the unhappy pine tree

a german folk tale retold.

Doodlebug & Dandelion

Pine Nutters’ News.

The Beavers That Struck It Rich

CLUTCHING THREE BAGS, a woman in eastern Louisiana rushed through the woods. Rather than return the bags to their rightful owner, she hurled them into a creek as if they were on fire. Splash! In a panic, she fled.

Dusting For Fingerprints

SOMEONE WENT INTO your room and moved something. Was it your mom, your brother, or the cat? Dust for fingerprints to find out!

Mole Rat Keeps His Feet Dry

A Kenyan Folk Tale

Snake Finger Puppets

What You’ll Need:scissorsglue or tape 

The Visitor

THE SIGHT OF a knobby head, bulging eyes, and long ferocious teeth might upset some Earth natives, but Commander Garg’s strange appearance did not seem to bother Mrs. Thompson.

Hide and Glow Seek

MAKE YOUR OWN glowing fireflies, then go on a firefly hunt!

Ants In Their Pants

IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY sat on an anthill, and little black ants started to crawl all over you, would you stay there? Of course not!

The Last Bicycle

JACQUES COULDN’T KEEP from grinning as he rode his bicycle along the cobblestone road, past the old castle, and down to the town square. From a mile away he could hear singing and cheering as the townsfolk celebrated the end of Hitler’s war. That day, August 26, 1944, Charles de Gaulle marched triumphantly into Paris, and the proud French national anthem song La Marseillaise lifted millions of hearts.

Too Many Dragons

Too Many Dragons

Career Cat

Career Cat

The Day The Sea Split

The Day The Sea Split

Lilu's Bright Diwali

LILU’S HOUSE WAS bustling. It was Diwali, the Indian New Year and Festival of Lights, and her family was throwing a big party.

My Log Cabin Home

I LIVE IN a log cabin in Fairbanks, Alaska. In the winter it is cold and dark outside. My dad brings in wood for the stove and he lets my sister Rose help him snap the kindling to get her wiggles out. My mom is melting snow on the stove, for water to wash the dishes. 

Why Alligator Hates Dog

M’SU COCODRIE, THE ALLIGATOR, was once king of all the swamps and the bayous.

Monroe Pelly Can

GO, ROE, GO! Splish-splash-groove.”

Fern The Mighty

PARROT:WELCOME, OH WELCOME, ye land-lubbers all, To our fabulous pirate ship, The Terrible! I’m PARROT, your tour guide and expert narrator— if you like the show, I’m accepting tips later.

The Dark Past of the Polar Bear

THE SUN RISES above the Arctic Ocean, spreading a fiery glow over the pale ice. Across the frozen sea, a white bear lumbers.

Doodlebug & Dandelion - Bike Dreams

“THIS WAS A great idea, Tomiko!” Dandelion Pinkley said to her best friend. “But I’m not good at it. In fact, I’m terrible!”

The Path To Kindness - A Story From Myanmar

WHEN I RAISE my head, it feels cooler than it did a few minutes ago. My hand touches my newly bare scalp—perfectly smooth and round. Father, standing nearby, folds the cloth that caught my hair. I shake my head. I feel different, but I’m still Sen.

I Won't Sneeze

An Indonesian Folk Tale

Boogers At Work

IF YOU’VE EVER blown a snot rocket, had a cold, or picked your nose, you know that your nose is capable of amazing things. What you may not know is that the snot in your nose, whether it’s green and slimy or yellow and clumpy, serves an important purpose.

Doodlebug & Dandelion

When Turkeys Fly.

Mercury's Missing Mutt

An IPPI Mystery Story.

Poultrygeist

The Amazing Case of the Haunted Henhouse.

The Noisy Chicken

USE THIS TRICK to make your friends think they’re hearing a real, live laughing chicken.

Sweet Potato Sweetheart Crackers

ENJOY THESE SWEET potato crackers with your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day.

Counting In Swedish

THE SCHOOL SWARMED with kids, all speaking Swedish too fast for Kelsi to understand. Everyone took their shoes off outside the classroom, so Kelsi did, too.

The Boy Who Drew Cats

Based on a Japanese Folktale