Imaginately Podcast: Recent Episodes
RK Smith Books
Welcome to Imaginately Podcast, where we share stories, both old and new, to transport and inspire you. Our family friendly stories are great companions for bedtime, quiet time, road trips and more, each one specifically chosen to awaken your innate and vivid imagination.
“This is very kind of you” — chapter 14 — Upon hearing that a man had come forward to sacrifice his life in the lake, the princess danced with joy. She would do her part of the bargain, grateful for someone to be doing theirs. “Look at the rain!” — chapter 15 — the transformation in the princess undid the magic of her wicked aunt and ushered in a new era for the entire kingdom.
“Here I am” — chapter 13 — needing a willing volunteer to give up his life for the princess and lake, the king sent out word throughout the whole kingdom in hopes of a hero among his people. Only one such hero emerged.
“Where is the Prince?” — chapter 12 — Having gone some time without seeing the princess, the prince resolves to go undercover and get whatever information he could find.
“Hiss!” — chapter 11 — while swimming in the lake one night, the princess noticed that the water was less than it should be. This threw her into a curious obsession to observe whether or not her lake was truly disappearing. And to her dismay, it was!
“Look at the moon” — chapter 10 — the princess and her new companion, the prince, swim in the lake, night after night.
“Put me in again” — chapter 9 — in an unexpected moment, the princess is happened upon by a stranger who never imagined that she could be the one who was bewitched.
“Try a drop of water” — chapter 8 — in the quest to discover a way to restore the effects of gravity on the princess, an unexpected incident reveals a unique mystery.
“Try Metaphysics” — chapter 7 — with adulthood on the horizon, the king and queen enlist the help of metaphysicians in a desperate attempt to understand their daughter’s condition and what might be the cure.
“Where is she?” — chapter 4 — not responding to gravity causes issues for those caring for the young princess. “What is to be done?” — chapter 5 — as much as the downstairs staff enjoy the peculiarities of the princess, the royal family upstairs are brought to the ends of themselves not knowing what to make of such a child. “She laughs too much” — chapter 6 — now gown up, it’s become apparent that the princess is not only light in weight, but also light in her approach to all things of life.
“What! No children?” — chapter 1 — we meet a king and queen from long ago who had no children. “Won’t I, just?” — chapter 2 — at last, the king and queen had a daughter, but neglected to invite one important guest to the christening. “She can’t be ours!” — chapter 3 — the mischief done, it is discovered how the spiteful guest has bewitched the new princess.
“The bend in the road” — given all the sorrows of the summer, and all the uncertainties of the future, Anne makes a drastic decision, one that changes the course of her life, and brings hope to the future of Green Gables.
“The reaper whose name is death” — death comes to Green Gables, and with it, great sorrow.
“The glory and the dream” — it was finally time for the exam results. Anne was nervous that all her hard work wouldn’t be enough to secure her her wildest dreams.
“The winter at Queen’s” — as Anne settles into her new rhythm and surroundings, she finds her views of Gilbert and what it means to find joy in life changing.
“A Queen’s girl” — time comes for Anne to go off to school. With excitement and mixed emotions, Anne ventures once again into the unknown.
“The hotel concert” — Anne is invited to recite at a special fundraising concert at the White Sands Hotel. Excited though she was, nothing could have prepared her for how out of place she felt at such an elegant event.
“The pass list is out” — the time has finally come for the Queen’s entrance exam. Anne is convinced she’ll fail — or worse, fall behind Gilbert Blythe.
“Where the brook and river meet” — both Marilla and Anne change over the course the year as Anne prepares for the entrance exam to Queen’s.
“The Queen’s class is organized” — Miss Stacey takes it upon herself to offer a special class for students who wanted to go on to Queen’s College. Marilla encourages Anne to — a gift which thrilled Anne in ways she’d dared not dreamed.
“An epoch in Anne’s life” — Diana makes her way over to Anne’s to offer a surprising and exciting invitation, one that proves to transform Anne’s way of seeing the world.
