel with Grandma, and a rainy birthday swim moved to a washbasin. Three finished books, free to read and hear tonight—or the night before the big day.
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Pippa wants her friend beside her in the birthday parade. Nell wants quieter company. A bigger invitation is not the answer.
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“Princess Pippa had a birthday plan: a parade from the palace gate to the little bridge, with…”
Doodle turns waiting for Grandma into a welcome, then opens their book with her.
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“A birthday parcel sat beside Doodle’s cushion. Grandma Dog was coming to open it with him. B…”
Bertie the bear makes a washbasin lake when cold drizzle spoils his birthday swim. A leaf boat circles an upside-down umbrella, and the friends choose another splash even when the big pond warms up.
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“On Bertie's birthday, cold drizzle plinked into the swimming pond. Too chilly for a swim! Be…”
Choosing tonight’s book
Doodle’s and Bertie’s five-page stories suit four- and five-year-olds and end with wagging and splashing. Pippa’s ten-page story, for about seven, is about a friend who wants to celebrate differently—a good one when the big day might be a lot.
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