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Robot bedtime stories with a hiccup, a squeak, and a pebble mystery

A robot whose grand hello comes out as a hiccup, a robot who hopes a squeak means a cave creature, and a robot whose scanner keeps missing what is really moving the pebbles. Three finished books, free to read and hear tonight.

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Three robot stories, from four to eight

Cover of The Hiccup Hello
  • Around age 4
  • 6 pages
  • Narration 2:02

The Hiccup Hello

Bop’s splendid hello comes out as a hiccup. Bramble answers with a bow and a sneeze, and the two invent a greeting neither can get wrong.

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“Robot Bop landed on a purple planet and straightened his golden bow tie. A first greeting sh…”

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Cover of The Moon That Squeaked
  • Around age 7
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 3:10

The Moon That Squeaked

Rook follows a mysterious moon squeak. Tova spots his stiff elbow; once it is quiet, he makes his own monster noises through his chest speaker.

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“Rook collected space sounds. Meteor whistles! Crater echoes! Once, a pebble had made a noise…”

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Cover of The Pebbles That Wouldn't Stay Put
  • Around age 8
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 3:16

The Pebbles That Wouldn't Stay Put

Ada’s six pebbles keep moving around the tent, though Moss’s scanner reports only stones. Following crumbs and scrape marks leads Ada to a quiet way of meeting the little creatures.

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“On a planet no one had explored, Ada pitched a tent beside a plain of smooth stones. Moss pl…”

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Choosing tonight’s book

A goodnight joke, or a patient mystery?

Bop’s six-page story, for about four, ends with a tiny goodnight hiccup. Rook’s ten-page moon walk, for about seven, ends loud and proud. Ada and Moss’s pebble mystery, for about eight, rewards a listener who likes clues—and ends with a sleepy camp.

If you feel like talking about it
  • How did Bop and Bramble make a hello of their own?
  • What changed when Rook kept his arms still?
  • What did Ada notice that Moss’s scanner missed?

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