Beloved Children’s Books

Destiny Carter

I am going to read these books as though I were reading to my students. Each episode will be around ten minutes. I hope that you enjoy listening and sharing these stories with your family!

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311 episodes
Updated Oct 3, 2023

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Dec 22, 2022 · 7 min
A Christmas Carol (Children’s Version) by: Charles Dickens
This is the shortened version of the classic story, A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge was a grumpy old man until he learned the error of his ways and began to change.
Dec 20, 2022 · 4 min
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell by: Lucille Colandro
Throughout this story, the hungry old lady eats a whole host of Christmas items!
Dec 14, 2022 · 10 min
Memoirs of an Elf by: Devin Scillian
It’s Christmas Eve and Spark Elf has the very important job of keeping Santa on schedule as he travels the globe.
Dec 6, 2022 · 5 min
Frankenstein’s Fright Before Christmas by: Ludworst Bemonster
A fun Frankenstein twist on a classic story.
Nov 15, 2022 · 48 min
Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch by: Barbara Park
Junie B. gets to help the cafeteria staff for the day, but quickly learns that it is not as easy as she expected and gets into her typical hijinks!
Nov 14, 2022 · 3 min
Dappled Apples by: Jan Carr
Short fall themed story.
Nov 7, 2022 · 15 min
The Three Musketeers
Disney version of this classic story of heroes!
Oct 31, 2022 · 10 min
Ghost Afraid of the Dark by: Alex Willmore
Boo was afraid of the dark, so he looked to his friends to help him find joy in the night time!
Oct 26, 2022 · 7 min
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by: Linda Williams
A brave old lady goes for a walk in the woods to collect nuts and seeds when she stumbles into some scary objects. She is not scared and knows just what to do with them!
Oct 17, 2022 · 6 min
I Love You, Stinky Face by: Lisa McCourt
As a mother lovingly tucks her child into bed, the imaginative child has a few questions. For instance, “What if I were an alligator with big, sharp teeth that could bite your head off?“ This unstoppably devoted mother will have readers laughing out loud as she replies to one question after another. Never was a parent’s unconditional love so creatively tested or so beautifully reassured!
Oct 11, 2022 · 38 min
Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by: Barbara Park
A terrible thing happened to Junie B Jones! And it’s called – someone took her new black furry mittens! And they kept them! They didn’t even put them in the lost and found at school. So in Junie B finds a wonderful pen, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right? That’s fair. Right? Right?
Oct 11, 2022 · 7 min
The Pumpkin Patch Parable by: Liz Curtis Higgs
This charming story for children illustrates how a loving Farmer can turn a simple pumpkin into a simply glorious sight!
Sep 26, 2022 · 8 min
Dora’s Fairy-Tale Adventure by: Christine Ricci
Dora and Boots are playing in Fairy-Tale Land! But when a mean witch cast a spell on Boots, he falls into a deep, deep sleep. The only way to break the spell is for Sleeping Boots to get a hug from a true princess. Can Dora become a princess and save Boots?
Sep 20, 2022 · 4 min
Maple by: Lori Nichols
Meet Maple who loves trees, nature, seasons, and baby sisters.
Sep 15, 2022 · 46 min
Junie B. Jones Is (almost) a Flower Girl by: Barbara Park
Junie B is a very grown-up little lady. So how come everyone treats her like a baby? It’s not fair. The Junie B knows just how to fix the situation. Her aunt Flo is getting married. What a perfect chance for Ginny way to show everyone how grown-up she is! Too bad she wasn’t picked to be the flower girl in the wedding so she could really show off. But surely Junie B can find someway to get everyone’s attention…
Sep 7, 2022 · 11 min
The Bear That Heard Crying by: Natalie Kinsey-Warnock & Helen Kinsey
In June 1783, three-year-old Sarah Whitcher wanders into the woods and disappears . For 3 long days friends and neighbors search fruitlessly for her. Then a stranger leads the desperate family to a pine tree beneath which the child lies. Sarah tells her rescuers of the “big black dog“ that kept her warm every night – – but the bear tracks and circling her tell a different tale. This is the drama of the unbelievable but true tale!
Aug 29, 2022 · 6 min
Fluffy Bunny by: Piers Harper
Fluffy bunny learns that there’s no place like home in this heartwarming story of love and family.
Aug 16, 2022 · 4 min
Llama Llama Red Pajama by: Anna Dewdney
Cute rhyming bedtime story about a llama in red jammies.
Aug 12, 2022 · 9 min
The Little Engine That Could by: Watty Piper
This wonderful classic is about a little blue train that never gives up.
Aug 2, 2022 · 3 min
If You Give A Pig A Party by: Laura Numeroff
This book is part of the if you give a mouse a cookie series of books. It is a sequencing book about what a pig would want for its party.

Beloved Children’s Books

A Christmas Carol (Children’s Version) by: Charles Dickens

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell by: Lucille Colandro

Memoirs of an Elf by: Devin Scillian

Frankenstein’s Fright Before Christmas by: Ludworst Bemonster

Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch by: Barbara Park

Dappled Apples by: Jan Carr

The Three Musketeers

Ghost Afraid of the Dark by: Alex Willmore

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by: Linda Williams

I Love You, Stinky Face by: Lisa McCourt

Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by: Barbara Park

The Pumpkin Patch Parable by: Liz Curtis Higgs

Dora’s Fairy-Tale Adventure by: Christine Ricci

Maple by: Lori Nichols

Junie B. Jones Is (almost) a Flower Girl by: Barbara Park

The Bear That Heard Crying by: Natalie Kinsey-Warnock & Helen Kinsey

Fluffy Bunny by: Piers Harper

Llama Llama Red Pajama by: Anna Dewdney

The Little Engine That Could by: Watty Piper

If You Give A Pig A Party by: Laura Numeroff