Thu, 6 March 2014
Spring is a magical time in the Junkyard. Flowers are popping up everywhere. When Ben Thompson asks where they are coming from, Lil’Mamma, the busy rabbit, shrugs her shoulders and says “Magic, I guess.” With the help of Mizzie Niegel, the wise mouse from the far side of Junkyard, Ben learns the source of the magic and in the process finds a new friend.
Direct download: Sparkle_Stories-Junkyard_Tales-Flowers.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 4:56 PM |
Wed, 26 February 2014
The stories for this week come from our Saturday Sparkle Subscription Series - compilations of fairy tales, folk tales and nature stories from around the world. The two stories featured in this week's iTunes Podcast are "The Gentle Harvestman" and "The Confident Earthworm", both sweet nature stories by Clara Dillingham Pierson from her series “Among the Meadow People.”
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_34-Meadow_People_copy.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 1:00 PM |
Wed, 19 February 2014
Martin ponders what to get Sylvia for her birthday. He knows that what she likes more than anything is playing games with her friends and her family. After considering many options he realizes the perfect gift. |
Wed, 12 February 2014
When we think of Valentines Day, we often think of Cupid - the magical little cherub shooting arrows of love to unsuspecting youths. But did you know he had a little brother named Eris? Like most brothers, Cupid and Eris has some things and common and some things that are very different. Well, this story is about how one of those differences changed the course of 'love' forever.
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_32-Cupids_Brother.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 1:00 PM |
Wed, 5 February 2014
In an age when trades were passed on exclusively from fathers to sons, a famous plaster caster teaches everything he knows to his daughter. As he gets older and less able to work, his daughter secretly takes on more and more work until it is she that completes some of the most complicated castings of that time. After her father dies, a Duke’s son arrives at the workshop’s door with a very lucrative opportunity. The caster’s daughter is faced with a difficult decision: tell the Duke’s son the truth, or pretend like her father is still alive and take the job. And her choice has bigger consequences than she can imagine. |
Wed, 29 January 2014
Each year, the Junkyard animals celebrate their love and appreciation for each other with a Valentines Gift Exchange. Everyone draws one name from a hat — to learn who will receive their gift. When Ben Thompson, curious cat, picks the name of Georgia Bean, the kindly rat, he panics. Georgia Bean is like a mother to all the animals! There’s no one better at being kind, caring and generous. What could he possibly give her?
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_30-Junkyard_Valentines.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 7:38 PM |
Wed, 22 January 2014
One morning the Warden tells his workers that the Junkyard needs tidying. Sergeant, the steadfast watchdog, is worried that they might discover his animal friends - so he issues a full Junkyard Clean-up. By the end of the day, however, things are not looking good. How will they every get it clean in time? Well, the Brave and Busy Beaver Brigade - that's how!
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_29-Junkyard_Clean_Up.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 6:36 PM |
Wed, 15 January 2014
We are launching a new Junkyard Tales Series next week -- and this story is a teaser!
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_28-Junkyard_Tales-New_Friends.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 4:38 PM |
Wed, 8 January 2014
"Everywhere Explorers" - a Free Story from the "Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures" Audio Story Series
When Martin and Sylvia play “explorers”, they don their special hats and venture happily into the back yard or surrounding forest with their eyes and ears ready to discover something new. But their sense of adventure is put to the test when they are told they need to spend a whole day in Momma’s office. “Explorers always find something exciting everywhere they go,” says Daddy. But brother and sister are not so sure. Could they really be explorers – everywhere?
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_27-Martin_Sylvia-Explorers.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 5:53 PM |
Wed, 1 January 2014
A boy named Sempronius Elija Boyd can actually smell gold, and as he grows, he uses this skill to become very rich. But in his quest for riches, he loses the delight he feels in his senses and in the search. Years later he meets a young girl who helps him remember the delight gold once gave him.
Direct download: Sparkle_Podcast_26-Golden_Boy_copy.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 12:27 PM |
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