“An unfortunate lily maid” — Anne and her friends decide to act out a beloved scene from a poem they’d read at school — and in typical Anne Shirley fashion, things didn’t go exactly as expected.
“Vanity and vexation of spirit” — Anne gets herself into a new sort of trouble, one that neither she nor Marilla were prepared for.
“The story club is formed” — after the fun and creativity of the concert is over, Anne finds herself in need of a new outlet. Thankfully the opportunity presented itself in the form of a creative writing assignment that proved difficult for Diana and some other girls, and Anne had the bright idea to form a club to help them all.
“Matthew insists on puffed sleeves” — Christmas is approaching and Matthew has a sudden realization that Anne’s plain clothes make her look different from her school friends. That’s when he takes it upon himself to get Anne a very special Christmas present.
“Miss Stacey and her pupils get up a concert” — Anne, fully recovered from her broken ankle, is finally able to attend school. She instantly loves her new teacher, and especially thrives once she’s given a chance to take the stage.
“Anne comes to grief in an affair of honour” — at an end of summer party at the Barry’s, Anne gets dared to do something dangerous and, on her honour, she could not refuse.
“Anne is invited out to tea” — having been invited to a very special tea, Anne gets both excited and nervous. She goes and discovers some news of great importance for her coming school year.
“A new departure in flavourings” — summer is here at last and Avonlea has a new minister, one Anne approves of. When Marilla invites the minister and his wife to Green Gables for tea, Anne insists that she makes them a cake, one that she hopes will greatly impress their guests.
“A good imagination gone wrong” — for the first time in her life, Anne’s vivid imagination has given her cause for unnecessary fear, and Marilla will have none of it.
“A concert, a catastrophe and a confession” — to celebrate Diana’s birthday, Anne is invited to spend the night at the Barry residence. After some persuasion, Marilla allows Anne to go, and the evening is both better and more treacherous than Anne could have imagined.
“Anne to the rescue” — on a cold wintery evening when many of the adults of Avonlea had journeyed to Charlottetown to hear a Canadian Premier speak, Anne and Matthew received an unexpected and urgent visitor who needed their help.
“A new interest in life” — Anne, still heartbroken from being separated from Diana, comes up with a plan to spend what time with her she can, even if they can’t be friends.
“Diana is invited to tea with tragic results” — Marilla has to go away for the day to Carmody, leaving Anne in charge of the house. She even gives Anne permission to have a friend over, although things don’t go according to plan.
“A tempest in the school teapot” — Anne starts school and everything goes smoother than either her or Marilla could have hoped… that is until Gilbert Blythe arrives.
“Anne’s confession” — when Marilla notices her special broach has gone missing, she questions Anne to see if she knows what might have happened. Anne admits to having touched it, but insists she put it back. This leads to a very tense few days leading up to the long anticipated picnic.
“The delights of anticipation” — after an afternoon of playing with Diana, Anne races home with exciting news of an upcoming event. Although she was late for her chores, she finds Marilla quite supportive of her attending, which plunges Anne into delightful anticipation of what’s to come.
“A solemn vow and promise” — when Marilla arranges for Anne to finally meet their close neighbour Diana, Anne finds herself overcome with excitement that she initiates a most serious vow.
“Anne’s impressions of Sunday School” — upon waking Sunday morning with a headache, Marilla decides to send Anne to church on her own with the instructions of reporting back the passage of the day when she returns.
“Anne’s apology” — not one accust to giving apologies, Anne spent the day in her room stubbornly refusing to humble herself before Mrs. Lynde. Can an unexpected secret visit have the power to change her mind?
“Mrs. Rachel Lynde is properly horrified” — the time came for Mrs. Rachel to make her way to Green Gables to meet the new orphan child belonging to Matthew and Marilla. To her shock and surprise, Mrs. Lynde quickly discovers the passionate nature of Anne.
“Anne’s bringing-up is begun” — kept busy with household chores, Anne wonders if Marilla has made up her mind about keeping her or not.
“Anne says her prayers” — to her shock and amazement, Marilla learns that Anne has never been taught to pray. She takes it upon herself to make up for lost time and teach her.
