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For those that have wondered if there are differences in reading between print and and screen.
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YAY, IT'S NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH, and here is a seriously silly story. "Four Dollars and Fifty-Cents" by Eric A. Kimmel. All ages.
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READ ME A STORY, INK is thrilled to offer award-winning author, Frances Thomas’s, “Mr. Bear and the Bear.” Perfect for FAMILY STORYTIME, BEDTIME OR CLASSROOM. 8 mins. All ages.
Listen or read here: tinyurl.com/MmrBear
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NEW FAMILY PODCAST! From Lynne Reid Bank’s delightful anthology THE MAGIC HARE, enjoy “The Hare and the Spoiled Queen.” All ages.
Listen or follow: tinyurl.com/AappleQRPC
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Just in time FOR NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH, Read Me a Story, Inc is thrilled have permission to offer two stories by funny, wacky, joke telling author, Tom E. Moffatt. CYBERSPACE INVADER & BLUSH.
Read here:
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IT’S EASTER! Share with your class or kids Shirley Climo’s beautiful telling of a Norse legend that explains how colored eggs became part of our Easter tradition. "The Enchanted Hare."
Lister or Read: tinyurl.com/enchantedhare
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YAY! APRIL IS NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH. Share giggles and laughs with your class or family with Will Shetterly’s “The Princess Who Kicked Butt.”
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/kkickedbutt
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Hi Heather, While it may not directly address why school libraries matter, it is one of the best library stories ever - always a favorite of 5th graders. "Ethan Unbound" by Gary Blackwood. readmeastoryink.com/stories/etha...
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NEW AUDIO for the young historians in your family. Enjoy award-winning historian, Gary L. Blackwood’s, ”The Last Great Gold Rush; The True Story of the Klondike Gold Rush.”
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/Llastgreat
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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH A LITTLE HUMOR. Story #5. “When Swamp Lily Met Swamp Thing,” by storyteller extraordinaire, Jaime Formato. All ages
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/WhenSwamp
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Add to the fun of St. Patrick’s day with Richard Kennedy’s giggle fest, “The Leprechauns Story.” Always a class and teacher favorite. Happy St. Patricks Day!
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NEW FAMILY PODCAST IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! Story #4: “Clara’s Foolish Pursuit” by Ann Manheimer. The story of Clara Foltz who, in 1878, brought the Woman Lawyer’s Bill before the California legislature.
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/ClarasFoolish
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IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! Story #3: “The Seven Chairs” by Lois Lowry, wherein women all over the world begin to recover lost memories and rise up, literally. Stay tuned for more stories.
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IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! Story #2: “Run. Kate Shelley, Run – the story of the Iowa railroad heroine,” by Julia Pferdehirt. Stay tuned for more stories!
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/KateShelley
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IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! Story #2: “Run. Kate Shelley, Run – the story of the Iowa railroad heroine,” by Julia Pferdehirt. Stay tuned for more stories!
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/KateShelley
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Hi. You were kind enough to like my post for National Women's Month of Rosemary Well's story "Mountain Medicine." I realized that the link to the story wasn't working. Here is the correct link should you like to read or listen to the story. tinyurl.com/mountainmmed...
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Hi Rachel, You were kind enough to hit like on my post about Rosemary Wells story, "Mountain Medicine." I realized that the link to the story wasn't working. Here is the correct link should you like to read or listen to Ms Well's story. tinyurl.com/mountainmmed...
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IT’S WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! Over the next month I will be posting a series of stories in celebration of women’s accomplishments. Story #1: Mountain Medicine by Rosemary Wells. Stay tuned!
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Hi. When I post a new story, I use google image to find an image that comes closest to depicting the story. In this case you are obviously right. There was not copyright notice on the image and my use is short term and non-commercial. Thank you for pointing this out. Best, Bob
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NEW PODCAST PERFECT FOR A WINTER’S NIGHT. Enjoy best-selling YA author, Melissa Marr’s short story, “Winter’s Kiss.” - A bear and a girl with the breath of winter. All ages. 17mins.
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FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TRADITIONAL FAIRY TALES, enjoy award-winning author, Sophie Masson’s new translation and retelling of a tale from Brittany, “The Queen of the Korrigans.” All ages. 14 mins.
Listen or read: tinyurl.com/QueenKorrigans
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Yay! January is “Alien Invasion” month. Here is one of the stories I read to Ms. Bookout’s third grade class at NFSIS. ” Tremble with Fear,” by Will Rawson
Listen here: readmeastoryink.com/stories/trem...
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Congratulations to the winners of this year's #Batchelder Award!
The 2026 winner is Croco, published by Tapioca Stories. Originally published in Spanish as Croco, the book was written and illustrated by Azul López and translated by Kit Maude
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Watson, Chien, Smith Win 2026 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards buff.ly/E80IPV1
READ ME A STORY, INK is thrilled to reprint two long out-of-print short stories by pioneer woman speculative fiction author, Zenna Henderson. Enjoy reading “Loo Ree” & “The Anything Box”
Grds 5&UP
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With the release of my picture books from their seven months stay in boxes, my kid’s library is finally complete. All organized and with sub-categories including Irish, African-American, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Halloween & Dragons.
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