Sophie’s Stories

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Oct 31, 2023

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It’s bedtime, but Sophie needs one more bedtime story…And every time Sophie opens a book, it transports her to a magical storybook land. One story sweeps her away on a flying carpet. Another whisks her to Wonderland, with white rabbits and talking mushrooms. How on earth can she go to sleep, when stories are just so exciting?
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