“Marilla makes up her mind” — Marilla arrived at Mrs. Spencer’s fully intent upon sending Anne back to the asylum that moment, but when it seems that someone else would like Anne instead, Marilla feels conflicted.
“Anne’s history” — while on their journey to return Anne to Mrs Spencer, Marilla asks the redheaded orphan of her history and finds her own heart conflicted by what she learns.
“Morning at Green Gables” — Anne wakes up on her first morning, thrilled to be in a place full of so much beauty and scope for the imagination. But then she remembers the disappointment from the night before and feels uneasy about the day ahead.
“Marilla Cuthbert is surprised” — awaiting her brother’s arrival with the orphan boy they hoped would help Matthew on the farm, nothing could have prepared Marilla for who was brought home instead.
“Matthew Cuthbert is surprised” — having travelled a long way to the train station to pick up an orphan boy, Matthew finds himself face-to-face with someone entirely unexpected.
“Mrs. Rachel Lynde is surprised” — on the quiet Canadian island province of PEI, Mrs. Rachel Lynde notices her neighbour setting out on a mysterious journey. Now she will stop at nothing until she knows the meaning of this unusual behaviour.
There’s trouble at Jurassic Park! Join Owen, Black Panther and a bus full of friendly strangers team together to bring order to the chaos with the dinosaurs.
After the Loch Ness Monster discovers her friend Uni the unicorn is missing, Lucky McGrath, a resourceful leprechaun, volunteers to track her down. Little did he know that his search would take him all over the world!
After reading about the great shark extinction of 1899, Ninja Nana and Banana-nana take it upon themselves to travel back in time on a quest to rewrite history.
A grumpy, crusty old duck finds his peaceful routine interrupted by a situation that goes from bad to worse!
While on their daily walk, SpongeBob and Patrick come across an unusual box. Curiosity begs that they inspect it, which only leads to an adventure with unexpected trouble.
It’s the day of the biggest game of Messi’s entire career — the Fantasy World Cup — and Messi can’t find his lucky, game-winning socks. How can he play without his lucky socks? What would happen if he tried? There’s only one way to find out. Listen to this delightful original story created by a team of fun kids.
“The accuser” — still catching up with the unexpected turn of events, Syme and his fellow policemen dress up in their costumes provided by Sunday. They attend a strange masquerade party seemingly populated by costumes of various creatures and objects from their anti-anarchist adventure, and also by one other unexpected guest.
“The six philosophers” — chasing the hot air balloon carrying the President, the six tired and tattered policemen argued over the true nature of their mysterious quarry. It was in the midst of their hunting and comparing first impressions that they came upon an unexpected stranger who drastically altered the goal of their adventure.
“The pursuit of the President” — rallied together as the band of undercover policemen, Syme and his allies determined to address the President directly and learn the meaning behind the entire charade. Little did they know, the President was more than determined to evade them using drastic measures.
“The earth in anarchy” — Syme and his companions race against the mob of anarchists to the police station in the hope of gathering reinforcements. As they make their way, the mob grows and the world turns on its head.
“The criminals chase the police” — after identifying the wicked half-smile of the Secretary among the masked mob, Syme and his companions decide the only option left is to make a run for it and hope they can find help nearby.
“The duel” — in the early morning, Syme faces off against his talented opponent, the Marquis. Determined to keep him from getting on the train to Paris, Syme fights hard to keep in step with his foe, and in a moment of great chance when he happens to land a blow, Syme discovers something more mysterious and shocking instead.
“The man in spectacles” — Syme and Professor de Worms make their way over to Dr Bull’s home early in the morning to attempt to learn the destructive plans given to the Marquis.
“The professor explains” — finally sitting across from his pursuer, Syme uncovers a startling truth and learns how Professor de Worms came to be part of the anarchists council.
“The unaccountable conduct of Professor de Worms” — after the exposure of the spy among the council, Syme decides to take the first opportunity he can to find space to think about what he’s gotten himself into, and more importantly, how he’s going to proceed. It is during this much needed reflection that he notices something incredibly “off” about one of his fellow council members.
