This week's featured story comes from the Sparkle Sleepytime collection. It's called "Flemming the Otter."

Flemming wants to be chief of the sea otters one day, just like his Uncle Colum. Unfortunately, he thinks that being a chief means being strong, confident and really bossy. But being strong, confident and really bossy all the time is stressful! And it makes a little otter really tired. When he learns from his uncle that the most important quality in a leader is telling the truth, Flemming relaxes, and finds life is so much easier when you're just being yourself.

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