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Unicorn bedtime stories

Unicorn stories with a sleepy nose, a goodbye, and moonflowers

Nim hears an enormous PFFFFT on her first sleepover. Bramble wants one more game before Rill flies away, but guesses wrong about her friend’s excitement. Thistle goes looking for a night garden with Liora and finds flowers growing beyond its wall. Choose a sleepy sound, a real goodbye, or a quiet look at the last bud opening.

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A sleepover sound, a heavy pebble, and an opening bud

Cover of Who Said Pfffft?

Recorded narration 1:56

Who Said Pfffft?

Nim keeps hearing PFFFFT at her first meadow sleepover. Mouse squeaks. Rabbit thumps. So who is making that sound?

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“Nim's first meadow sleepover was nearly perfect. The grass made a cozy bed. Her friends nest…”

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Cover of One More Game

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One More Game

Bramble wants one more game before Rill leaves. Both friends have something they have not said about the goodbye.

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“Rill was leaving at sunrise. All day, Bramble watched her best friend hop along the fence, t…”

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Cover of The Garden Outside the Gate

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The Garden Outside the Gate

Liora promises Thistle the night garden, then finds its gate chained shut. Admitting she knows no other way lets them slow down—and notice moonflowers opening outside the wall.

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“Liora had promised Thistle the night garden. "The moonflowers open when the bells go quiet,"…”

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A funny sleepover, or a goodbye that takes time?

Nim’s six-page sleepover story suits a listener around four. The funny sound comes from her own sleepy nose, and she ends asleep with her new friends nearby. Bramble’s longer story suits seven and eight. Rill leaves as planned, and the pebble still feels heavy after their goodbye; a remembered joke brings Bramble a smile before sleep. Thistle and Liora’s moonflower walk suits eight and closes with the two standing still together. Choose Nim for a sleepy laugh, the garden for a quiet finish, or Bramble when there is room for the sadness of a friend leaving.

If you feel like talking about it
  • Where did Nim’s PFFFFT come from?
  • What had Bramble guessed wrong about Rill?
  • What did Thistle hear above the garden wall?

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A unicorn hears a surprising sound during a first sleepover and discovers that a sleepy nose can be funny company.

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