“The exposure” — surrounded by the powerful men of the corrupt council of anarchists, Syme sits in to hear of their upcoming plans for chaos. President Sunday astonishes the group with an impromptu change of venue in order to make a shocking discovery.
“The feast of fear” — Syme is met by his guide to the anarchists council and is caught by surprise at the unique oddity of each member of the Sunday’s council.
“The tale of a detective” — As Syme travels by tug boat towards his unknown destination, we learn of how he came to be an undercover detective in the first place.
“The man who was Thursday” — with secrets shared between Gregory and Syme, there is but a moment before they are joined by the other anarchists to elect one of their own to the post of “Thursday.” Tensions rise for fear of what would happen should anyone else learn Syme’s true identity.
“The secret of Gabriel Syme” —having arrived at a dark and tiny pub, Gregory proceeds to share his big secret with Syme in the hopes of getting the upper hand. Little does he know that Syme has a secret all his own.
“The two poets of Saffron Park” — Mr. Lucian Gregory, a poet who spouts words of anarchy, is interrupted one evening by Gabriel Syme, a secret policeman who spouts poetry and philosophy of his own. Insecurity rises in Gregory as he feels he is not being taken seriously, and leads him to extend a mysterious offer to Syme just to prove how very serious about his values he is.
“The end” — the final chapter of the king’s reign and a look into the final days of the kingdom.
“Judgement” — having won the battle, the King returned to his city and his people to pass judgement on the traitors.
“The battle” — ready to meet enemy forces, the king, Curdie and their makeshift army sound the trumpet of war. They are quickly outnumbered by the traitors and foes — thankfully unexpected help comes.
“The king’s army” — Curdie awoke refreshed to see the king was himself once more, just in time, too, as their enemy was upon them.
“The sacrifice” — as the palace stayed closed off, and the city spread rumours about their king, the army from Borsagrass approached. Curdie was running out of options. He needed to feed and care for the king and recovering colonel, but what was to be done with the even bigger trouble brewing around them?
“Peter” — Curdie’s parents checked the emerald ring from the old Princess each day to know that Curdie was safe. Each day they felt reassured he was alright, until at last one day the colour had almost gone out.
“Barbara” — the king still had much to recover from, especially when it came to the wicked nightmares caused by the treasonous medicine. Curdie, working hard to care for everyone, found himself needing to watch over the little Barbara and the king during the night. Meanwhile, the Lord Chancellor escapes to stir up trouble in other ways.
“The preacher” — while the palace remained shut up, speculation rose in the city as to what was going on and who was left in charge.
“More vengeance” — Curdie and his creatures set about making things right in the palace. From cleaning up the neglected places to kicking out the corrupt nobles and leaders who slept with their treasonous plots.
“The vengeance” — the housemaid delivered her last message of repentance before the avengers were sent about their task to rid the palace of all the wicked servants.
“The avengers” — Curdie sets out to find Lina, and learns what she’d been up to throughout the day.
“The prophecy” — while Curdie and Irene watched over the king, the faithful housemaid delivered the message Curdie asked her to share with the house staff.
“Dr. Kelman” — Curdie and Line make a new friend while on their way to the king and to take on Dr. Kelman.
“The lord chamberlain” — as the king shows signs of recovery, the lord chamberlain shows signs of deceit; while elsewhere, Curdie sees even more devastating behaviour among the servants, and makes an important discovery.
“Counterplotting” — Curdie, having pieced together enough of the plot against the king, tells all to Princess Irene in the hopes that they can create a plan of their own.
“The king’s chambers” — at last in the same room as the king he was sent to help, Curdie begins to piece together clues he’s unknowingly gathered since his journey began.
“The king’s kitchen” — after waiting for the house to quiet down for the night, Curdie and Lina set off exploring and were surprised with the state in which they found things.
“The wine cellar” — Curdie and Lina, after a small struggle to open the door, found themselves in the cellar of the King’s palace. Now the question was, how to carry on with their mission unnoticed?
“The mattock” — while trapped in the dungeon, Curdie passed the hours with thoughts of home, when suddenly there came the loud noise of an intruder.
