The school with the yellow door, the library, the town square with its clock tower, the pool, the doctor, the hair salon, the fair and the town hall: everyday places where the biggest firsts happen.
Aurora's Brave Little Heart
Aurora wanted to be the Star in the winter play, but Kai got the part. On the snowy walk home, a little rosy-red star named Twink drops down beside her. Twink wants to be the brightest star of all.
What Aurora learned
Everyone shines in their own way
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Aurora's Brave Little Heart
Aurora has wanted to ride the giant Ferris wheel all summer. But standing in the line, her tummy flutters and wobbles, as if something inside is flapping its wings.
What Aurora learned
Nervous butterflies can turn into excitement
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Aurora's Brave Little Heart
Kai's sunflower has sprouted, but Aurora's patch is still just dirt. "Grow FASTER!" she says. Then a slow, shiny snail named Shelby climbs up the garden fence.
What Aurora learned
Good things grow at their own pace
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Aurora's Brave Little Heart
At the balloon festival, Aurora can't stop worrying about singing all by herself at the kindergarten show. Then a tiny rainbow balloon named Puff bumps her shoulder.
What Aurora learned
Worries feel smaller when you share them
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Aurora's Big Firsts
Aurora's class has a yellow door, and Kai's has a red one. The classroom is full of new faces and new noises, and Aurora feels very small, until she spots a little glass house by the window.
What Aurora learned
New places have friendly things to find
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Aurora's Big Firsts
In the doctor's waiting room, Aurora swings her feet. What will the doctor do? Then the tall giraffe painted on the wall blinks, and steps right out.
What Aurora learned
Check-ups help the doctor keep us healthy
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Aurora's Big Firsts
At her very first sleepover, Aurora lies awake in Mira's room. Everything smells different, and she misses home. Then the little tortoise night-light on the bedside table begins to glow.
What Aurora learned
A little bit of home helps when you're away
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Aurora's Big Firsts
Aurora is flying for the first time, to a warm, blue sea. Kai says your ears go POP on a plane. Then something taps on her window: a small white bird with a bright red beak.
What Aurora learned
A big yawn helps when your ears feel funny
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Aurora's Big Firsts
At her first real hair salon, Aurora wonders if the scissors will hurt. Then, in the big mirror, she sees an enormous ball of wool with a little black nose.
What Aurora learned
Hair doesn't feel the scissors
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Aurora's Big Firsts
Aurora gets her very own library card and opens a picture book about a dragon. The pages flutter, rustle, FLAP, and out flies a little dragon.
What Aurora learned
The library is for everyone to share and look after
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Aurora's Big Firsts
At her first swimming lesson, Coach Jo says today they will put their faces in the water. Aurora holds the edge very tight, until the pool begins to glow green and violet.
What Aurora learned
Big firsts are easier in small steps
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Aurora and the Kindness Lights
On snow-sculpture day, Aurora won't share her snow-paints. Her painted snowball is very colorful, and very lonely, until it wobbles and goes crick…
What Aurora learned
Sharing makes everyone warmer
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Aurora and the Kindness Lights
On chalk-drawing day, Aurora laughs that Mira's cat looks like a potato with whiskers, and Mira's smile goes away. Then the little hummingbird in Aurora's chalk garden begins to shimmer.
What Aurora learned
Kind words help friendships grow
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Aurora's Healthy Habits
At the farmers' market, Aurora picks only beige food for lunch. Then something on the tomato pile moves. It isn't a tomato at all: it's Kiki the chameleon.
What Aurora learned
Every color of food helps your body in its own way
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Aurora's Healthy Habits
After the last summer concert, Aurora's feet are still dancing and she is much too excited to sleep. Then, for the first time in weeks, the northern lights begin to glow.
What Aurora learned
A cozy bedtime routine helps you fall asleep
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Aurora and the Wonderful Weather
In the middle of winter, the sun only peeks over the hills at lunchtime. "Come back!" Aurora calls, and a young reindeer with glowing blue eyes steps out of the snowy trees.
What Aurora learned
The Earth is tilted, so winter days are short
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Aurora and the Wonderful Weather
On Mira's roof terrace, the sky is very, very blue. "Why is the sky blue?" asks Mira. Even her papa thinks it's a very good question.
What Aurora learned
Sunlight holds every color, and the air scatters the blue
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Counting Under the Stars
At the aquarium, Mira misses her best friend from her old town, and she doesn't know which friend to love the most. In the octopus tank, something orange waves one curly arm.
What Aurora learned
A heart has room for lots of friends
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Counting Under the Stars
The whole field behind the school is chirping, and Aurora whistles back. But Kai can't whistle, and his ears go red. "Everybody can whistle except me."
What Aurora learned
Crickets sing with their wings
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Counting Under the Stars
At the Moon Lantern Festival, everyone will count down from ten and switch on their lanterns. "Not Rosie," says Kai. "She can't even count to one."
What Aurora learned
Everyone counts, even the littlest one
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Aurora Wonders How Things Work
At the science fair, Aurora's table has one card with one big question: HOW DOES THE MOON SHINE? "I have a question," she whispers, "but no answer."
What Aurora learned
The Moon shines with light from the Sun
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