This is Ria. Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.

Ah, I always forget. You're big. I really need to change the name of this show.

Alright, let's put that on the back burner for now. My guest today is a koala named Kendra.

Kendra, I have a question for you. When you're not munching on eucalyptus leaves, which is what I imagine you doing 90% of the time,

do you ever read books? She's nodding and giving me a thumbs up.

And Kendra, when you read books, do you ever fall into them? She's shaking her head now.

Well, I do. I fall into books all the time. And you should too, Kendra.

Okay, so maybe I don't physically fall into books the same way that I fall on the sidewalk for no good reason,

which I may or may not have done on a few occasions, but I have to say it kind of feels like I do really fall into books.

When I'm reading a book that I find so interesting and so captivating and so intriguing and so entertaining,

I feel like it swallows me up. Sometimes I can read for hours and not even notice.

Someday, it might happen to you too. Well, Kendra, tiny people, I mean big people, our story today is about a little boy who has his very first experience,

a falling right into a book. It's called Henry fell into a book. Remember, there are no pictures, so you have to imagine the pictures in your mind.

As you listen, try to imagine Henry as he falls. Picture him landing in the book with a thud.

Imagine the scenes he sees taking place in front of him as he follows the story.

You can imagine it however you want. Okay, here we go.

Henry turned seven. He had an under the sea themed birthday party complete with shark fins for each friend and a hunt for treasure in a sunken ship.

The sunken ship may have really been a long bookcase covered with a blanket. That's neither here nor there.

The party was a huge success. Everyone left with a pirate's eye patch as well as a heart warmed by what would soon be fond memories of a fabulous swarhye.

But the week after his birthday, Henry experienced something even more exciting than a party.

Henry had settled in with a new book his two moms had given him as a birthday present.

The book lay across his lap and when he opened it up to the first page, something very curious happened.

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