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Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Ellie has been eagerly awaiting the day she can finally trade in her first baby tooth for a coveted prize from the Tooth Fairy. But when the time comes, the unthinkable happens! Ellie swallows her tooth!
Knowing she can't disappoint the Tooth Fairy, Ellie decides to lie about what really happened to her tooth. But when her fib leads to big trouble in Fairyland, will Ellie be able to set things right again?
Written by Lori Orlinsky
Illustration by Vanessa Alexandre
This is available in gorgeous hardcover here on Amazon!
If you liked this story, be sure to check out the episode Being Small, also by Lori Orlinsky!
https://www.elderberrytales.com/e/being-small-isnt-so-bad-after-all/
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Little Joe Otter loves sliding in the mud, but Grandfather Frog remembers the story of how Old Mr. Otter invented the very first slippery slide, in the snow.
Written by Thornton W. Burgess
Published as part of "Mother West Wind 'How' Stories" by Thornton W. Burgess
Image by strichpunkt from Pixabay
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Mrs. Chickadee rushes to tell her friends about her surprising discovery - Thistle Goldfinch didn't head South for the winter with his family! Instead, he's all alone in the cold pine woods.
Written by F. E. Mann
Published in "The Children's Book of Christmas Stories", Asa Dickenson Ed.
Image by grégory Delaunay from Pixabay
Thanks to xeno-canto for providing birdsong
And to Songbirding, a birding by ear podcast
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
When Armie discovers his neighbor's tragic history, he and his mother resolve to see what they can do to help. Journeying to Seattle's International District, the historic Panama Hotel, riding the monorail, and ascending the Space Needle, they learn about Mr. Yakamoto's childhood, and help him recover a family treasure.
Written by William Sterr
With guest stars Armando Coello, Desmond Coello, and Ben Coello
Image by twarezak of Pixabay
Monday Dec 09, 2019
Monday Dec 09, 2019
When Bear sees Fox with a bunch of fish, he asks Fox to teach him how. But will Fox's method work for Bear?
By Florence Holbrook
Image by hmauck from Pixabay
Is it easy for you to tell when someone is teasing or tricking you? How do we tell when people aren't being serious, or aren't telling us the truth?
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
When the last of the homegrown apples goes missing, Armie and his mother must work together to discover what happened. Was it his father, his brother, his next door neighbor? A raccoon, a cougar, the family dog? Bigfoot, an elephant, or something else?
"My Mom, Detective!" was written by William Sterr, and is the first in a series featuring the Elderberry Tales family. Thank you, Grandpa, for sharing your gift with us!
Image by mploscar at pixabay.com
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Long ago, the sky kept all stories locked up in a wooden box. People asked clever Anansi to ask the sky god for the stories. The sky god agreed, but only if Anansi performed three seemingly impossible tasks.
By Wiehan de Jager
Thanks to the African Storybook Initiative and the StoryWeaver division of Pratham Books for making this story, along with so many others, available through a Creative Commons license CC by 4.0.
"God and Spider" is an image created by Wiehan de Jager. This illustration from 'Anasi gives people stories ' has been published on StoryWeaver by African Story Book Initiative. It has been used in "Anansi Gives People Stories".
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
When a family of ducks lands in Suki's backyard pool, she and her brother figure they have a cute family of duck pets to take care of. But will taking care of wild ducks be what she expected? Trying to help others sometimes backfires, despite our best intentions.
Today's episode, "Swimming Pool Takeover" by Amanda Mander, is a selection from the audiobook Wild Rescues, available on Audible and narrated by yours truly.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Here it is - the finale of My Father's Dragon! In this episode, my father encounters a river full of crocodiles and finally meets the baby dragon.
I'd love to hear from you how you feel about this episode format - telling one long story over several episodes. If you'd like to go back to having short stories, if you'd like more long stories like this one, or if you'd like a mixture of both, please let me know!
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This episode I also mention one of my favorite podcasts, Professor Theo's Mystery Lab by Jonathan Joy. You can find it on your favorite podcast player, or right here:
https://anchor.fm/professortheo
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
This is part 4 of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Be sure to listen to parts 1-3 first!
In this episode, my father encounters two more terrifying inhabitants of Wild Island: a lion and a gorilla. We also take a moment to think about how my father managed to pack his backpack so perfectly to meet his needs.