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Pet Parables, Vol.
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... comes a delightful picture book for young children. Hardcover,
8" x 8", 48 pgs. from Kregel Kidzone, an imprint of Kregel
Publications, Grand Rapids, MI. Ask for it at your local bookstore, or get a 25% discount from Amazon. Click below ...
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Pages 30 & 31
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| The six ducklings scurried close behind
her. They all looked exactly alike, but each one was special. Noodle
liked to eat, Puddle would rather swim, and—
“I saw that bug first!” Grumble quacked just then. “Mama, Noodle ate the bug that I was going to eat!” ... And then there was Grumble. Mama Duck pretended not to hear Grumble’s complaints and marched toward the cheerful sign that said, “Patty’s Blueberry Patch.” Beside the fruit stand were rows and rows of thick blueberry bushes. Nearby was a pond.
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The water sparkled in the sunlight.
“Let’s go swimming, Mama!” said Puddle. “Yes! Yes!” quacked the other ducklings. “Yeah, sure,” muttered Grumble. “Puddle wants to go swimming so he can splash me again, just like he did yesterday.” “Let’s visit the fruit stand first,” said Mama Duck. “Patty might have some berries we can eat for a snack.”
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