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All Kinds of Friends

My daughter has all kinds of friends—school friends, playground
friends, and even, recently, a “best” friend. In this issue, you’ll find
features that reflect some types of children’s friendships. There’s
the child–pet friendship in “I’m Kind” (page 5), and there’s a new
and close friendship between two dogs in the story “When Harry
Met Snowball” (pages 20–23). No matter where your child is with
friends and friendship, we hope this issue will give your family
plenty to talk about.

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an engaging way to help kids
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 Jackson, age 4,
Reading
Reading
Nebraska (craft
from December 4 
Verse
2022) Be Mine
5 I ’m a Helper
I’m Kind
6 Tex and Indi
A Party for Mr. Nibbles
12 Nonfiction
Chocolate On Trees
20  iction
F
When Harry Met Snowball
26  nglish and Spanish
E
Building a Fort

Puzzles
10 My First Hidden Pictures
A Lovely Day
16 Poem Puzzle
Friend Slide
18 That’s Silly!
It’s Dinnertime
24  ook and Look Again
L
Animals in Winter
36 Back Cover
Maze
Emma , age 6,
Texas (recipe Activities
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2023) 30  ove It!
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32 Recipe
Your High Five! Broccoli Cups

Send us your photos at . 34 Craft

Rockin’ Race Car

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 Verse By Renee Riede ⋆ Art by Jared Schorr

Te amo.
I love you.
Je t’aime,
Valentine.
In any
language,
won’t you
be mine?

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 Art By Nicola Slater I’m a Helper

I’m Kind
I take care of my cat. I feed him just the right
amount of food. I make sure he has water. I give
him gentle pats and play games we both like.

How are
you kind to
animals?
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Tex and Indi

A PAR TY

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for Mr. Nibbles
By Lissa Rovetch ⋆ Art by Deborah Melmon

Tex and Indi were helping their

sister give fresh food and water to
Mr. Nibbles.
“Guess what?” asked Tex. “Mr. Nibbles
just whispered a secret in my ear!”
“Oh, really?” said Arizona. “What did
he say?”
“Well,” said Tex. “He wishes he could
have a birthday party.”
“Aww,” said Arizona. “It’s too bad we
don’t know what day he was born.”
“I think a hamster party would be
super fun!” said Indi. “How about we
just celebrate his birthday today?”
“Yay!” Tex cheered.

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 They made tiny hamster party
decorations and a tiny hamster
cake. Then they sang to Mr. Nibbles.
“Happy birthday, dear Mr. Nibbles.
Happy birthday to you!”
But before they could finish singing,
Mr. Nibbles had managed to stuff the
whole birthday cake into his cheeks!
“Whoa!” said Indi.
“I guess he’s saving it for later,”
giggled Arizona.

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 “Do you want to know a secret?”
Tex whispered to Mr. Nibbles. “We
love you very much!”
And even though Mr. Nibbles’s
mouth was quite full, Tex was
sure he heard Mr. Nibbles whisper
back: “I love you too.”
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 My First

A Lovely Day
Tennis ball Candy Lemon Acorn Ruler

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 Art by Samara Hardy

Find the objects hidden in the picture!

Look for this

broccoli here
and on the
Umbrella Fried egg Moon Broccoli back cover!

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 Nonfiction

Chocolate

Chocolate is a
popular flavor all
over the world. But
did you know the main
ingredient of chocolate
grows on a tree?

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on Trees By Lindsay Bayer

Chocolate is made
from beans that come
from cocoa trees. The
beans grow inside pods
surrounded by fleshy pulp.
On their own, cocoa beans
don’t taste like chocolate
at all. In fact, they are
bitter and crunchy.

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 After the beans are
gathered from their
pods, they are dried,

roasted,

and crushed
into a paste.

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 The paste is mixed
with sugar, cocoa
butter, and often
milk. Then, it becomes
the sweet, creamy YUM!
chocolate that so
many people love!

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 Poem Puzzle

Friend
Slide
By Mia Geiger ⋆ Art by María Coco

Big Giraffe
asked Little Shrew
the reason why
she looked so blue.

“Lonely, I guess,”
said Little Shrew.
But Big Giraffe
knew what to do!

He bent down low

and smiled wide.
“Climb up!” he said.
“I made a slide!”

Look for things that

are big
or small.

What else do
you see?
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 That’s Silly! Art by Sarah Rebar

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It’s Dinnertime
What silly things do you see?

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 Fiction
When Harry
Met Snowball
By Saskia Lacey ⋆ Art by Vicky Lommatzsch

Harry and Snowball met on the first

day of school. The pups were instant pals.
“Want to come to my house for a
playdate?” asked Harry.
“Y es, yes!” Snowball yipped.

