Nori’s Patient Shell — Under the big umbrella, Nori patted her pocket. Her tiny shell scoop was gone! Read the full story →
Under the big umbrella, Nori patted her pocket. Her tiny shell scoop was gone! Psst—she needed it for the first bite of melon, because Grandma had used it at every beach picnic.
Nori stepped onto the warm, tickly sand. Shh, shh went the waves. A beach ball bumped her toes. A penguin needed one more tower. Nori waited, waited, then helped pat-pat-pat.
“Here!” chirped the penguin. The shell scoop was a castle flag. Nori smiled. Next time you see the sandcastle, can you keep Nori’s tiny secret under the big umbrella?