Hawkins Hollow stories are organized by reading experience. Begin with the shelf that fits your moment today.
All 79 available books, gathered in one place. Open a book to read more, meet its characters, and find purchase options.
79 books
Storybooks
Spencer Field Mouse wants a friend, but new moments feel big. With Austin Turtle’s Brave Plan 3, Spencer learns to look, breathe, and use words—then discovers that one small brave step can grow a real friendship.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit finds a perfect acorn and wants to keep it, but Spencer Field Mouse is hungry. With Austin Turtle’s Share-Heart 3, Brandon learns to notice the need, ask what is fair, and share with joy.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Alice Mole plans a cozy underground party, then realizes Callen Crow was left out. With Austin Turtle’s Include-All 3, she learns to check the circle, say the truth, and make it right—turning a mistake into a warmer welcome.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Callen Crow loves jokes, but one surprise splash hurts Austin Turtle. With the Real Sorry 3, Callen learns to say sorry, name what he did, and ask how to fix it—then proves his apology through patience, consent, and changed behavior.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Kaydence and Asher Chipmunk are new to Hawkins Hollow, and the first hello feels big. With the Welcome Plan 3, the friends learn to offer a soft hello, give space, and help with practical steps until the Hollow begins to feel warm, safe, and welcoming.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit and Lex Hedgehog both want first turn at the pond. With Austin Turtle’s Turn-Stone 3, they learn to hold a turn stone, wait with a job, and switch with kind words so everyone can feel calm, fair, and included.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Callen Crow is proud to welcome baby Bentley, but the first hello becomes too big and loud. With the Gentle-Helper 3, the friends learn to slow their bodies, whisper softly, and take turns helping so Bentley’s welcome can feel tender, safe, and full of love.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Aralynn Fox promises to help Spencer Field Mouse, but a shiny new distraction pulls at her attention. With the Promise-First 3, she learns to say it clear, do it first, and say “done”—discovering that trust can shine brighter than treasure.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Lex Hedgehog wakes with a warm, glowy feeling but cannot remember who helped him. With the Thank-You Trail 3, he follows a winding pebble path, names each kindness, and discovers that clear gratitude can make the whole Hollow feel brighter.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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When everyone talks at once, Aralynn Fox feels left out and Spencer Field Mouse feels unheard. With the Team-Plan 3, the friends learn one voice, one job, and check it works—turning a wobbly idea into a safe helper for the Hollow.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit has a big, bouncy idea, but his words come too fast for Alice Mole to catch. With the Listening Ears 3, he learns eyes look, ears listen, and mouth waits—then builds a safe hopping track where everyone can feel heard.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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Callen Crow’s surprise caw scares Spencer Field Mouse, and the hurt lingers like a poky burr. With the Forgiveness Garden 3, Spencer learns to say how he felt, hear an apology, and choose a small repair—without being rushed to forgive.
Reading together: Ages 3–7; Preschool–Grade 2
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When Baxter Badger uses unkind words about Spencer Field Mouse, Lex Hedgehog feels a hot brave feeling. With the Stand Beside 3, Lex learns to stand beside his buddy, say “Please stop,” and get a trusted grown-up.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Kaydence Chipmunk feels droopy and unseen. With the Compliment Chain 3, the Hawkins Hollow friends learn to say a name, notice something true, and link kind words together until Kaydence feels lighter, seen, and connected.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Austin Turtle needs a quiet day, but Brandon Rabbit wants to play right now. With the Quiet Together 3, they learn to name a need, ask to stay close quietly, and choose a calm watch job so boundaries and friendship can fit side by side.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Aralynn Fox knows a bridge board is loose because of her mistake. With Alice Mole’s Truth + Fix 3, she learns to stop and tell the truth, say “I did it,” and make a small fix before someone gets hurt.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Lex Hedgehog wants to race his leaf boat to the creek, but Emmitt Armadillo moves at a slower steady pace. With the Waiting Job 3, Lex learns to stop his feet, breathe slow, and choose a waiting job so the friends can stay together at team-speed.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit has a surprise for Austin Turtle, and Callen Crow wants to keep it safe. When a tiny chick wanders near danger, Callen uses the Secret Sort 3 to learn that surprises can wait—but safety is always a tell.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Fair day brings games, ribbons, and big excitement to Hawkins Hollow. With the Fair Play 3, the friends learn to take turns, use kind words, and be good sports so winning, losing, and trying again can all stay safe and fun.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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The Hawkins Hollow friends want to help, but Brandon’s quick reach makes Spencer feel unsafe. With the Ask-First Help 3, the Helping Paws Club learns to notice, ask first, and help safely—or accept “no thank you.”
