Wed, 3 August 2022
This week's Free story comes from the Back to School Stories collection. It's called "Zebra Stripes." "Zebra Stripes" from the Willowbee Tree series follows six-year-old Clancy. He is starting first grade this year and he worries that he won't fit into the class and find good friendships. Luckily, he meets an African Zebra who has similar worries, and the two of them realize that everyone is unique and special in their own way, and so everyone belongs. Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SPARKLEAUGUST for a month-long free trial. 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: Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!
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Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 12:00am CDT |
Wed, 27 July 2022
This week's Free story comes from the Martin & Sylvia collection. It's called "Pick-Up League." Martin wants to join little league baseball like his friend Peter, but Momma and Daddy say he isn’t old enough for organized sports. He has to be nine. Nine! Martin is amazed! But that doesn’t mean there’s no baseball for Martin. Daddy pulls together a pick-up game with friends; flexible rules, bat and ball options, and many creative calls from the sidelines make the game fun for everyone in the family! Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SUMMERTIME for a month-long free trial. 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: Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!
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Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 12:00am CDT |
Wed, 20 July 2022
This week's Free story comes from the Martin & Sylvia: More Adventures! collection. It's called "Paddling to Treasure Island." When Daddy suggests they paddle to "Luck Island" which had recently been made into a public park, brother and sister are at once excited and filled with questions: "Does anyone live there?" "What is on the island?" "Will there be pirate treasure?" They find out that the island does indeed have treasure, but not at all the kind they were expecting. Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SUMMERTIME for a month-long free trial. 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: Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!
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Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 6:46pm CDT |
Wed, 13 July 2022
This week's free story comes from the By Thistle By Thimble collection. It's called "Good Morning Magic." Stephan is a very busy man, but he and his daughter Pippy have two special times they always spend together. They are together every morning when Pippy wakes, and every evening when Pippy goes to bed. These times are special for not only them, but for the fairies that regularly gather in the city apartment where they live. This is a good story to help with separation anxiety. Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SUMMERTIME for a month-long free trial. 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: Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!
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Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 12:00am CDT |
Wed, 6 July 2022
This week's Free story comes from the Junkyard Tales collection. It's called "The Cool House." It is hot in the Junkyard, and the animals are worried about Mr. Flinch, the old possum. They know that the intense heat is not good for him, so they devise a plan to create a cool house under the Junkyard Warden’s air-conditioned office. But how will they construct this space without the Warden knowing? And how will they sneak in Mr. Flinch? And what happens when all the other animals hear about this deliciously cool house? Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SUMMERTIME for a month-long free trial. 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: Questions? Ideas? Requests? Email us! info@sparklestories.com Enjoy!
Direct download: Sparkle_Stories_Podcast_-_July_Week_1_-_JY_Tales_-_Cool_House.mp3
Category:Kids & Family -- posted at: 12:00am CDT |