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4) Zen shorts
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When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
8) Nightbooks
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Presents a modern twist on "One Thousand and One Nights." Alex loves horror stories and has notebooks full of his own compositions. One day he and some other occupants are trapped in their apartment by a witch and the only way to keep her happy is to tell her one of his stories each night. Soon though, he begins reaching the last pages so he begins making up stories with the help of the other prisoners.
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"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...
10) Max's words
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When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
11) Zen ghosts
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On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.
13) The end (almost)
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When Donut the bear is told his story is over and he has to leave, he employs trickery so the story can go on.
15) Three up a tree
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Sam and Spider build a tree house and go there with Lolly to trade stories.
16) Toys in space
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A group of toys, left out at night for the first time, begins to be afraid but the WonderDoll distracts them by weaving a story of lost toys, space travel, and a strange alien.
19) The snail house
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Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.
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"After her mother dies, twelve-year-old Talia McQuinn goes to the Arctic with her father, a whale researcher. Over the course of one summer, and through several unlikely friendships, Talia learns that stories have the power to connect us, to provide hope, and to pull us out of the darkness"--
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