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Aralynn Fox wants snack time to look perfect, but a cracked berry basket makes a messy surprise in Spencer Field Mouse’s tidy pouch. With the Truth + Repair 3, she learns to say the true thing, say “I’m sorry,” and help fix it.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit and Lex Hedgehog turn helping into a kindness contest, but points make their good intentions feel rushed and grabby. With the Real Kindness 3, they learn to notice people, ask first, and help their way.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Callen Crow loves news, but guessing words about Spencer Field Mouse hurt a friend. With the Stop–Think–Check 3, Callen learns to stop talking, ask whether his words are kind and true, and check with the person first.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Lex Hedgehog wants an adventure to the blackberry bushes, but Spencer Field Mouse feels wiggly near the edge. With the Buddy System 3, they learn to stay where buddies can see, call “Buddy!” and stop, and return to a trusted grown-up if needed.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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The Hawkins Hollow friends want to build a cozy fort, but not everyone needs the same sounds, speed, or space. With the Respect Differences 3, they learn to ask what helps, warn first, and try again slower so everyone can stay included.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Alice Mole makes a friendship recipe, but when Spencer Field Mouse’s seed pouch spills, the list becomes a real-life test. With the Friendship Recipe 3, the friends learn kind words, noticing feelings, and asking before helping.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Spencer Field Mouse has a day when everything feels too much. With Austin Turtle’s Calm Plan 3 and Alice Mole’s gentle support, he learns to stop and breathe, name what feels big, and choose one small next step.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Lex Hedgehog’s stone tower falls, and his anger gets loud fast. With Emmitt Armadillo’s Anger Steps 3 and Alice Mole’s patient repair, Lex learns to stop his body, move anger safely, and use words to fix.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Brandon Rabbit’s feet will not stop hopping because his worry will not stop talking. With Austin Turtle’s Worry Words 3, he learns to stop his feet, name the worry, and ask for a plan—one gust at a time.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Callen Crow feels hot and prickly when Brandon Rabbit gets the attention he wanted. With Austin Turtle’s Jealousy Switch 3, Callen learns to name jealousy, say one kind thing, and ask for a turn.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Austin Turtle has a sad day, and his friends want to make it better too fast. With Aleea Caracara’s Sad Feelings 3, they learn to stop and stay, name sadness, and sit close or give space.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Alice Mole sees Brandon Rabbit and Aralynn Fox together and feels left out. With Austin Turtle’s Left-Out Words 3, she learns to stop and check, say “I feel left out,” and ask to join or ask why.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
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Lex Hedgehog and Brandon Rabbit get so excited that their project starts to wobble. With Aydin Caracara’s Excitement Steps 3, they learn to stop body, take a slow breath, and pick a safe job.
Reading together: Ages 3–8; Preschool–Grade 2
First Readers
Spencer Field Mouse and Callen Crow follow a gentle trail through Hawkins Hollow, stopping at a stick, leaf, rock, and flower to hear the first sound in each word. With patient practice, Spencer discovers that reading feels close enough to try.
Reading together: Ages 4–7; Pre-K–Grade 2
First Readers
Alice Mole follows a basket of clues through Farmer Hawkins’ back pasture, listening for the small middle sounds in simple words. With Aleea Caracara beside her, she sorts short-vowel clues and solves the mystery herself.
Reading together: Ages 4–7; early independent reader and read-aloud support
First Readers
Austin Turtle likes to read slowly and carefully, but a little book contains tiny words that keep returning. With Aleea Caracara beside him, Austin carries the words to the gate and garden and learns that some words can become quick-known sight words.
Reading together: Ages 4–7; early independent reader and read-aloud support
First Readers
Callen Crow loves big sounds, but rhyming words need careful ears. With Lex Hedgehog beside him, he follows a misty route through Hawkins Hollow, matching ending sounds and catching a near-rhyme before it slips into the basket.
Reading together: Ages 4–7; early independent reader and read-aloud support
First Readers
Aralynn Fox loves finding patterns, but a mixed basket of little words needs more than a quick guess. With Aleea Caracara beside her, Aralynn follows clues through Cobb Farm and discovers that word families share the same ending.
Reading together: Ages 4–7; early independent reader and read-aloud support
Second Readers
Austin Turtle follows a windy red barn gate mystery and learns that a good summary keeps the heart of a story without carrying every extra detail.
Reading together: 6–9
Second Readers
Aralynn Fox follows a breezy Hawkins Hollow trail and discovers how the minute hand counts by fives while the hour hand moves slowly with the hour.
Reading together: 6–9
Second Readers
Austin Turtle follows a mixed-up basket trail through Hawkins Hollow and learns that first letters—not favorites—help names and objects line up in alphabetical order.
Reading together: 6–9
Second Readers
Spencer Field Mouse and Callen Crow follow a misty Hawkins Hollow route and learn that peaceful disagreement means pausing, hearing both sides, and finding a way forward together.
