Curl Up with a Story

This week's Free story comes from the "The Castlechanter Fairy Advent Calendar" It's called "Where to Start" December has finally arrived — Oscar Grimmson’s favorite month. As he begins dreaming about the upcoming winter festivities (including his own birthday), Oscar and his sister receive a surprise invitation to explore a new feature of the enchanted land of Hillwyn: the fairy advent spiral walk. Each week on the Sparkle Stories Podcast, we share a free story from one of our original story series! For many many many more stories like this one, visit the Sparkle website: www.sparklestories.com Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! customerservice@sparklestories.com Enjoy!...moreCopy Link

Writer Holly Goldberg Sloan talks about story construction, the difference between film and fiction, and describes her very unconventional childhood with host Kitty Felde. More author interviews at www.bookclubforkids.org.

In this special bonus episode, DJ Squrim-a-Lot provides the soundtrack to your Thanksgiving feast, featuring some of our favorite songs and deep cuts from the podcast.For more from the Story Pirates, visit storypirates.com/news

Flippers and all

To celebrate the season of giving, we bring you a special mega-episode revisiting four of your favorite Circle Round stories about generosity.

Parts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Lauren and the Reading Bug adventure way, way back in time to visit ancient Rome, where they find themselves face-to-face with a fierce gladiator, and seeking the help of the Roman gods. Some well-timed advice from Mercury, god of travelers, may be just what they need to get themselves - and the people of Pompeii - to safety!  Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/rome

Lucas is out on the pond fishing for dinner for his family. Despite pulling in multiple fish Lucas goes home empty handed and learns a valuable lesson. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, head to patreon.com/stories and pledge to make a monthly donation, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! ...moreCopy Link

Laura talks about personification. Then, she shares her story "Princess Scratchipants and the Thanksgiving CATastrophe." Princess Scratchipants is a cat on a mission. Will she get the bite of the thanksgiving turkey that she so desperately wants!?Can you draw a picture of Princess Scratchipants on her mission??Make sure to subscribe to Story On so you never miss an episode!Become a patron by signing up for as little as $2 a month. https://www.patreon.com/storyonpodcastVisit storyonpodcast.com for more information....moreCopy Link

Wanda the Wheelbarrow wonders what will happen today. As she waits, the door to the shed opens. Max and Mia want to do some gardening and they need her help! The post 446. Wobbly Wheelbarrow appeared first on Ahway Island.

Myster E makes his debut and tries to answer every question in a single story! Fred might have to come out of retirement for this one. Lessons include: You’re never stuck as long as you keep asking questions; adding strange details to a story is fun, but too many of them can make your story confusing! Join our Patreon for Ad-Free stories, a Shout-Out on the show, bonus audio, a better chance of having your question answered, and more! patreon.com/whatifworld New Merch available at the Imaginarium! Featuring artwork from Ana Stretcu:  whatifworld.threadless.com Subscribe to What If World wherever you listen: link.chtbl.com/whatifworld. Share questions via Twitter @whatifworldpod, Facebook @whatifworldpodcast, Instagram @whatifworldpodcast, or email whatifworldpodcast@gmail.com What If World is made by Eric O’Keeffe with help from Karen O'Keeffe. Our theme song is by Craig Martinson and our podcast art is by Jason O’Keefe. Additional songs and sound effects from audioblocks.com. The week’s artwork was put together using images from OCAL. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app...moreCopy Link

CLICK HERE for promotions and discounts from today’s sponsor: http://storyspectacular.com/partners Our friend, the Quirky Turkey returns to the Gobble Gala with a new dance & a new message of CELEBRATION!!! We will also hear some Spectacular Ani-Mail from Lucy, Rowen, & Elliot. Submit your Quirky Turkey Dance Video recordings to angela@storyspectacular.com - - - - Listen to Story Spectacular Songs on Spotify!   Story Spectacular is written and hosted by children’s book author Angela Ferrari. To learn more about the show and to purchase original children’s books go to: http://storyspectacular.com/ - You can also purchase "The Story Spectacular Coloring & Activity Book" “What Do You See?”, “An Extraordinary Book”, “Digger’s Daily Routine”, “The Shape Escape”, and “Lawrence the Lighthouse” on Amazon viewauthor.at/angelaferraribooks - If you enjoy this podcast please SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW. This helps our show climb the charts so that other little listeners can discover SPECTACULAR Stories too! Thanks for listening:) - Story Spectacular Website: http://storyspectacular.com/ - Amazon Author Page: viewauthor.at/angelaferraribooks - Facebook Page: facebook.com/groups/storyspectacular - Twitter: twitter.com/storytacular - Instagram: instagram.com/storytacular - Email: angela@storyspectacular.com...moreCopy Link

