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The Napkin Arrived — An Illustrated Read-Aloud Story

A picture story to read together, within the birth-to-two stage. The full text is aimed around 18–24 months.

Cover of The Napkin Arrived
A drop of water and a napkin sit on the table

A drop of water fell
on the table.

Dad points to the napkin

“I need the napkin,”
said Dad.

The child reaches but cannot quite touch it

The napkin was near me.
I reached, but it was a little too far away.

Dad moves the napkin closer

Dad moved it closer.

The child hands Dad the napkin

I picked it up
and passed it to him.

Dad wipes up the drop while the child watches

Dad wiped away the drop.
“The napkin arrived,” he said.
It was a small job, and it helped.

This is an original fictional story, not an account of a historical event.

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