The Radio Reading Room for Kids: Recent Episodes
Myron Hieronymous Thomas
The Radio Reading Room introduces a podcast just for kids, featuring kid friendly stories that entertain and inspire. In the next few episodes, we will be featuring some classic and original Christmas Stories. Read Voiced by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this Episode we feature an AI generated story about Autumn. Lily, and her older brother, Jack, enjoy this special season filled with changing leaves, hayrides and much more. Created by Bing Copilot and Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this episode we present an AI generated story about autumn from Bing Copilot. It's an adventure about Sammy the squirrel and his friends, Bella the bunny and Ollie the owl, welcoming in Autumn. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this episode we return to the story about Jack and his adventure climbing a giant beanstalk. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a beloved children’s book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story follows the mischievous young rabbit named Peter Rabbit as he ventures into the garden of Mr. McGregor. Despite his mother’s warning, Peter disobeys and gets into trouble. The tale was originally written for a 5-year-old boy named Noel Moore, the son of Potter’s former governess. It was privately printed in 1901 after several rejections from publishers but was later published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. Since then, it has become one of the best-selling books in history, translated into 36 languages and selling over 45 million copies. Read by Myron Hieronymous.
Jack and the Beanstalk first appeared as The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean in 1734. This version is from the 1918 edition of English Fairy Tales retold by Flora Annie Steel. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this episode we share the story of The Three Little Pigs. The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build their houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which are made of straw and sticks respectively but is unable to destroy the third pig's house that is made of bricks. The printed versions of this fable date back to the 1840s, but the story is thought to be much older. This version comes from a 1922 adaptation by Flora Annie Steel. The illustration is by L. Leslie Brooke from the 1904 version. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
This version of The Three Bears was adapted and illustrated by W.W. Denslow (1856-1915) and published by G.W. Dillingham Co, of New York in 1903. It is part of the rare book collection of the Library of Congress. Adapted from the original story written by Robert Southey and first published in 1837 in a collection of his essays and stories.
This version of the classic tale of the three bears has a heroine named Golden Hair. The jolly bears, instead of chasing her away from their home, come to live with her at Grandmother’s house. Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this Episode we present the classic story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Originally written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter it follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after offering him chamomile tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, the son of Potter's former governess, Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut. It has been translated into 36 languages, and with 45 million copies sold it is one of the best-selling books in history. To learn more about Beatrix Potter visit https://beatrixpottersociety.org.uk/.
This rendition is read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.
In this Episode we present the Christmas Story as found in Luke Chapter 2: verses 8 through 16. Read by Kristie Thomas. A video of the story can be viewed at HolidayFunCenter.com
In this Episode we will present the poem version of the story Kristianna Angel of Joy. The Christmas Announcement. It is an abbreviated version of the story in verse. It tells the account from Heaven of the preparation for the Birth of Jesus. Written & read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas with special guest Kristie Thomas creating the voice of Kristianna and the interviewer angel. (c) 2000 MHTKAT, all rights reserved. You can also see a video version at our web site HolidaFunCenter.com.
In this episode we take you back to the first Christmas in Bethlehem. It takes us back in time for a newscast presented by the BibleBuddies News Team depicting what the first Christmas when Christ was born may have been like. It features interviews with Mary & Joseph, the Innkeeper, A shepherd who heard the announcement, and the camel who helped bring the wise men to Bethlehem While is it not a reading, all the voices by Myron Hieronymous, except Mary and the Angel, those are voiced by Kristie Thomas. We hope you enjoy this presentation, BibleBuddies News Special Report: You can watch it featuring the BBN Puppet New team on our web site at holidayfuncenter.com.
In this Episode we travel to the North Pole to hear a presentation of the classic poem read to children of all ages on Christmas Eve, A Visit from St. Nicholas or The Night Before Christmas. We will be joining Elferdink Elf and Randolph Reindeer to learn all about the poem and Santa's big ride. You can also see a video of the poem featuring classic illustrations of Thomas Nast and William Snow at our holiday web site. Holiday Fun Center.com. A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. The poem is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. This presentation is read, and all voices are created by Myron Hieronymous Thomas. So get ready to blast off for the North Pole because here comes Santa!