When a thick layer of frost freezes over the crops throughout Freshwater, the townspeople stop sharing food with each other. In fact, they completely forget how to be generous with one another. That is until a stranger passes through the town. Written by Megan Balaga Produced by Chad Chenail Performed and Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham Original Theme Music: Eli Denby Wood & Amy Gijsbers van Wijk For the Grownups!Patreon: https://patreon.com/girltalesHoliday Tales: https://girltalespodcast.com/holidaytales/Girl Tales Store: https://girltalespodcast.com/store-2/Rebecca’s Newsletter: https://girltalespodcast.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=164c30f0c37a086fa0e32bb5b&id=bdacaecdddFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/girltalespodast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girltales/Girl Tales Grown-Ups Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2394948737386136...moreCopy Link

Children will delight in seeing how our trickster, Anansi, gets his comeuppance after trying to trick his way out of sharing his food with Turtle.  (duration - 7 mins) An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids.

Gobble Gobble! Most kids have pets like dogs or cats or turtles. Thomas has a turkey! Yes, a turkey. The kind that goes, “Gobble Gobble!” Thomas and Turkey like to do all the things that kids do with their pets. They play catch, go for walks and even cuddle. But there’s one day out of the year that terrifies them: THANKSGIVING! That’s when Turkey Catcher Carl shows up to catch turkeys… and this year, he has his sights set on Thomas’s Turkey! TheBestWhateverEver.comThank you for listening! Please share, subscribe and leave us a review and rating on APPLE PODCASTS. Much appreciated!You can find us wherever you get your podcasts. Please share questions or feedback or art or… whatever via:Visit our website: TheBestWhateverEver.com Instagram @BestWhateverEver (tag us!)Twitter @BestWhateverPodFacebook Email bestwhateverever@gmail.com We’re even on YouTube. Best Whatever Ever! is a podcast for kids written, produced, edited and hosted by Ira Singerman, along with his bosses Spencer and Scarlett. Our theme song is by Sander Kalmeijer. Additional songs and sound effects from storyblocks.com. ==== Time Stamps ====02:12 - The story starts here!12:36 - The outro with Ira, Spencer & Scarlett starts here! And we hint at the next episode’s Whatever!===================...moreCopy Link

Season 3 comes to a close. Will Montgomery and friends fix the chocolate invasion on Earth? What will happen if they do? Stay tuned until the end for a special post-credits scene! Support us on Patreon to keep the Moosiverse alive for Season 4! Buy Tales from the Moosiverse merchandise through our Teepublic store. Your order helps cover the production costs of these episodes! Subscribe to the Moosiverse newsletter at Moosiverse.com for storytelling tips, news, events, and more! Send your stories by email, audio or video to hello@moosiverse.com; we'll post some on Moosiverse.com and play snippets in future episodes. Writer/narrator: Ian Jackson Team Moosiverse: Angel, Sam, Matthew & Emily Jackson Audio Engineering: Trevor Whitaker Black - trevorwhitakerblack.com Music: Easy Stroll by Jay-Man - ourmusicbox.com Artwork: Phil Hodgkiss - rakishdesign.co.uk...moreCopy Link

Today's Historical Woman: Victoria Woodhull. America’s first woman stockbroker, the first woman to address Congress, and the first woman to run for President of the United States.Written & Narrated by Gabrielle MirabellaComposed & Audio Produced by Ernie Bird

Evan Rickert has always had vivid dreams but the one he has on the eve of his 12th birthday—in which his parents give him a dog named Luna—feels especially real. So when he wakes up and realizes it was just a dream, disappointment sets in. But not for long. Because...wait...what’s that barking? Set in the world of dreams and middle-school—two places where it feels like anything can happen—Dream Breachers is a high stakes adventure about the highs and lows of having all your dreams come true.Hear the full season only on Pinna!...moreCopy Link

I think you are going to love this story. I know I say that a lot, but I really think you will love this one. It's a story about friendship, big feelings, the randomness in life, and things that are out of our control. It's about a spider and her dearest friends. ENJOY! If you love this story, please share it with all spiders you happen upon in your ceiling corners, all dogs with jangly collars, any and all people who use canes, and your friends! They might just need a good story these days. And if you happen to have an Apple device, leave a review in Apple Podcasts! If your tiny person wants to share a story they've written, please send photos or recordings of it to rhea@littlestoriestinypeople.com. I'd LOVE to see their artwork, stories, and anything else they'd like to share. BIG THANKS to the listeners who provided sound effects used in the story: MAGGIE, GIA, LILA, IBRAHIM, EMMA, and AYDA! Thank you to OWEN for helping me with the reminder at the beginning of this episode!! Visit my website, www.littlestoriestinypeople.com (lovingly designed by my in-house tech director) to see book recommendations, Little Hedgehog tees, my picture book, and more! Sign up for my email list at www.littlestoriestinypeople.com! Follow me on instagram and facebook @littlestoriestinypeople. ...moreCopy Link

