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I am going to read these books as though I were reading to my students. Each episode will be around ten minutes. I hope that you enjoy listening and sharing these stories with your family!

Destiny Carter


    • Oct 3, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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    • 311 EPISODES


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    Junie B. Jones Boo… and I Mean It! by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 52:21


    It's Halloween! Only Junie B Jones is afraid to go trick-or-treating. Cause what if witches are really real? And what if pumpkins with sharp teeth can eat your feet? And don't even get her started on candy corn. What is Junie B supposed to do? She'll have to find a costume that can out-scare even the creepiest competition!

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar by: Eric Carle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 3:38


    A small caterpillar's journey from an egg to a butterfly!

    Interview With Michael Dow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 13:30


    In this episode, I spoke with Michael Dow about the book that his team is kickstarting called Nurse Dorothea- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nurseflorence/ground-breaking-mental-health-series-for-kids?ref=discovery&term=Nurse I hope that you will check out that kickstarter book and that you also look into the Nurse Florence series that he already has out - Nurse Florence®, How Do Our Fingernails Grow? https://a.co/d/eYgwrLj

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    Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 46:09


    It's the first day of kindergarten! Only Junie B. Jones does not want to ride school bus home. That's because it smells on the bus. Plus also, there are meanies on the bus who might pour chocolate milk on your head. In fact, Junie B is so scared of the school bus that when it's time to go home… She doesn't.

    Tad and Dad by: David Ezra Stein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 6:36


    Little Tad's love for his loud, talented dad know no bounds!

    Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 44:45


    It's kindergarten graduation! All the children in room nine are excited when they get their bright white graduation gowns. Mrs. says to keep them in their boxes until the big day. But Junie B Jones just can't help herself. Then-uh oh!-an accident happens! Can Junie B. fix things? Or will graduation be a spotty dotty disaster?

    Arthur, Clean Your Room! By: Marc Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 5:33


    When Arthur's mom sees a large mess in his room, she insists that he has a garage sale. Unfortunately, for his mom, it doesn't turn out the way she expected.

    Junie B. Jones Toothless Wonder by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 53:11


    Junie B Jones has a loose tooth! Only uh-oh, Junie B. is not actually that thrilled. Because what if she looks like toothless Uncle Lou? And even worse… What's with all this tooth fairy business, anyway? Like, who is this woman, really? And what does she do with all those used teeth? It's up to Junie B., toothless, wonder, to find out!

    Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed by Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 39:06


    There's no such thing as monsters. That's what mother says. So why is there monster drool on Junie B Jones's pillowcase? What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right and there really is a monster under her bed? If Junie B goes to sleep, the monster might think her piggy toes are yummy little wiener sausages! Junie B must get rid of the monster. Only, how?

    I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know by: Leslie Odom, Jr. & Nicolette Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 3:12


    I love you more than you'll ever know. You take my hand and then OFF WE GO! Day by day, as I watch you grow, I love you more than you'll ever know… I love you so.

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    What Does Little Crocodile Say At The Beach by: Eva Montanari

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 3:35


    A little crocodile experiences the highs and lows of a day at the beach in this colorful book of sounds.

    Junie B. Jones Dumb Bunny by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 77:03


    It's an Easter egg-stravaganza! Lucille is having an Easter egg hunt at her richie mansion! Only here's the problem. How did Junie B Jones get stuck wearing a dumb bunny suit? And how can she find eggs when she's tripping over her big rabbit feet? Will Junie B. end up with egg on her face? Or will the day deliver some un-egg-spected surprises?

    Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night? By: Brianna Caplan Sayres

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 3:50


    Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it's time for bed?

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    Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 39:38


    What's the bestest job ever? Being a beauty shop guy, that's what! And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even… Herself? Is Junie B. being on her way to a great career? Or the worst hair day ever?

    Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 39:57


    There's a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He's the handsomest guy Junie B Jones has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only he thinks Junie B is a nutball. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?

    I'll Love You Till The Cows Come Home by: Kathryn Cristaldi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 3:54


    Love knows no bounds in this tender and funny lullaby. This is the perfect read aloud for curling up with your little one at bedtime or anytime you want to express just how much you love them!

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    Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 38:19


    There's going to be a pet day at school, only guess what? No dogs allowed! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B has. If mother and daddy won't buy her a new pet, she will just have to find one. Like maybe a jar of ants. Or a wiggly worm. Or - could it be – something better?

    Where The Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 5:24


    Max was the king of the wild things, but in the end he had to come back to the people he loved.

    Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 49:00


    It's pooey on B-A-B-I-E-S until Junie B. Jones finds out that her new baby brother is a big fat deal. Her two bestest friends are giving her everything they own just to see him. And guess what else? Maybe she can bring him to school on pet day.

    Frankenstein's Fright Before Christmas by: Ludworst Bemonster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 6:21


    A fun Frankenstein twist on a classic story.

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    Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 49:08


    Junie B. gets to help the cafeteria staff for the day, but quickly learns that it is not as easy as she expected and gets into her typical hijinks!

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    Dappled Apples by: Jan Carr

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 4:27


    Short fall themed story.

    The Three Musketeers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 16:43


    Disney version of this classic story of heroes!

    Ghost Afraid of the Dark by: Alex Willmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 11:29


    Boo was afraid of the dark, so he looked to his friends to help him find joy in the night time!

    The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by: Linda Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 8:55


    A brave old lady goes for a walk in the woods to collect nuts and seeds when she stumbles into some scary objects. She is not scared and knows just what to do with them!

