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Bedtime Stories: Opal and the Song She Didn't Know She Had
Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories In the Meadow of Starfall, every unicorn's horn does something magical — sparks, light, warmth, blooming flowers. Every unicorn's except Opal's, whose horn plays music when she touches things. Just a few soft notes. Just a song. When the whole herd gathers for the Grand Gleaming, the annual celebration of horn magic, Opal's melody gets polite smiles and moves on. Her enthusiastic hedgehog friend Thorn keeps rolling into things and insisting she's wrong about herself. Then a baby bird falls from its nest and every dazzling horn in the meadow only frightens it further — and...
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Reading Bug Podcast! Hi, Reader. It's me, Lauren, and I'm so glad you're here for another one of Lauren's little bedtime stories. These calm, cozy stories are brought to you by the Reading Bug, our family-owned, independent children's bookstore in California. You can support our work
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