Reading together: 6–9
Second Readers
Aralynn Fox follows a sunny Hawkins Hollow trail and learns that shared places work best when rights and responsibilities travel together.
Reading together: 6–9
Second Readers
Callen Crow follows Bentley’s first week in the nest and learns to read changing feelings by noticing faces, bodies, sounds, words, choices, and small shifts in the moment.
Reading together: 6–9
Growing Together
Aralynn Fox wants her healthy-heart walk to count, but Emmitt Armadillo helps her discover that heart-healthy movement can be steady, shared, repeatable, and kind to the body.
Reading together: 4–8
Growing Together
Brandon Rabbit builds a pretend farm from sticks, stones, bark chips, and leaves, then discovers that imagination grows when open spaces make room for another child’s idea.
Reading together: 4–8
Growing Together
Callen Crow thinks leadership means being heard first, but a small gate-and-path problem teaches him to pause, notice needs, make room, and guide Bentley’s stroller with calm, specific care.
Reading together: 6–9
Growing Together
Spencer Field Mouse follows a quiet birthday trail through Hawkins Hollow and discovers that special occasions can celebrate growth, gratitude, and the people who help love travel farther.
Reading together: 6–9
Growing Together
Brandon Rabbit wants to make the Hawkins Hollow garden grow by working harder and faster, but quiet helpers in the soil, flowers, shade, and paths teach him to look first and choose one careful thing to do.
Reading together: 6–10
Growing Together
Aralynn Fox begins with a neat plan for the Hawkins Hollow community garden, then learns that shared responsibility means listening before deciding, matching work to people, widening paths, and sharing the rewards.
Reading together: 6–10
Growing Together
Callen Crow loses one special shoulder feather and learns that wanting can show something mattered even when it cannot make it return. With Aleea beside him, he chooses a plain pebble as a quiet remembering place and keeps walking forward honestly.
Reading together: 6–10
Bedtime Library
Spencer Field Mouse wakes from a late nap with grumpiness still tucked inside him. A slow moonlit walk with Emmitt Armadillo helps the day soften toward one kind goodnight and restful sleep.
Reading together: 4–8
Bedtime Library
Lex Hedgehog carries one small mistake into bedtime. A slow walk with Austin Turtle helps him let the bent twig—and the unfinished feeling—rest by the willow root until tomorrow.
Reading together: 4–8
Bedtime Library
Spencer Field Mouse keeps thinking about how much he wanted to lead the meadow game. A quiet moonlit walk with Haylee Prairie Dog helps the need to be first soften into a peaceful side-by-side goodnight.
Reading together: 4–8
Bedtime Library
Aralynn Fox takes a calm evening walk through Hawkins Hollow and learns that everyday choices about waving, sitting nearby, asking first, and choosing space can be treated with kindness and respect.
Reading together: 2–5
Bedtime Library
Callen Crow’s first train ride dream begins with bright excitement and slowly settles through rain on glass, whispering rails, warm lamplight, Zylar’s calm company, and newborn Bentley’s peaceful sleep.
Reading together: 3–8
Bedtime Library
Lex Hedgehog carries the feeling of a hard drop-off goodbye through a calm evening walk. Porch light, cricket sounds, willow branches, pond ripples, and the returning path help “for now” feel different from forever.
Reading together: 3–8
Tender Times
Alice Mole carries a plain star-shaped button through a changed anniversary day and discovers that remembering, missing, love, and one small wish can belong together without making the loss disappear.
Reading together: 4–8
Tender Times
Callen Crow carries sadness, anger, fear, missing, and love after someone he cared about has died. With Aydin beside him, he finds room for many feelings and places one plain feather on the listening stump as a small place for love to visit.
Reading together: 4–8
Tender Times
Alice Mole carries an old picnic cloth toward a new family routine and discovers that belonging does not have to happen all at once. With Haylee beside her, one familiar action makes the unfamiliar feel less lonely.
Reading together: 4–8
Tender Times
Baby Bentley feels a small wordless loneliness after grief and change. On a cloudy blue Hawkins Hollow evening, Callen Crow offers a muted-blue blanket, steady arms, a familiar doorway, and one quiet invitation to be near.
Reading together: 3–7
Tender Times
Brandon Rabbit carries one small lantern through a long goodbye and learns that sadness, hope, and love can sit side by side without asking him to fix what is happening.
Reading together: 4–8
Tender Times
Aralynn Fox hoped for better news, but the hard news came anyway. With Grandma Siebert nearby, a plain meadow cloth and smooth pale stone give wobbly hope somewhere gentle to lean without pretending the hard thing is fixed.