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 When Snowball arrived, the
two friends tried to play with
Harry’s toys.
But Harry’s toys were way
too big for Snowball.

Later, they played hide-and-

seek. Snowball was tiny and
could hide almost anywhere.
Harry had a hard time hiding.
“There must be something
we both can do,” said Harry,
frowning.

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 “How about we search for
something,” Snowball suggested.
“Like sticks?”
The puppies each found the
perfect stick. Then, they traded.
“It’s too small,” thought Harry,
holding the stick between his teeth.
“It’s too big,” thought Snowflake as
she tried to pick it up.

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“I’ve got it!” Harry
grinned. “We can run around
and bark.”
“That’s my favorite thing to do!”
said Snowball.
“Mine too,” said Harry.
So that’s just what the two
puppies did.

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 Look and Look Again Art by Lisa Fagegaltier

Animals

tures the same?

How are these pic
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in Winter

How are they different?

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 English and Spanish

Building a
Fort
By Yesica Hurd ⋆ Art by Karl West ⋆ Pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D.
It was a rainy sábado morning, and
sábado
SAH-bah-doh

Elena was wandering around the casa Saturday

wondering what to do. When she spied a

book about beavers, she knew just what casa
she wanted to do. CAH-sah
house

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 cuarto
Elena ran to her cuarto. She dragged
QUAR-toh
all the blankets and almohadas from
room
her bed into the living room. There she
built a super-cozy fort.
almohadas
“This is perfect,” Elena said as she
ahl-moh-AH-dahss
crawled inside.
pillows

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 She was just about to ask her stuffed
¡Mami!
animals what they wanted to do when
MAH-mee
Elena’s big sister, Juana, moved onto
Mommy!
the sofa. Slowly, the blankets started to
move and the fort fell apart.
abuelito “¡Mami!” Elena yelled.
ah-bweh-LEE-toh “¡Mami!” Juana shouted.
grandpa “I’m talking with your abuelito,”
Mami said. “I’ll help you in a minute.
First, can you please try to figure this
out on your own?”

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 “I didn’t mean to ruin your fort,” said
Juana. “I’m sorry it fell apart.”
“I know,” Elena said. “Maybe we can
make a better one together. And then
you could read to me and my stuffed
animals!”
“Sure,” Juana said.
Together, they rebuilt the fort better
than before. Then Juana did her best
read aloud ever, with all the voices and
everything.

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 D the
Move It! By Madison Gepper � Art by David Creighton-Pester

Stand up straight. Bend your waist.

Twist your body— Push some buttons.

pretend to climb.
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Rbt

Swing your arms. Make a robot face.

Show
us your
robot moves!
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It’s robot-dance time!

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 Recipe Photos by Rich Brainerd Studios � Photo prep by Pete Sucheski

Broccoli Cups
You Need
Ǵ‌ Cooking spray Ǵ‌ 2 eggs
Ǵ‌ Round crackers Ǵ‌ 1 cup shredded
Ǵ‌ 2 cups broccoli, cheddar cheese
cooked Ǵ‌ 1 cup diced ham

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Before You Begin
Adult: Add cooked broccoli to a blender or food processor to break
it into smaller pieces.

1  Prep. 2  Count.
Line a muffin tin with six Count out 20 crackers.
liners and spray with canola Crush them with a rolling pin.
oil. Drop a cracker in the
bottom of each liner.

3  Mix. 4  Scoop.
In a large bowl, mix Scoop the mixture into
broccoli, eggs, shredded the muffin liners.
cheddar, diced ham, and
Adult: Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes or
crushed crackers. until the tops are golden brown.

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 Craft
Rockin’
Race Car
By Elle Bee � Photos by Rich Brainerd Studios � Photo prep by Pete Sucheski

1 Cover. 2 Decorate.
Glue cardstock on an empty Decorate the car with stickers,
tissue box. tape, and other items.

3 Glue. 4 Ride.
Use tacky glue to add the Add your stuffy in and go for
bottle caps for wheels. a ride! Where will they go?

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 You Need
Ǵ‌‌ Glue stick Ǵ‌‌ Stickers, tape, and Ǵ‌‌ Tacky glue
Ǵ‌‌ Cardstock other decorations Ǵ‌‌ Large bottle caps
Ǵ Tissue box‌

Show me
your race car!
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HighFive

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Thanks for reading!

Your High Five! Which

groundhog sees
its shadow?

Henry, age
5, and
Pearl, age 3,
New
York (craft fr
om
October 2023
)

Julia, age 5,
tory
California (s
t 2022)
from Augus

Eleanor
, age 2, Look for the hidden
m
cipe fro
Ohio (re “Smiling ” on the
23 )
Ayan, age 3, July 20
Michigan (craft front cover.
from August 2023
)
You found
li!
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