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Butterfly bedtime stories with a color hunt, a watering can, and a trail

A girl follows a butterfly in search of a color nobody has named, a butterfly hitches a ride on a farm watering can, and a young triceratops follows a butterfly’s pauses to a sheltered place to rest. Three finished books, free to read and hear tonight.

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Three butterfly stories for ages five to nine

Cover of The Color That Waited
  • Ages 8–9
  • 10 pages
  • 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 The Watering Can Passenger
  • Ages 5–7
  • 9 pages
  • Narration 2:40

The Watering Can Passenger

Mallow rides Anwen’s watering can while hurried pours soak a boot and a farm gate. Watching the butterfly’s flower route helps Anwen water the bean roots, then carry one dry passenger home.

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“On the family farm, Anwen had one job before lunch: water the bean rows. The sun was already…”

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Cover of Where Flick Paused
  • Around age 8
  • 9 pages
  • Narration 2:38

Where Flick Paused

Oona follows Flick’s pauses, tests a new trail, and finds a dry dip out of the wind. The young triceratops settles there as the last patch of sunlight fades.

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“Oona knew the way to her resting hollow: past the split stone, around the fallen trunk, and…”

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Choosing tonight’s book

Color, a splash, or a quiet close?

Anwen’s farm story, for about six, is full of sloshes and wet boots. Ada’s Easter story, for eight and nine, is gentle and clever, with Grandpa’s jokes along the way. Oona’s trail story, for about eight, has the quietest ending of the three.

If you feel like talking about it
  • Why did Ada draw the places the butterfly had landed?
  • What did Anwen notice about Mallow’s flower route?
  • What made Oona’s new resting place sheltered?

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