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Ada Marie! Ada Marie! Said not a word till the day she turned three. She bounced in her crib and looked ..
My name is Parker. This is my friend Gia. We like dancing, drawing, and eating ice cream. We do everything ..
My name is Parker. I love to play outside. But today it is raining. Then I get an idea. I can play dress-up! ..
Parker Curry loved being a big sister. She played dress-up with her little sister, Ava. She played piano ..
Parker Curry loved to dance. Dressed in her favorite tutu, she imagined she was a dancing queen. But one rainy ..
My morning started like any other. I ate most of my toast before running out the door to find food for my pets. ..
I’m Daniel, the youngest Brundidge Baby. My mom won an RV in a contest. Now we can visit Grandma ..
Everybody says I’m going to school someday and I don’t know what to think about that. It’s ..
I am the second Brundidge Baby, Brandon. I love taking trips in our RV. I love warm weather. I love my family. ..
Little Mae was a dreamer. They say that daydreamers never succeed, but little Mae was different. One day, ..
There’s only one you in the whole world. Isn’t that amazing? You have a body. Everybody does. ..
We all have skin. It comes in different colors! What color is your skin? We see different skin colors ..
That history in your books is plain lie. Gold wasn’t found by a man, but by a boy the same age as you. ..
Stacey loved words. She loved to read and write and say them. She adored fun words, long words, unusual ..
About fifty years later, on a war night in Argentina, beneath the moon, the stars, and the sky, a young ..
The Ojibwe world is full of symbols and metaphors. The circle is probably the most obvious and permeates ..
Hi, I’m Juno! From powerful pink to go-getter green, there’s a whole rainbow of awesome colors ..
We share an amazing planet with so many wonderful places to discover! Whether you explore destinations ..
Everyday heroes are all around us! Think of the brave, determined, kind, and selfless heroes in your ..
A is for Actions Our actions make us who we are. I choose to play with someone new, say thank you, and help ..
A is for Astronaut He blasts into outer space to explore new worlds B is for Ballet Dancer He gracefully ..
All right. Gertie clambers out and puts her arms around Papa’s neck, which is still cold from the out-of-doors. ..