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Children's  Adventure - Children's story  5 min My favorites

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 ...  [+]
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Children's  Slice of Life - Children's Poetry  1 min My favorites

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 ...  [+]
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Children's  Playful – Children's poetry  1 min   Podcast My favorites

If You Ever Met a Dragon

Susan Lendroth

If you ever met a dragon
and asked him in for tea,
he'd rave about the apple scones
with great civility.

He'd be the perfect guest
for anyone to host,
unless the dragon hiccuped
and flamed ...  [+]
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Children's  Winter Holidays - Children's story  3 min My favorites

Lost and Found Christmas

Susan Lendroth

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 ...  [+]
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Children's  Halloween Fun - Children's poetry  1 min My favorites

Mother Ghoul's Halloween

Susan Lendroth

When witches walk
and goblins stalk
and all the ghosts convene,
then please draw near
so you can hear
new rhymes for Halloween!

Little Miss Muffet
sat on a tuffet
eating her curds ...  [+]
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Children's  Tale - Children's story  2 min My favorites

The Cat Who Purred

Susan Lendroth

In a small cottage in a deep valley, an old woman lived with her goats and sheep, chickens and dog, a sway-backed horse and one ginger cat.

Each morning, she collected eggs while the dog led the ...  [+]
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Children's  Tale - Children's story  4 min My favorites

Three Wishes

Susan Lendroth

Three cats -- Rumkin, Mist, and Flop Ear -- followed Jenny along the rocky shore, dancing away from the incoming tide."This will make a good soup," said Jenny, dropping a glistening clump of sea moss ...  [+]
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Children's  Family - Children's poetry  1 min My favorites

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 ...  [+]
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Children's  Adventure - Children's story  2 min My favorites

Farmer Renaud's Rainbow Sheep

Susan Lendroth

"Baa, baa, baaaaa" bleated Sally. "Life on the Renaud farm is blah, blah, blaaaah," she complained. "Nothing ever changes. Same sheep. Same hill. Same rocks... WHOOPS!"

The stone beneath Sally's ...  [+]
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Children's  Family - Children's poetry  1 min My favorites

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 ...  [+]
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