Five Minute Stories
Five Minute Stories
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards understood something precious about childhood: attention spans are short, but imagination is boundless. These brief tales and poems were crafted to be read aloud in a sitting, each one a small portal into worlds of talking animals, mischievous children, and gentle wisdom. Some whisper a lesson, others simply sparkle with absurdity or quiet beauty, but none burden their young listeners with heaviness. Richards, who became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for biography, brings a poet's ear and a democrat's heart to every page. The result feels less like a book and more like a warm hand reaching across the bedtime hour. In an age of endless scrolling, these five-minute pauses invite parents and children into the old ritual of story and silence together.
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Roohi, Phil Chenevert, Larry Wilson, Greg Giordano +18 more