“Derba and Barbara” — the old lady and her granddaughter showed Curdie and Lina kindness, which was greatly contrasted by what met them in the morning.
“The dogs of Gwentystorm” — as Curdie and Lina made their way deeper into the city, they attracted the attention of a group of angry dogs, but nothing prepared them for what came after the dogs.
“The baker’s wife” — Curdie and Lina finish their last stretch of the journey before making it to the great city of Gwentystorm. Met by many unfriendly faces, they find kindness at the hand of the baker’s wife.
“More creatures” — As Curdie and Lina made their way through a thick forest, they encountered some of the most wild and uncommon creatures to be imagined.
“Lina” — the creature that lay at Curdie’s feet was none other than the ugly thing he had met with the old Princess. He remembered, however, that the true hands of this creature were those of a child, and so he let her stay as they faced the strange night ahead of them.
“The Heath” — Curdie’s journey takes him through hills, villages and deep into barren lands where he met something terrible and unexpected.
“Hands” — Curdie tells his mother and father about his mission from the old princess, but will they believe his newly gifted ability?
“Curdie’s mission” — Curdie makes his way to the dove tower to see the old Princess and hear the special task she has for him.
“What is in a name?” — Peter and Curdie were left alone in the dark cave waiting to see if the old Princess would return. But will she come back before their lamps go out?
“The emerald” — Curdie and his father follow a strange green light deeper into the mine.
“The minors” — Peter and Curdie go to work in the mines and Curdie gets put to the test!
“Curdie’s father and mother” — Curdie’s parents noticed a great change in their son when he returned home and waited with great wonder to hear what sort of encounter had brought about such a change.
“The mistress of the silver moon” — Curdie races to the castle carrying the wounded pigeon in his hands and finds his way to the tower. There he meets someone he’s not quite what to think of.
“The white pigeon” - as Curdie takes an evening stroll with his bow and arrow he happens upon a defenceless creature. It’s not until after he takes his shot that he remembers who the creature belongs to.
“The mountain” - welcome back to the mountain where Curdie and Princess Irene defeated the horrible goblins in their last adventure (see Imaginately Podcast season 3). It is here where we set the stage for what is sure to be another epic tale.
“The Last Chapter” — as the waters rushed out from the king’s house, Curdie, his family and all of the miners showed great hospitality to the king’s servant, and quickly set to work to make things right.
“The subterranean waters” — as the king and his company continued their celebration and feasting, Princess Irene, led by her grandmother’s thread, rejoined them and brought to their attention a new and thunderous sound growing from a distance.
“The king and the kiss” — after a fretful night waiting out the storm, Curdie and his mother were able to take Princess Irene home to let everyone know that she wasn’t taken by the horrible goblins.
“Mason-work” — Curdie rushed to the mine as fast as he could, eager to warn his fellow miners of the wicked backup plan that the goblins had hatched.
“Curdie’s guide” — As Curdie got ready to follow the goblins into their tunnel hoping that it would lead him to Princess Irene, he discovered a curious little thread that led him away from the tunnel.
“The goblins in the king’s house” — Curdie awakes from a dream to discover that the worst has happened! Goblins have taken the king’s house by force and no one had paid attention to the signs!
“The goblin miners” — the king’s house servants, having heard strange sounds for a few days now, chatted together about what could be the cause, when suddenly there came a great thundering rumble that shook the whole house.
“Curdie comes to grief” — unable to tell the Princess how sorry he is for how he treated her, Curdie works even harder to properly observe the goblin miners. When he discovers a change in their digging pattern, Curdie decides to change where observes from and get into some serious trouble.
“Irene behaves like a Princess” — at last discovered by her nurse Lootie and all the servants of the house, Irene tries to tell them that she was not hiding from them on purpose. Conflict arises, however, when Lootie doesn’t believe the Princess, and Irene must make a tough decision.
“Curdie and his mother” — Curdie gets home safe from his misadventure with the goblins and shares the whole, wild story with his parents. To his surprise, his mother has a strange story of her own to share, which helps Curdie think differently about the Princess. He also shares his hypothesis of what evil plans the goblins have with his parents.
