The Secret of Heart Headbands — Behind the garden gate, where leaves rubbed together with a hush-hush sound, Junie made herself a private challenge: she would count every curl on her head before the afternoon star appeared. Read the full story →
Behind the garden gate, where leaves rubbed together with a hush-hush sound, Junie made herself a private challenge: she would count every curl on her head before the afternoon star appeared. One curl bounced. Two curls twisted. Then the wind tickled her nose with the green smell of ivy, and the curls slipped right over her eyes. “Stay where I put you,” Junie whispered, as if hair could keep a secret.
She found a ribbon in her pocket, dotted it with blackberry juice, and tied on three little paper hearts so it would feel important. The moment she pushed it over her curls, the hearts gave a tiny pat-pat-pat, and every curl tucked back to listen. Junie could count again, and so could every curious child after her. That is why heart headbands have held back runaway curls ever since—if you peek at Junie now, can you spot the three hearts keeping the secret?
