Book 16 of the series
Pip and the Hurting Vine
When something is hurting, the kindest thing Pip can offer is simply to feel it too.
Buy on Amazon ↗- Ages
- 3-7
- Reading level
- Grade 1
- Length
- 546 words
How it begins
“Pip sleeps at the base of a tall bamboo stalk. The white-tipped tail loops left, just so. One thin beam of gold rests on one ear.”
Children will love
- •A misty bamboo grove humming low, where a small caterpillar thrashes to hide how much it hurts
- •Pip's one soft whistle-note, played instead of reaching, until Wisp finally uncurls
- •A quiet, side-by-side stillness as Wisp spins its first thread and Pip tucks the whistle away