“The old lady and Curdie” — Irene, determined to prove to Curdie once and for all that her great-grandmother had rescued them from the goblins, took Curdie up the many flights of stairs to meet her, only things didn’t go quite as she had hoped.
“The escape” — having followed her great-grandmother’s thread into the dark cave, Irene resolved to follow it no matter what, even when it disappeared into a large pile of stones. Little did she expect to discover a long lost friend deep in the heart of the mountain.
“Irene’s clue” — after being woken up by a frightening noise, Princess Irene remembered her grandmother’s words and placed her ring underneath her pillow. Safely anchored there, she then felt her way along the thread, and was surprised to find it lead away from her grandmother’s stair.
“Goblin counsels” — from his prison cell within the goblin palace, Curdie overhears the royal family talk about what they should do with him.
“Curdie’s clue” — after many nights of observing goblins and getting no closer to understanding their great and wicked plan, Curdie decides it’s time to follow his string out of the caves and back to the sunlight where he can go home for some much needed rest. Little does he know that on this particular night, his string no longer leads him back the way he came.
“Springtime” — having waited out a long winter, Irene’s king-papa makes his way back to see her and hear all about her misadventures with the goblins.
“The ring” — Princess Irene is back from her misadventure and shares what details she can with a very relieved Lootie. She also finds the courage to ask Lootie where she got her grandmother’s ring.
“Woven and then spun” — Princess Irene heard the sweet voice of her grandmother and let herself into her bedroom. There she showed just how dirty and miserable she was from her encounter with the long-legged goblin cat, and there she was given the gift her great-grandmother had prepared for her.
“The night week” — Determined to not give Lootie any reason to suspect that she had plans to find her great-great-grandmother once more, Princess Irene was on her best behaviour waiting for the day she was supposed to return. At last, the night arrived, but just as Princess Irene eagerly awaited the right moment to slip away, something unexpected and frightful happened.
“The cobs’ creatures” — during the nightly watch of the grounds, the king’s men-at-arms encounter such strange and startling creatures that they begin to doubt their own senses.
“A short chapter about Curdie” — determined to discover the real plan of the goblins, Curdie and his father invite Mrs. Peterson into their investigation.
“The old lady’s bedroom” — unable to sleep one evening, Princess Irene makes her way through the house and finds the staircase to her old great grandmother. As though led by moonlight, she makes her way up the stairs to see if she truly is real, or just a dream as she’d begun to believe.
“The princess’s king-papa” — while playing outside and enjoying the sunshine one day, Princess Irene heard the bugle horn announcing the arrival of her favourite visitor.
“The hall of the goblin palace” — Curdie bravely follows the goblin family as they make their way through the caves to their new home, hoping that he can go unnoticed and hear the great plan the Goblin King has in mind.
“The goblins” — Curdie’s decision to stay and work late in the mine proved to be worthwhile when he happened to overhear a family of goblins talking amongst themselves. The only question is, will the information he learns be enough to shed light on why they had so curiously gathered under his window the night before?
“The mines” — Curdie makes his way home without another run-in with the goblins, only to wake up in the middle of the night to hear them whispering underneath his windowsill. Curious about their unusual behaviour, he then comes up with a plan to try to find out what they’re up to.
“The little minor” — when the rain finally subsides, Princess Irene convinces Lootie to go out on the mountain, but trouble comes when they accidentally stay out past dark.
“The Princess lets well alone” — another day of rain, and thoughts of her newly found great-great-grandmother, have Irene looking for a moment to sneak back up to the tower. But will she remember the way through the endless hallways?
“What the nurse thought of it” — Princess Irene arrives back in her room just in time to be greeted by her frantic nursemaid. Will Nursie explain why she was so afraid for the Princess? And even more pressing, will Nursie believe Princess Irene’s story of meeting her great-great-grandmother?
“The Princess and — we shall see who” — making her way to the top of the newly discovered stairs, Princess Irene finds herself on a landing with three closed doors. All is silent, except for a soft humming sound from behind one of the doors. Is it possible that there really is someone way up here in this isolated part of the house?
