Contents

Letter From the Editor

Editor’s Note

By Emma Wood

Stories

Sense-of-Place

Grateful

By Vandana Ravi

A simple bike ride to school occasions a complex meditation on life

Stories

Humor

The Missing Hair

By Oliver Giller

Oliver employs a detective to find his missing hair

Stories

Moving-New-Home

The Cedar Bracelet

By Ella Martinez Nocito, Art by Alicia Xin

A girl needs the courage to face a new home and a new school all the way across the country

Stories

Animals

A Monarch’s Way Through

By Alexa Rivera Rockwood, Art by Nicholas Taplitz

A monarch butterfly encounters many obstacles—pollution, cars, and predatory birds—on her migration route

Stories

Seanella’s Magical House

By Sean O’Connor, Art by Marco Lu

A generous, imaginative turtle dreams of building a house for her friends

Stories

Moving-New-Home

Green

By Sascha Farmer, Art by Oishee Sinharay

After moving from a small town in Canada to a big U.S. city, Gale struggles to adapt

Poems

Poetry-Sense-of-Place

In the Playroom

By William Chui

Poems

Poetry-Reflections

Days

By Analise Braddock

Poems

Poetry-Reflections

Wobbly Teeth

By Griffin Romandetta

Poems

Poetry-Dreams

My Secret Dream

By Griffin Romandetta

Art

Water Droplets

By Anya Geist

Art

Contrast

By Delaney Slote

Art

Spirit to Healthy Living

By Parinita Chandrashekar

Art

Dandelions

By Alicia Xin

Art

Which Way Car Wash

By Nicholas Taplitz

Art

The Mountains Are Calling

By Marco Lu

Art

Lighthouse

By Oishee Sinharay

Honor Roll

Stone Soup Honor Roll: November 2019

By The Editors