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The waiting place

by Marc Sutherland · 1998

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When he has trouble falling asleep, a young boy imagines all kinds of amazing things going on in his bedroom.

Themes
imaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 24 pages
Form
rhymingrhymingMore like thisLess of this

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