−50%The Umbrella That Waited: By the door all summer, dreaming of rain
Bryony Fallowfield · narrated by Nell Pockett
2026
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A forgotten umbrella leans by the door, watching sunbeams dust the floorboards while it dreams of puddles and the tap-tap song of rain on nylon. Bryony Fallowfield's gentle story follows one very patient object through a summer of small discoveries: the shape of boredom, the trick of breathing slowly, the hunt for tiny joys hiding in plain sight. For children who feel time stretch too thin and parents who want a calm, thoughtful read-aloud. Nell Pockett's narration is soft and unhurried, like water pooling in a garden path. Best for ages 5 to 8, or any listener learning to wait.
16 chapters
- 1Chapter 1: The Umbrella That Waited14m
- 2Chapter 2: What Is Waiting, Really?22m
- 3Chapter 3: Why Some Waits Feel So Long23m
- 4Chapter 4: The Body of Boredom22m
- 5Chapter 5: Breathing Like Clouds Gathering26m
- 6Chapter 6: The Small Joy Hunt22m
- 7Chapter 7: A Pocket of Warm Milk and Honey16m
- 8Chapter 8: The Story You Tell Yourself19m
- 9Chapter 9: Moving the Waiting Body19m
- 10Chapter 10: A Little Jar of Summer Sounds25m
- 11Chapter 11: Drawing the Rain That Has Not Come17m
- 12Chapter 12: The Bedtime Plan for Patient Dreams26m
- 13Chapter 13: Your Own Waiting Routine22m
- 14Chapter 14: When Waiting Hurts Too Much26m
- 15About Bryony Fallowfield2m
- 16Staying With It1m
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