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Tristan Gardner reads children‘s stories, including picture books, fairy tales, Aesop‘s fables, nursery rhymes, and poetry. And as a bonus, music and sound effects are included with each story. It‘s a great way for everyone to use their imaginations--fun for the whole family to enjoy!
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Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
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1:10 Listen and imagine what it's like inside The House That Jack Built
4:08 The Little Gingerbread Man leads the cook, a dog, a cat, and a monkey on a laugh-filled high-speed chase to catch it for little Bobby. With that fast speed, can he be caught?
15:13 A poor woodcutter loses his axe, and Mercury puts his honesty to the test in Mercury and the Woodman
18:22 The Wheels on the Bus
21:20 Listen to the wind as Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem, The Wind, comes to life.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
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1:11 Listen to two mischievous and naughty mice in The Tale of Two Bad Mice
7:51 A desperate prince searches for a real princess in The Real Princess (a.k.a. The Princess and the Pea)
11:45 A miller and his son try to please everybody in The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
14:47 Yankee Doodle
17:55 Listen to some of the reasons why you shouldn't touch certain things in the classic poem The Things They Mustn't Touch
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
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1:09 Raggedy Ann makes her debut along with her dolly friends in Raggedy Ann Learns a Lesson
10:10 What would you do if you were granted three wishes? A poor man and his wife are granted three wishes in The Three Wishes. The real question is this: Will they be used wisely?
15:00 The wind and the sun battle it out to see who can make a traveling passerby take off his cloak in The North Wind and the Sun
16:49 Hush Little Baby
19:54 Listen to the clock ticking away in the classic poem Winding the Clock
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
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1:08: Willie Mouse goes on a quest to find the moon, which he claims is made of green cheese
6:31: A princess meets a frog, who reminds her to keep her promises in The Frog Prince
15:13: A speedy hare races against a very slow tortoise in The Hare and the Tortoise
16:58: My Hat: It Has Three Corners
19:23: Casey attempts to redeem his loss in Casey's Revenge
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
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1:02 Lucie meets a kind washer woman in The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
10:42 A boot-wearing pussycat attempts to make the so-called Marquis of Carabas a fortune in Puss in Boots.
18:34 A colony of ants teach a grasshopper about having a time and a place for work and play in The Ants and the Grasshopper.
19:50 Mary Had a Little Lamb
22:41 Hop aboard the "K" train for "K" destinations in An Odyssey of K's.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Get ready to celebrate the holiday season! Tristan reads Christmas stories and invites you to sing carols with him. This episode will be a great way to spend Christmas morning with your family not just this year, but for generations to come. Merry Christmas!
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
A perfect episode for Halloween or any time of year, Tristan reads the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Next, he invites you act out and sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider. And finally, enjoy Edgar Allen Poe's classic poem The Raven. A half-hour full of tense, dramatic, and, at times, scary moments is just waiting for you...just in time for beggar's night...or anything else.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes is a story that's almost guaranteed to make you go nuts...literally! Next, see what happens when Dunderhead discovers a golden goose. Then, in The Goose and the Golden Egg, a countryman decides to get too greedy because his goose lays only one golden egg a day. Next, skip to the beat as you sing to Skip to My Lou. Finally, Tristan pays tribute to the summer sun by reading Robert Louis Stevenson's poem, The Summer Sun.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Get ready to get your imaginations in high gear as Tristan tells the Story of Miss Moppet in a classic game of cat and mouse. Then he reads the classic story of Snow White. Next, a mouse shows a lion true kindness when he gets entrapped in a hunter's net, following a classic counting song called "This Old Man." Finally, Tristan concludes by reading a nonsense poem featuring an owl and a pussycat getting married.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Tristan tells the story of Mr. Jeremy Fisher attempting to catch more than five fish for dinner with his friends. Will he succeed? Then, he tells the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel. Next, two ducks invite a tortoise to see the world, but the tortoise has to keep his mouth closed. Then, marvel at the beauty of the night sky with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Finally, baseball fans unite! Tristan reads the classic poem, Casey at the Bat as Casey attempts to save the Mudville Nine from a crushing defeat.