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Poetry 1 min

Macks and the Slippery Sled

"It's snowing, Macks," said Jake to his cat.
"Come sit by the fire. Snooze on your mat.
Just look out the window. It's too cold to play.
Let's ride my sled on a warmer day."

But Macks was ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 3 min

Billie scuffed her flip flops through the dry needles scattered over the Christmas tree lot. Pine scent filled the air. But it felt too hot for Christmas.

"How about this one?" Her mom turned a ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family 3 min

Teaching Machines

George Lockett

Elli scowled at the screen. When the CompuTeach powered on, it was supposed to make the sound. The happy sound; the fanfare that heralded the few delightful hours of her day where she could ask ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 2 min

Squiggle Monster

Kristy Roser Nuttall

Lydia hugged her new purple sketchbook, pens, pencils, watercolors, and paintbrushes.

She jumped and twirled at the thought of making her very own ART.

But when she opened the sketchbook ... [+]

Children's

Poetry 1 min

Hillie Sorts It Out

Susan Lendroth

The rain had dried up –
every drip, every puddle –
but Hillie couldn't go out
while her room was a muddle.

Mom had been clear, and
her dad had agreed,
"First, clean up this ... [+]

Children's

Humor Friendship & Family 5 min

Granny May's Oops-a-Daisy Labor Day Parade

Kris K Quinn

It was the summer of 1983 and eight-year-old Danny Brown was having a terrible time. A shy and serious only child, he had recently been forced to move with his parents and, as far as he was ... [+]

Children's

Tale 5 min

The Surprise Envelope

Sandra Dullin

In just three days, it will be Christmas. Despite the bright and cheery decorations twinkling in the streets, wreaths on doors, and Christmas trees peeking through windows, Hector doesn't feel one ... [+]

Children's

Tale 5 min

Bruzilla's Dreadful Creature

Arielle Maidon

While it's true that most witches don't like children, the witch Bruzilla absolutely hated them. All children! Babies, kids, teenagers, little boys, little girls, twins, youngest siblings, child ... [+]

Children's

Tale 4 min

Christmas Every Day

Virginie Ronteix

In the Langelot family, devotion to happiness is deep-seated. Right when Rose and Henry met, they were amazed by the range of possibilities that were offered to them, the chance to light up with ... [+]

Children's

Tale 2 min

The Moon in the Stars

Philippe Gourdin

Captain Peck is beside himself. Timmy has disappeared! The captain's concern is magnified by the darkness that has swallowed the ship, a sliver of cloud now covering the moon.

He motions to ... [+]

Children's

Tale 4 min

Rudolph's Wonderful Destiny

Chantal Parduyns

"Rudolph! Are you coming? We're going to be late..."
"I'm coming, Mom. Where are we going?"
"We're going to visit Mara the Witch."
Rudolph stuck his nose out of the bushes, glanced at the vast ... [+]

Children's

Slice of life 1 min

Knock, Knock, Who's There?

Sandra Dullin

"Maddy, we've got some very exciting news to tell you," said Mom and Dad.
And I was very excited. I was sure it was a dog! They'd promised.
"You're going to have a little brother or a little ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2 min

Ariane with the Golden Fingers

Blandine Butelle

The battle was brutal and losses were high. Ralph the Brave, Robin of the Forests, and me, Ariane with the Golden Fingers, were the only survivors on our side. But we had no time to mourn the fate ... [+]

Children's

Slice of life Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 min

A Four-Star Vacation

Tanguy Mandias

Bashir looked at the sunlight coming in through the window. The weather was magnificent, but he was forced to wait here, in the shadow of the dining hall of Mimosa Boarding School.

It was a ... [+]

Children's

Humor 1 min

The Laughter Box

Pascale Dehoux

You laugh from your throat, that's true. But we don't really know where the laugh comes from.

What I think, is that right down at the bottom of our stomachs, hidden deep down in the warmth, there ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 1 min

The Trembling Voice

Elena Lmr

Paul is one of the kids in my class.

Paul always sits by himself at the back of the class. He has big green glasses, looks shy and has such a trembling voice that he sounds as if he's stumbling ... [+]

Children's

Tale 2 min

The Sulky Princess

Pascale Bouss

Once upon a time there was a King and a Queen who loved each other with all their hearts and wanted to have a child. Soon they had the great joy of welcoming into the world a very pretty little girl ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 3 min

A Line Drawn in Chalk

Doria Lescure

Justine and Margie had decided to take the lead in the revolt. They were discussing in muttered tones in their little brother Charlie's room. As he was only two years old, he would not be capable of ... [+]

Children's

Slice of life Tale 5 min

Just a Simple Christmas

Mary Benoist

Pauline was finishing the washing-up after breakfast while watching with amusement the bullfinches and blue birds quarreling in the garden over the crumbs of bread she had just thrown out of the ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy 6 min

Huffle

Justine Roux

Huffle walked heavily along. He had just had another argument with his father. Flamethrower was a big ruby dragon aged 625 and he could not stand the fact that his youngest son did not have a job. ... [+]

A New Kind of Literary Pulse

A New Kind of Literary Pulse

Macks and the Slippery Sled

Lost and Found Christmas

Teaching Machines

Squiggle Monster

Hillie Sorts It Out

Granny May's Oops-a-Daisy Labor Day Parade

The Surprise Envelope

Bruzilla's Dreadful Creature

Christmas Every Day

The Moon in the Stars

Rudolph's Wonderful Destiny

Knock, Knock, Who's There?

Ariane with the Golden Fingers

A Four-Star Vacation

The Laughter Box

The Trembling Voice

The Sulky Princess

A Line Drawn in Chalk

Just a Simple Christmas

Huffle