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Chapter 4- Eye of the Aardvark- Written by William age 5

Eye of the Aardvark   Once upon a time there was an Aardvark who couldn’t catch ants.  So, he put himself in a trance and the ants could control him.  So, when the ant controlled him he was dumped off a cliff, had the planet Mars fall on his face, and got used as a golf ball.  And then he had a coconut thrown on his head, and he got un-hypnomatized (sic.).    Then he said “hey Ant!  I was kidding about being unhypnomatized (sic.).  When I snap my fingers I want to be faster than crocodiles.”  (Because crocodiles chasing him.)  “Hey Ant!  Ant!” …   “It’s magic”, said the Ant.  “Some people got it, some people don’t.”  Snap, went...

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Chapter Three- Pink Stink by William Age 4...Almost 5

Pink Stink   One day Pink was walking down the street.  He saw all sorts of tress and flowers.  Then he saw his neighbour, Big Nose, trimming his roses.  Pink says, “Hello” to Big Nose.  Big Nose says back, “Ehnnn”.  Then Pink started to smell something that was really stinky.  Pink plugged his nose but he could still smell it.  Pink tried everything but it just wouldn’t go away.  He tried even more and more and more.  But he still couldn’t get the smell to go away.  Pink had an idea.  He found his gasmask at his house, and Pink went down to the park and played a while then went home.  Then he went to bed. -The End

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Chapter Two - Ice Ages, A Chapter Book by Kids In Their Playjamas

Chapter One Here   ICE AGES – A Chapter Book, A fact Book Sabre-tooths have long teeth to catch prey. Mammoths have long trunks to pick up things. A sloth has two teeth in the front. Ice Age Wolves have white fur to blend into the snow from predators. Beavers. Beavers have long teeth that can chomp trees. Penguins have long beaks to catch fish. -The End   Dino-sailors left the dock. They went onboard “the Rocky Seas”. That is what their ship was called. Then they left the dock with glee. Dino-sailors rocked and read. A storm came. Dion-sailors rocked and rained. Dino-sailors almost barfed. Then, they had no choice. They actually barfed. Dion-sailors decided to go home. They...

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Chapter One - The Little Storytellers & Their Scribes

Hello World!  The Playjamas blog starts today. Sit tight. The digital revolution is now.   What’s the Playjamas blog going to be about? Well, there are plenty of serious topics we could cover. For example, the environmental impact of non-organic cotton processing (Google it – the amount of pesticides involved may blow your mind). What about the human impact of unethical manufacturing. Or perhaps that age-old question: are fire-retardant chemicals the right chemicals to have pressed against you or your child’s skin? Each of these are serious and important subjects.  But no. Dealing with weighty matters isn’t the purpose here. Don’t get us wrong. The World is full of pressing problems, and we at Playjamas believe in a shared responsibility...

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