Reading together: 4–9
Tender Times
Asher Chipmunk feels unsure about a goodbye tradition. Grandpa explains each step gently, waits for Asher’s small signals, and helps him place one smooth gray pebble beside the listening stump while grief and love remain together.
Reading together: 4–9
Holiday Story Poems
Austin Turtle carries one handmade quilt square through a warm Hawkins Hollow Independence Day afternoon and discovers that freedom can be bright, careful, quiet, and welcoming.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
Aleea Caracara carries one handmade paper star through a bright Hawkins Hollow Independence Day and discovers that freedom feels kindest when paths stay open, celebrations stay safe, and everyone has room to belong.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
Baby Bentley is too small to speak, walk, or carry a Friendship Day gift, but his quiet newborn cues help Callen, Lillian, and Haylee notice how welcome can become a slower step, softer path, shared view, and open place for every friend.
Reading together: 3–7
Holiday Story Poems
Aralynn Fox begins Friendship Day with one small chalk circle and a question. By listening to Lillian and Zylar, she learns to widen the circle, leave an open side, and make room before asking others to fit her plan.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
Callen Crow follows a painted helping-hands stone from the porch to the garden, creek bend, and old stump school, discovering that Labor Day gratitude can become one careful, useful action of his own.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
Aydin Caracara follows the work behind a warm Labor Day gathering and turns gratitude into one quiet useful thank-you: a blank cloth square and wildflower holding a lifting picnic-blanket corner in place.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
Aleea Caracara carries one handmade welcome sign between Grandma’s story chair and a community chair near the red barn gate, learning that Grandparents Day welcome means leaving room, listening patiently, and receiving elder wisdom with care.
Reading together: 4–8
Holiday Story Poems
From the Holiday Story Poems collection: Seasonal poems and celebrations that mark special days in Hawkins Hollow.
Reading together: Families celebrating seasonal traditions and gatherings.
Holiday Story Poems
From the Holiday Story Poems collection: Seasonal poems and celebrations that mark special days in Hawkins Hollow.
Reading together: Families celebrating seasonal traditions and gatherings.
Basic Training
Spencer Field Mouse wants the first warm berry muffin, but sticky garden fingers send him to the porch wash basin. With Lillian nearby but not taking over, Spencer learns to notice, wash, check, and return to the task independently.
Reading together: 3–7
Basic Training
Lex Hedgehog wants the porch ready before visitors arrive, but one coat near the doorway creates a tangle. By finding the coat loop, checking the sleeve, and trying the same idea at a community porch, Lex discovers how a waiting hook gives things a useful place.
Reading together: 3–7
Basic Training
Brandon Rabbit wants to join a muddy Hawkins Hollow errand, but first he must sit, steady the boots, get both feet ready, adjust his steps, and learn where muddy gear should wait when the work is done.
Reading together: 3–7
Hero Play Poems
Aydin Caracara respectfully remembers young Albert Einstein’s childhood compass wonder and discovers that a question can point toward something unseen before it has an answer.
Reading together: 6–10
Hero Play Poems
Emmitt Armadillo respectfully remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful dream for justice and learns that a promise grows stronger when gentle words make room for another voice.
Reading together: 6–10
Hero Play Poems
Aydin Caracara respectfully remembers Davy Crockett choosing the uncertain road toward Texas after disappointment and learns that beginning again can start with one careful step and someone walking beside the new road.
Reading together: 6–10
If this is your first visit, you do not need to choose everything at once. Pick one series and let the next step come naturally.
Who it is for: Families who want shared read-aloud moments.
Experience: Gentle illustrated adventures that introduce Hawkins Hollow one memory at a time.
Explore StorybooksWho it is for: Children beginning to read with a helper.
Experience: Short, approachable stories that build confidence one page at a time.
Explore First ReadersWho it is for: Growing readers ready for longer adventures.
Experience: Richer stories with deeper threads and warm companionship.
Explore Second ReadersWho it is for: Children practicing everyday skills with encouragement.
Experience: Story-based confidence for routines, habits, and readiness.
Explore Basic TrainingWho it is for: Families winding down at the end of the day.
Experience: Quiet pacing and reassuring stories for bedtime moments.
Enter the Bedtime LibraryWho it is for: Families exploring belonging, care, and cooperation.
Experience: Heart-forward stories about relationships that deepen over time.
Explore Growing TogetherWho it is for: Children and caregivers moving through hard days.
Experience: Comforting stories designed for reassurance, connection, and hope.
Explore Tender TimesWho it is for: Families celebrating seasonal traditions together.
Experience: Festive poems and stories for shared celebration and reflection.
Explore Holiday Story PoemsWho it is for: Children who love imagination, courage, and pretend adventure.
Experience: Playful poems that encourage confidence and creative thinking.
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