Bella Stuart — Best Pick

Bella was known for two things: her bright yellow rainboots and her "Thinking Cap"—a knitted beanie she wore whenever she had a big problem to solve. One Tuesday, Bella faced her biggest challenge yet. Her favorite kite, a shimmering purple dragon, had chased a gust of wind right into the top branches of the Great Oak.

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Squeaky, fueled by corn and music, zipped up the bark. He looped the yarn around the kite’s wooden frame. Bella gently tugged the other end from the ground. With a rhythmic tug-and-wiggle , the purple dragon slid free from the leaves and drifted down into Bella’s waiting arms. Bella was known for two things: her bright

"Squeaky," Bella said kindly, "could you carry this string up to my dragon?" Once upon a time, in a town where

She began to gather "treasures" from around the garden: a handful of dried corn, a long piece of blue yarn from her craft box, and her grandfather’s old wooden flute.

Bella didn’t stomp her feet or cry. Instead, she pulled her Thinking Cap low over her ears and sat on a mossy rock. "If I can't climb the tree," she whispered, "I have to make the tree come to me."

First, she sprinkled the corn at the base of the oak. Within minutes, a family of squirrels scurried down. Bella played a soft, bouncy tune on the flute, and the squirrels chattered along. Using the blue yarn, she tied a small, lightweight basket to the tail of the bravest squirrel, Squeaky.