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Here's Ears

Elephants use their ears as fans;they're so much bigger than a man's.They scatter pesky flies with ease,and really stir up quite a breeze.This dog is called a Basset Hound.His tummy almost skims the ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Slice of life 4 min

The Paperboy's Dog

Kathryn England

Jai placed the newspapers he'd rolled and wrapped in plastic into a trailer attached to his bike. He put more papers in a canvas shoulder bag. It was early morning as he set off on his paper run. Most ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Poetry Slice of life 1 min

Ice Cream at Bedtime

Susan Lendroth

Ice cream at bedtime,
Aunt Betty's the best!
She knows in the summer
it's hard to find rest

when faced with hot sheets,
hot pillows, hot bed,
no place cool enough
to lay a hot ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family 3 min

The Cat Who Hated His Name

Katie MacNichol

Kitsy Boo hated his name.
"Kitsyyyyyyyyyyy," his owner, Marguerite, would call. "Boooooooooooooo!"
Every time the shaky old voice called for him, the other neighborhood animals would laugh. ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 3 min

The New Kid

M L Owen

Phineas wished, for the two-thousand-three-hundred-and-twenty-third time, that he had a different name. His father was in the army, and the family moved fairly often. No, unfairly often. There was ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy 4 min

Bronnie and the Great Green Two-Headed Plague Dragon

E J Delaney

Bronagh's mother watched her toying with her food.
"Sit up straight, Bronnie," she chided, "and finish your dinner. Your father's ready to read you a story."
"I don't want to."
"Well, if you'd ... [+]

Children's

Poetry Adventure 1 min

Seasick Vick

Jenny Moore

Vicky was a Viking,
one as brave as brave could be.
On land she was a legend,
but she didn't like the sea.

Boats made Vicky queasy
and the waves made her feel yuck.
She'd rather not go ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy 5 min

Finding Silver City

Susan Lendroth

Sarah bounced as the SUV hit another rough patch on the dirt road into Silver City.
"Just look at this place!" her dad exclaimed, taking photos of one rundown building after another.
"You wanted ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Friendship & Family 5 min

Theofina Freezes

Kilmeny MacMichael

Theofina's class had won a contest. The contest was for a special trip. They were going to go back to the time of the dinosaurs!
Theo was happy, excited, and worried. She wanted to be brave, but ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life Poetry 1 min

Whistle at First Light

Susan Lendroth

There are mountains hidden downstairs
in my grandpa's country house
with craggy granite boulders
no bigger than a mouse.

Little trees of twigs and moss
hug miniature ravines,
where ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy 5 min

Noisy Night on Planet Purple Plum

Guy Belleranti

SNORRRRR!

Jason sat up in his space bunk. What was that noise? It wasn't the wind. He'd heard and felt lots of Planet Purple Plum wind in the front yard that afternoon while Mia and he were ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 4 min

The Gift

Ellen Denton

Allison stood in line with the rest of her class, waiting for the school doors to open. Usually first thing in the morning was a quiet time, but today kids were talking happily—and loudly. This was ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Slice of life Friendship & Family 5 min Mature Audience

Thumbs Up

Nancy Coulter

Jennie rubbed the sandpaper rhythmically along the curved edge of the skateboard deck. On the sixth pass, the gritty paper caught the end of her finger.
"Ow!" Several tiny blood droplets came to the ... [+]

Children's

Humor Friendship & Family 4 min

Infiltrators

E J Delaney

Abby heard the car pull up. A flush of triumph rose in her chest. Bella was home from school! Now the gloating could begin!
Being twins, the sisters spent most of their time trying to out-do each ... [+]

Children's

Slice of life Adventure 3 min

Crayon Kid

Jacqueline Seewald

Bobby didn't talk much in class. When he did speak, the other children often made fun of him because he stammered. His words just wouldn't come out right. They twisted around his tongue like slimy ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family 3 min

Nelson Packrat

Sharyn Bajerai

Nelson Packrat was a pack rat who lived in a small cave. One day his mother looked around the tunnels of their nest and thought it was time for a spring cleaning.
"Nelson, I can barely get into ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family Humor 3 min

Rachel Reynolds Zombie Whisperer

Laurel Handfield

The creepy old house smells like three-month-old kitty litter and rotting dumpster food.

The night is cold, and the air in the run-down house even colder. Rachel takes another step down the hall ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family 4 min

The Adventurous Little Mole and the Squid Attack

Edward Mack

The adventurous little mole, whose name was Oscar, lived in a mole-hole at the bottom of the sea with his unadventurous mother and father and his timid little sister who was scared of ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family 2 min

Rocco

Kristy Roser Nuttall

Rocco always knew he was a little different.

While other dinosaurs ran wild through the forest, Rocco spent his time in the kitchen wearing an apron and doing baking experiments.

Rocco was ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Friendship & Family 4 min

Pirate Creek

Lou Piccolo

Lake Tahoe, July 1st, 2018

Hello Benjamin,

I'm Erin. You don't know me, but I know a little bit about you. I found your library card in my bedroom in this cabin. Here's what I know about ... [+]

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A New Kind of Literary Pulse

Here's Ears

The Paperboy's Dog

Ice Cream at Bedtime

The Cat Who Hated His Name

The New Kid

Bronnie and the Great Green Two-Headed Plague Dragon

Seasick Vick

Finding Silver City

Theofina Freezes

Whistle at First Light

Noisy Night on Planet Purple Plum

The Gift

Thumbs Up

Infiltrators

Crayon Kid

Nelson Packrat

Rachel Reynolds Zombie Whisperer

The Adventurous Little Mole and the Squid Attack

Rocco

Pirate Creek