    I Love You, Stinky Face by: Lisa McCourt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 7:04


    As a mother lovingly tucks her child into bed, the imaginative child has a few questions. For instance, “What if I were an alligator with big, sharp teeth that could bite your head off?“ This unstoppably devoted mother will have readers laughing out loud as she replies to one question after another. Never was a parent's unconditional love so creatively tested or so beautifully reassured!

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    The Pumpkin Patch Parable by: Liz Curtis Higgs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 8:21


    This charming story for children illustrates how a loving Farmer can turn a simple pumpkin into a simply glorious sight!

    Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 39:42


    A terrible thing happened to Junie B Jones! And it's called – someone took her new black furry mittens! And they kept them! They didn't even put them in the lost and found at school. So in Junie B finds a wonderful pen, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right? That's fair. Right? Right?

    Dora's Fairy-Tale Adventure by: Christine Ricci

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 9:55


    Dora and Boots are playing in Fairy-Tale Land! But when a mean witch cast a spell on Boots, he falls into a deep, deep sleep. The only way to break the spell is for Sleeping Boots to get a hug from a true princess. Can Dora become a princess and save Boots?

    Maple by: Lori Nichols

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 5:59


    Meet Maple who loves trees, nature, seasons, and baby sisters.

    Junie B. Jones Is (almost) a Flower Girl by: Barbara Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 48:01


    Junie B is a very grown-up little lady. So how come everyone treats her like a baby? It's not fair. The Junie B knows just how to fix the situation. Her aunt Flo is getting married. What a perfect chance for Ginny way to show everyone how grown-up she is! Too bad she wasn't picked to be the flower girl in the wedding so she could really show off. But surely Junie B can find someway to get everyone's attention…

    The Bear That Heard Crying by: Natalie Kinsey-Warnock & Helen Kinsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 12:30


    In June 1783, three-year-old Sarah Whitcher wanders into the woods and disappears . For 3 long days friends and neighbors search fruitlessly for her. Then a stranger leads the desperate family to a pine tree beneath which the child lies. Sarah tells her rescuers of the “big black dog“ that kept her warm every night – – but the bear tracks and circling her tell a different tale. This is the drama of the unbelievable but true tale!

    Fluffy Bunny by: Piers Harper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 7:39


    Fluffy bunny learns that there's no place like home in this heartwarming story of love and family.

    Llama Llama Red Pajama by: Anna Dewdney

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 5:19


    Cute rhyming bedtime story about a llama in red jammies.

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    The Little Engine That Could by: Watty Piper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 10:50


    This wonderful classic is about a little blue train that never gives up.

    If You Give A Pig A Party by: Laura Numeroff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 4:24


    This book is part of the if you give a mouse a cookie series of books. It is a sequencing book about what a pig would want for its party.

    Love You Forever by: Robert Munsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 8:42


    A young woman holds her newborn son and looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be. This is the story of how that young boy goes through the stages of childhood and becomes a man. It is also about the enduring nature of parents' love and how it crosses generations.

    Let Me Hold You Longer by: Karen Kingsbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 7:05


    This lovely story is a touching reminder that the years of childhood fly by us too quickly.

    Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal by: Barbara Park Ch. 7&8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 7:44


    Lucille is having a slumber party at her richie nanna‘s big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can't wait to see all the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna's is sure to be a dream come true! Cause what can possibly go wrong?

    Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal by: Barbara Park Ch. 5&6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 19:35


    Lucille is having a slumber party at her richie nanna‘s big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can't wait to see all the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna's is sure to be a dream come true! Cause what can possibly go wrong?

    Junie B. Jones Us a Party Animal by: Barbara Park Ch.3&4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 10:55


    Lucille is having a slumber party at her richie nanna‘s big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can't wait to see all the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna's is sure to be a dream come true! Cause what can possibly go wrong?

    Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal by: Barbara Park Ch.1&2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 12:26


    Lucille is having a slumber party at her richie nanna's big giant house! Grace and Junie B. can't wait to see all of the rich stuff in that place. Sleeping over at the nanna's is sure to be a dream come true! Cause what could possibly go wrong?

    And Then the Seed Grew by: Marianne Dubuc

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 9:40


    Walk through all the changes in the lives of these creatures, as a seed grows and effects their homes.

    She Persisted by: Chelsea Clinton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 9:36


    This is the story of 13 American Women who changed the world!

    The Napping House by: Audrey Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 4:37


    In a cozy house, there's a cozy bed and sleeping in the bed is a granny, a child, a dog, a cat, and a mouse.

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    My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton by: Deborah Hopkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 10:05


    Truly an icon; Dolly Parton has lived a beautiful life. Starting in poverty and growing into a wildly successful star that gives back to people everyday!

    A is for Awesome! by: Eva Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 8:35


    23 iconic women who changed the world.

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    Mama, Will You Hold My Hand? by: Anna Pignataro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 4:34


    Mama and Sammy travel over slippery places, through wavy waters, and to the brightest star…with the reassurance that they will always be together, no matter what.

    Giraffe's Can't Dance by: Giles Andreae

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 6:18


    Cute rhyming story about finding your own groove.

    The Wonderful Things You Will Be by: Emily Winfield Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 4:59


    This is the first time there's ever been you, so I wonder what wonderful things you will do.

    Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by: Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 13:06


    What's inside each present from Gramps? Seeds for springtime!

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