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Feb 21
20m 46s

A Sofa Named Sheila

Little Stories Tiny People
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You can write a story about anything. It's true! The main character in this story is a sofa named Sheila who has been left at the curb. Listen to find out whether she finds her way back home, or perhaps on to another adventure. Little Stories for Tiny People is a rotating library of original stories. As new stories are introduced, older stories are made exc ... Show More
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