One of Mama Chipmunk’s grand-babies wasn’t feeling well that morning and had been allowed to stay home from school.

After sleeping most of the day — snuggled in cotton blankets and soft, handmade quilts — her grandmother brought her a tray with hot buttered toast, roasted-butternut-squash soup, and milky tea, along with a small stack of fairytale books.

(And by dinnertime she was feeling much better, thank you.)

(Late September 2023)

Story © Jennifer Singleton / Read+Purr

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