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Twelve children arrive at the playground, each carrying a different dream, fear, question, and way of seeing the world.
They do not know one another yet. They do not know what is about to begin. They only know that someone named Carol is coming.
Waiting for Carol is a heartfelt story about friendship, patience, belonging, possibility, and the unexpected moments that bring people together.
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In StockWhat can happen while we are waiting for someone who has not arrived yet?
In Waiting for Carol, twelve children are scattered across a neighborhood playground, each absorbed in a different activity.
One is reading.
One is drawing.
One is climbing.
One is sitting alone.
One is watching from a distance.
Others are playing, thinking, wondering, or simply waiting.
At first, they seem to have very little in common. Each child carries a unique personality, strength, insecurity, and story. They occupy the same playground, but they have not yet discovered how deeply their lives may connect.
Then a question begins to move quietly among them:
Who is Carol—and why is everyone waiting for her?
As time passes, the children begin to notice one another. Small conversations start. Curiosity grows. Differences become opportunities for connection. The playground slowly transforms from a collection of separate individuals into the beginning of a community.
Carol’s arrival represents more than the entrance of a new character. It marks the beginning of an adventure in which ordinary games become extraordinary lessons about life, money, creativity, courage, business, emotional intelligence, and personal growth.
Waiting for Carol introduces readers to the heart of the Homeless Carol universe: a place where every child matters, every challenge can become a lesson, and every meeting holds the possibility of transformation.
Friendship
Discovering how separate lives can become connected through kindness and shared experiences.
Patience
Learning that important things may take time—and that growth can happen while we wait.
Belonging
Understanding that every child deserves a place where they feel welcomed, valued, and included.
Curiosity
Looking beyond first impressions and becoming interested in the stories of others.
Possibility
Recognizing that an ordinary day can become the beginning of something extraordinary.
This introductory story brings together the children whose personalities, choices, fears, and strengths will shape the adventures ahead.
It creates the emotional foundation for a collection where playground experiences become meaningful lessons about:
Ages 6–12, with meaningful opportunities for family and classroom discussion.
Sometimes, the greatest adventures begin before the hero arrives.
They begin in the waiting.
In the questions.
In the first conversation.
In the moment strangers begin to become friends.
Wait with curiosity. Connect with courage. Discover what becomes possible when Carol arrives.
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