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Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett

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Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett today’s children storybook summary is Trouble with Trolls By Jan Brett Storyline: What would you do if a bunch of trolls want to steal your dog? Fight them back? Let them have it? Run away? See what Treva did. This book teaches us how to fight for what we love. In early spring, Treva, a girl with golden braids, decides to pay a visit to a cousin who lives on the other side of the Mount Baldy.

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown today’s children storybook summary is  Stone Soup Retold and pictured By Marcia Brown Storyline: Hungry and tired, three soldiers were marching down a strange country road. They were returning home from war. They were dreaming of a good dinner and a place to sleep. They haven’t eaten in two days. As they went down a road lined with tall trees,

Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten by Trisha Speed Shaskan

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Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten by Trisha Speed Shaskan today’s storybook summary is Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten by Trisha Speed Shaskan Illustration by Gerald Guerlais Storyline: This is the classic plot of the old Red Riding Hood story but narrated by the wolf itself. We get to see the world through this bad wolf’s eyes. From the beginning he has an excuse for his actions: he is hungry.

The Sleeping Lady, retold by Ann Dixon

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The Sleeping Lady retold by Ann Dixon today’s children storybook summary is The Sleeping Lady Retold by Ann Dixon Paintings by Elizabeth Johns Storyline: This is retold a legend of the Inlet People of Alaska and their legacy. It is said that, long ago, there lived some giant people on the shores of Cook Inlet. The weather was warm, the natives had flower, fruits, and wild animals roamed the forest. The Inlet people were living in harmony with the land, in peace and happiness. But soon, this will come to an end.