Written by Stuart Baum and narrated by Jess Judd In this story, a casual bike ride doesn't turn out the way you would expect, especially since it's not Halloween.   From everyone at Story Time, we hope you have a wonderful and safe Halloween 🎃 Why not listen to more of Story Time from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter Please support Story Time and all the great episodes we create by donating

Roxie tells a not-really-a-story story about her Halloween past. Of course, like any good witch, the Which Witch likes Halloween so much she wrote a whole song about it – “The Witchy Sing-Along Song”! Find April Eight at -  instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories facebook.com/aprileight aprileight.com And join the April Eight Patreon for lessons and songs, bonus stories, excerpts from April's YA novel, and more - https://www.patreon.com/AprilEight  

Hi, this is Chanel Tsang from Peace Out Podcast. Peace Out is on a break, but I want to invite you to join me for one of Peace Out’s first LIVE events! We’ll do the Calm Down Countdown and chill out with a relaxation story together!   Festival of Giving (October 24, 2020) On Saturday, October 24th, 2020, I’ll be at Doing Good Together’s Festival of Giving. This fun event will have different kindness activities, service projects that you can do as a family, read-aloud story time, singing and dancing, and more! The event is free and online this year so anyone can join the fun! I’ll be at the opening event at 10:00 a.m. Central on Zoom, guiding kids and families in a Loving Kindness Yoga session. We’ll do a relaxation story together, just like on the podcast, and then end with a Loving Kindness practice, like the one we did in our Mycelium Mindfulness episode! Register for this event at Doing Good Together’s website.   Family Yoga Day! (November 7, 2020) I’ll be doing a live Peace Out relaxation story on Saturday, November 7th at 11:30 a.m. EST. I’m partnering with my friend Michelle at Parivartan Yoga for a really awesome family yoga day on Zoom! First, we’ll get together to do a Peace Out story. Then, I’ll have a special fun activity just for kids to do while the grown-ups do a yoga class with Michelle (and of course if you want to do the yoga class too, you can!). Then at the end we’ll all come back together and share our activities as a group! This event is by donation and all proceeds will go to one of the food banks near us so we can support our neighbours who might need some extra help right now. Register in advance for this meeting here! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   I hope I can see you at one of these fun events! I’m so excited to bring Peace Out to you live and get to see your faces and do the breathing exercises together, even though we might live far apart. For more information, see this episode’s notes or go to our website peaceoutpodcast.com.   Keep in touch! Sign up for our new mailing list for a monthly newsletter with updates on Peace Out as well as mindfulness activities and resources. Here’s our latest newsletter. Follow Peace Out on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting Peace Out’s new Patreon. Why not listen to more of Peace Out from Bedtime FM Drop us an email to hello@bedtime.fm, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter...moreCopy Link

It's finally here! Sparkie and Spazoid are on a mission to find a new home for the human race but on the way out of our star system they stopped on the an icy moon of Europa and found a crashed alien ship. Support the show (http://illadvisedstories.com)

Visit our website for yoga poses and craft materials to go with this story!Today's story is an adaptation of a classic Zen story about letting go.  In today’s story, Unicorn and Lion go to the fair. They are having an amazing time, but then somebody is really rude to them. They don’t understand why this person was so rude to them and it makes them feel angry and sad. These negative feelings almost ruin their entire day at the fair.But then, Unicorn’s Inner Star Power of Letting Go reminds her to remember the good things that have happened at the fair and to release her negative feelings about the person that was rude to her. She realized that when someone is rude, it’s usually because they feel bad inside, and there is no reason for her to let that ruin a really great day!When we let go of negative feelings and negative experiences, we can pay more attention to the good things in our lives and feel light and free and happy.Today’s Star Power Challenge is to get two pieces of paper. Draw three balloons on each piece of paper.On the first piece of paper, write or draw three memories that make you feel angry or sad. Then… Rip it up and throw it in the trash!!On the second piece of paper, write or draw three memories that make you feel happy. Take some time to remember these happy memories.Now you can spend more time thinking about these happy memories and practice letting go of the ones that make you feel unhappy.You can find us on Facebook at: NamaStar Kids™We'd like to thank Purple Planet Music for their beautiful royalty-free background music.  Check them out at: Purple Planet Music...moreCopy Link

The conclusion of our serialized story - be sure to start with Act One! Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, Ewha's mysterious helpers return to help her and her family. Happiness is all around us; by focusing on others, Ewha brought goodness and joy to her own life.