GG's Little Story Station: Recent Episodes
Gomathy Narayanan
A podcast for Kids and Parents. The podcast features read aloud of stories for kids, tips for parents on how to raise readers and interviews of authors, illustrators and publishers, all aimed at raising readers. Today's readers tomorrow's leaders.
Ep 6: A Heart for Ruby
Author: Franzeska G. Ewart
Illustrations: Lauen Tobia
Publishers: Walker Books
Ruby's class will be performing in the school Valentine's Day concert on Friday, but there's just one problem - Ruby can't dance. Try as she might, she just can't make herself lighter than air like everyone else. She always comes down with a thump!
Auntie Pooja tells Ruby a story about how once, when she was at a party, she danced so hard that one of her favourite ruby heart earrings flew off, and she never found it. Now she lends Ruby the remaining one for luck and Ruby is delighted. But she wishes she had the other one too - if only she could wear both earrings at the concert, she's sure it will go like magic.
Can she find the second ruby before Friday, and will it help her to soar?
Title: The Nutcracker
Author: E.T.A. Hoffman
Retold by: Emma Helbrough
Publisher: Usborne
Link to Buy: https://www.amazon.in/Nutcracker-Level-Usborne-Young-Reading/dp/074607025X
When Clara opens a special present on Christmas Eve, she finds an unusual doll inside. But the doll is more than unusual - it's magic. Soon Clara is in a flying sleigh on her way to the mouth-watering Land of Sweets, where she finds an incredible castle and the dazzling Sugarplum fairy, an incredible journey through the Land of Snow and Ice, and on to the most spectacular place she has ever seen...
Episode 4: The Grand Chapati Contest
Author: Asha Nehemiah
Illustrator: Chetan Sharma
Publisher: Penguin Random House
When the Chief Chapati Cook quits, there is no one to make the fluffy-puffy chapatis that the king loves. Can they find another champion chapati maker at the Grand Chapati Contest? Listen to this audiobook to find out the answer...
Ep 3: The Enormous Crocodile
Author: Roald Dahl
The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!
I love how Roahl Dahl builds up the suspense around what happens when every time the crocodile comes near a child. Hope you enjoy the audiobook.
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Ep 2: The Cherry Tree
Author: Ruskin Bond
Illustrator: Manoj A.Menon
Publisher: Puffin Books
The Cherry tree is a beautiful and inspiring story by Ruskin Bond. It deals with the theme of struggle, resilience, dedication, conflict, growth, responsibility and pride.
Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight—the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree! This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the magical charm of one of Ruskin Bond’s most unforgettable tales.
Join with me here as I read the story and lets together travel to Moussourie and spend some time with Rakesh and his grandfather, shall we!
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Book: How Onion Got Its Layers
Author: Sudha Murty
Illustrator: Priyanka Pachpande
Publisher: Puffin Chapter Books
Have you noticed how the onion has so many layers? And have you seen your mother's eyes water when she cuts an onion? Here is a remarkable story to tell you why.
India's favorite storyteller brings alive this timeless tale with her inimitable wit and simplicity. Dotted with charming illustrations, this gorgeous chapter book is the ideal introduction for beginners to the world of Sudha Murty.
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