Pandora Now & Then Exhibit and bake sale signs encourage

and bake sale signs encourage kids to share their homemade delights with pride

impressionistic illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Chris Raschka and spare

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Pandora Now & Then Exhibit and bake sale signs encouragePandora lives alone, in a world of broken things. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky . . . a bird with a broken wing. Little by little, Pandora helps the bird grow stronger. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora feel less lonely. The bird begins to fly again, and always comes back bringing seeds and flowers and other small gifts. But then one day, it flies away and doesn't