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Meet the Friends of Hawkins Hollow

Every Hawkins Hollow story begins with someone worth knowing.

Settle in with Alice.

These stories help you keep walking through Alice's world one gentle page at a time.

You are still in Alice's part of Hawkins Hollow.

This visit should feel: curious, comfortable, gently invited

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Alice's Underground Party

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.

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The New Animals in the Hollow

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.

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Callen's New Baby Brother

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.

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The Thank You Trail

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.

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Aralynn Fox Feels Left Out

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.

About Aralynn Fox Feels Left Out →

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Brandons Listening Ears

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.

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The Compliment Chain

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.

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When Aralynn Fox Told the Truth

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.

About When Aralynn Fox Told the Truth →

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Playing Fair at the Fair

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.

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The Helping Paws Club

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.”

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The Berry Basket Truth

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.

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The Kindness Competition

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.

About The Kindness Competition →

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Respecting Differences

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.

About Respecting Differences →

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The Friendship Recipe

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.

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Spencer’s Big Feelings

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.

About Spencer’s Big Feelings →

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The Angry Hedgehog

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.

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The Sad Day

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.

About The Sad Day →

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Alice Mole Feels Left Out

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.

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The Vowel Mystery

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.

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Austin Turtle's Alphabetical Trail

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.

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Spencer and the Peace Talk Challenge

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.

About Spencer and the Peace Talk Challenge →

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The Community Garden

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.

About The Community Garden →

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Alice Mole and the Anniversary Star Wish

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.

About Alice Mole and the Anniversary Star Wish →

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Alice Mole and the New Family Picnic

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.

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Callen Crow's Labor Day Helping Hands Morning

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.

About Callen Crow's Labor Day Helping Hands Morning →

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Alice Mole's Grandparents Day Memory Walk

A gentle Grandparents Day story poem about Alice Mole, Spencer Field Mouse, and a quiet memory walk through Hawkins Hollow that helps children listen, remember, and choose one respectful response.

About Alice Mole's Grandparents Day Memory Walk →

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