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Home from their adventures—and with the picture book right side up again—the four children curl up by the fireplace with steaming mugs of hot cocoa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"Istanbulites are animal lovers," says 57-year-old Gaye Koselerden, adding, "They can even curl up on the most expensive duvet. No one would say a word."

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

After a long day, I find myself wishing I could curl up with French onion soup or tuck into a perfectly pink steak frites.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

In the depths of winter most of us want to curl up in the warm, but not Laura Truelove.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

“But he likes to curl up in it once in a while on a cold night.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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