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Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
When Gogo finds Thembi all alone under a tree, she needs to get to the root of Thembi's problem. Luckily, a hero at a local clinic is able to help Thembi, and we see how it changes her life.
Written by Illustrated by Debbie Faber-Human
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
When a young girl is given a book "as revenge," she has no idea what to expect. Luckily, she is a very clever girl.
This classic story was written by L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, and first appeared in his 1910 book American Fairy Tales, available on Project Gutenberg.
Image by Prettysleepy from Pixabay
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Long ago, Mother Nature needed help protecting the plants from all the insects along the ground. Luckily, Mr. Tree Toad comes up with a new solution!
by Thornton W. Burgess, from the book Old Mother West Wind How Stories
Illustration by Sunaina Coelho
This illustration originally appeared in 'Up World, Down World' by StoryWeaver, Pratham Books. The development of this book has been supported by Oracle Giving Initiative. www.prathambooks.org
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Rats are everywhere in the village! They are destroying rice paddies, wheat fields and chewing clothes and books to bits. The villagers request Uncle Owl to help them scare off the devilish rats.
Translated by Magdalena Cooper
Original story হুতোম চাচা by Binoy Barman
Illustrated by Ariful Islam
Uncle Owl is published by Room to Read (© Room to Read) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in
For more information about Room to Read and the work they do to promote education and literacy for girls across Asia and Africa, visit https://www.roomtoread.org/
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
A quirquincho and a fox are very good friends and spend all their time together having fun. But one sunny morning, the quirquincho decides to start working, while his friend, the fox, has other plans...
The Quirquincho and the Fox (English), written by Vidya Mani, illustrated by Greystroke, published by Pratham Books under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
When the monorail breaks down en route to see an ancient Egyptian exhibit at the Pacific Science Center, detective Mom has a plan. And when a priceless artifact goes missing, Mom has another plan... but she can't solve this mystery by herself.
"My Mom, Detective!" returns for a 4th installment, with a new mystery for Mom and Armando to solve!
Story by William Sterr
Image by Nadine Doerlé from Pixabay
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Yusuf waits on the beach while Papa pushes out his boat. Surfers, turtles and sharks come from the sea. What will Papa bring back for Yusuf?
Created at Book Dash Cape Town on 28 June 2014 by Liesl Jobson (writer), Jesse Breytenbach (illustrator) and Andy Thesen (designer).
https://bookdash.org/books/a-fish-and-a-gift-by-jesse-breytenbach-liesl-jobson-and-andy-thesen/
Book Dash engages creative volunteers to create books during day-long events in South Africa, that are translated and distributed to children across South Africa in a variety of languages. They are also freely available for others to use and distribute through their website, bookdash.org. Please check out and support their work!
https://bookdash.org/what-we-do/how-we-do-it/
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Long, long ago, when Mother Nature was still forming the world for the animals and birds, Old King Eagle and Hummer were rewarded for their courage.
From the book Mother West Wind "How" Stories by Thornton W. Burgess
Image by Skeeze from Pixabay
If you enjoyed this story, check out the episode "How Old Mr. Otter Learned to Slide" by Thornton W. Burgess
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Noah Green has always wanted a dog - even though her mother is dead-set against it. When her neighbor heads out of town for the weekend, leaving her spaniel in Noah's capable hands, it's the perfect chance to prove to her mother how great a pet owner Noah would be!
written by Carolyn Leiloglou
art by Jay Guida
"Noah Green: Future Zookeeper and the Dog-Sitting Disaster" is the prequel story to "Noah Green: Future Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet" available on Amazon!
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
When the family dog digs up something unusual under the maple tree, Mom goes into full Detective Mode - calling the police, the museum, and local tribal elders to come investigate. What will they uncover in our very own backyard?
Part 3 of My Mom, Detective!
By William Sterr
Picture by Leo_Fontes of Pixabay
with special guest stars Ben & Armie Coello
If you enjoyed this episode, please check out part 1: "My Mom, Detective!"
and part 2: "Mr. Yakamoto's Treasure" here on Elderberry Tales