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For Louise
Story text copyright © Anna Payne, 2009 Guidelines for Parents and Carers copyright © Simon Says, 2009 Illustrations by Mike Henson, copyright © CWR, 2009 Published 2009 by CWR, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8EP, UK. Registered Charity No. 294387. Registered Limited Company No. 1990308. The right of Anna Payne to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of CWR. See back of book for list of National Distributors. Concept development, editing, design and production by CWR Printed in Croatia by Zrinski ISBN: 978-1-85345-501-8
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For when someone yo u l ove dies
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Ben and Fiona had a special friend. His name was Theo and he was very, very old. Theo lived in a house that was also very, very old.
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There were lots of lovely places for Ben and Fiona to play hide and seek. ‘My favourite place to hide is in your cupboard under the stairs,’ Ben told Theo. ‘I like hiding in the big old toy box,’ Fiona whispered into Theo’s ear. ‘But our favourite place in the whole wide world,’ Fiona and Ben told Theo, ‘is in your Extra Special Things Room.’ ‘I love just looking at all your extra special things,’ said Fiona. ‘The beautiful butterfly is my absolutely best thing in that room,’ Ben added. Fiona nodded. ‘I’ve never seen anything so extra special in my whole life.’
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Theo took the children into his Extra Special Things Room. Together they looked at the beautiful butterfly. She was made out of very thin glass. The maker had placed some precious, colourful jewels into her. She shone with diamonds and emeralds, rubies and pearls.
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Very carefully, Theo picked her up. ‘I agree,’ he said. ‘She is my most beautiful extra special thing. I love her very much.’
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