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A dog who can barely wait to open a birthday parcel with Grandma, a fox who wants the morning birds to hurry up, and a hero who decides to stay when she could leave. Three stories about waiting well, free to read and hear tonight.
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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…”
Lark wants to hear the first birds of morning, but waiting is hard. When she stops trying to hurry the day, she hears the small sounds that come first.
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“Lark had never heard the first birds of morning. By breakfast, everyone was always saying, "…”
Ari wants her medal, and Calder wants one whole day at the sea. Staying with the marble lion means missing something she had hoped for.
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“On parade morning, Captain Ari polished her boots twice. Today the city would give her a med…”
Choosing tonight’s book
Doodle, for about four, turns waiting into getting ready—a good one for a child who hates to wait. Lark, for about seven, learns that listening is how you hear the small things. Ari, for nine and ten, chooses to stay with a friend and gives something up to do it.
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