“The Princess looses herself” — trapped inside on a wet, rainy day, Princess Irene seizes the opportunity to sneak up an old flight of stairs and explore a long forgotten part of the house.
“Why the Princess has a story about her” — join us as we introduce the story of Princess Irene, a young girl who has never been allowed to see a real starry sky for fear of goblins out at night.
This short but sweet poem takes listeners on a journey through different events of the first Christmas, reminding us that even in times of many unknowns, we can have true joy when we choose to find it.
The End of It: having survived the visits of all three spirits, Mr. Scrooge awakens to greet the day as a new man.
The Last Spirit: having already met with the ghost of Christmas past and present, Scrooge is greeted by the final spirit predicted by Jacob Marley — the ghost of Christmas future. What lessons do the shadows of the future hold?
The second of three spirits: thinking that the second spirit would come in the same way as the first, Scrooge readies himself for the next encounter, only to find that this jolly spirit - the Ghost of Christmas Present - is not at all what he expected!
The First of Three Spirits: Unable to sleep after his encounter with Marley’s ghost, Scrooge waits up to see if he will truly be visited by a spirit sent to help. He waits for the clock to strike one, when suddenly, his room fills with light. Join Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past as they revisit moments in Scrooge’s life.
Marley’s Ghost: a miserable old man, bent on making and saving money, finds his solitary Christmas Eve interrupted by the ghost of his former business partner. Will he be able to accept the warning he’s given? Or is he already doomed to finish his days in his own misery?
Follow the story of a beloved Christmas present — a velveteen rabbit — as it discovers the wonders of nursery magic and how toys can become real.
Old Codger shares a story from his childhood — a story of how the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree turned into an unexpected rescue mission to save Mrs McClory from a renegade reindeer! Perhaps this story is too good to be true... let’s just be thankful it happened to him and not you.
Ever wonder what happens on the most magical night of the year? This classic story shares the first-hand account of one lucky person who just so happened to hear Saint Nick’s arrival one Christmas Eve.
When Little Wolf meets Foxy, he learns that sometimes those we meet experience and relate to the world in a different way than we are used to. The Pine Cone celebrates neurodiversity and highlights the power of friendship and diversity. This story can be found online at kelly-ann-charleson-expressions.square.site/books and $1 of every book sold is donated to QuickStart - Early Intervention for Autism.
When a couple is gifted a son the size of a hazelnut, they wonder what he will do to earn a living out in the world. Good thing their son is creative and clever! There is no task he can’t handle, not when he choose to view his small size as his greatest strength.
The emperor must find a wife — but who is worthy? To help him decide who should be the empress, he gives all eligible ladies a challenge, one that reveals who has the purest heart.
This rhyming story — written over a hundred years ago — tells the tale of a greedy man who loves to count his money. But will he realize that he’s been collecting magic fairy gold before it’s too late? Listen to find out.
After a discouraging search around the world to find a real princess to marry, a tired prince returns home, only to find that a storm brings a princess right to his door. But is she a real princess? The Queen has a sure way to find out!
With no money and only enough supplies to make one pair of shoes, a shoemaker sets up his work station before going to bed, determined to wake up early and make the best shoes ever. Little could he imagine the surprise he would find waiting for him instead!
Imagine a sea monster who spends his time rescuing and caring for shipwrecked children. Could one of his new friends help him break free of the spell that makes him so hideously ugly?
This sweet story follows the journey of little violets, from being woken up in spring by the birds singing, to being picked by a little boy, sold for a penny, and lovingly cared for in their new home. It’s a charming tale, sure to lull you into the very sweetest of dreams.
Have you ever wondered how the camel got his very useful hump? Well, famous British author Rudyard Kipling has! Here is the story of how he imagines the camel was transformed into the humped creature we know today — all because he tried to avoid doing any work.
Enjoy a lyrical story about seasons of friendship. This short story embodies what it means to have compassion, grow and be strong, as told by a Fox in need and the Bear who takes the time to slow down and care.