Storytime With Aunty: Recent Episodes
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Join Aunty every Saturday for diverse stories and fables. Also learn some of Canada' black history and history makers.
Two women with similar background. Both slaves, both fiercely independent. Both great in different ways.
Can you smell the ocean? When you close your eyes can you picture the perfect blue sky?
A young girl who is a slave, waits for freedom, because she knows it will bring her family together again.
Belle's grandmother loves to sing. Her grandmother gets a chance to go on tour to sing around the South. Belle joins her on this new adventure.
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Old Mikamba had a farm. E-I-E-I-O What type of animals would Milamaba have on his farm?
Follow along as 5 brave slaves travel to freedom. Also let's talk about the importance of knowing your family history.
Every summer Eric gets to stay with his grandmother. Their favorite thing to do is play music on her record player.
Happy New Year!!!
Mosquito told a lie that caused the sun not to rise. Hear all the problems that were caused by one lie.
In an African village seven arguing brothers must turn thread into gold. If they don't the will be thrown out of their home to become beggars.
Kayla celebrates Kwanzaa with her family, but her big brother may not be able to make it to the celebration.
Anansi is at it again. Up to his old tricks. Do you think he will get away with again. Have a happy holiday.
Dyamonde gets to know the new kid. She realizes he is not so bad. www.auntystorytime.com www.shopify.ca/kids
New neighborhood, New school but still no new friends. Will Dymonde stop missing her old friends and neighborhood? www.auntystorytime.com Storytimewithaunty@gmail.com
It is Grandparent Day! Zura is bringing her Nana to school but she is worried that the kids will make fun of her Nana.
Cassie Louise is on another flying adventure. Also Auntie answers another email from a listener.
A magical rock helps Anasi to trick the other animals. Do you think Anadi will get away with it this time
Anansi will do anything to avoid hard work. See what happens when he gets a hold of magic stick.
It can be hard to find something Beautiful when there is trash all around your neighborhood and graffiti. A young girl goes out to seek out something Beautiful.
Uncle Jed has a dream to own his own babershop, but obstacles keep stopping him from achieving it. Also a few black athletes have made history this year. Way to go Team Canada!
Ron was on a mission. He had no time for breakfast and no time for basketball. What he had to do was very important.
Hope you enjoyed The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste. If you want to see more of her work go to traceybaptiste.com If you would like to hear more chapter book stories send your suggestions to storytimewithaunty@gmail.com
Corrine has the stone. Severine has joined Corrine on the cliff ready to battle. Could Corrine save her dad before the 3rd day?
The fight is over for right now. Corrie and her friends venture to find the white witch.
The children in the village are so excited. Their fathers are coming home after being away for so long.
Everyone wants to know where Severine is from. Corrie and her friends are determined to find out.
Go back to slavery time as a young girl shares her day to day experience as a young slave.
Thembi follows her great-grandmother everywhere. For the first time black South Africans get to vote. Thembi joins her Gogo when she goes to vote.
Join Aunty every Tuesday and Thursday as she reads the chapter book series The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Marty's daddy is a famous man. Some think his dad is great others don't. All Marty knows is he has the best dad and loves him.
Bidermmi is a great storyteller and artist. Listen as she takes you on a little adventure into her world.
Who says you have to be tall to play basketball? See how Michael Jordan learns he is winner whether he is short or tall.
Hewitt is small guy amongst giants. His parents worry about his size. Hewitt shows them there is nothing to worry about.
Max doesn't want to leave his grandpa. Grandpa tells him that the moon is what keeps the close.
Bush Cow and Elephant do not like each other. Each one things their stronger than the other. There fights have gotten so bad they are destroy everything around them. How will the other animals deal will all this fighting?
Hen is trying to prepare for the storm. Frog refuses to help. From the book Beat The Story Drum, Pum-Pum.
African tale based in Zimbabwe. The king is looking for a wife which of Mufaro's Daughters will her choose?
Virgie wants to go to school like her older brothers. They think she is too little to go.to school, but Virgie is determined.
Fir the first time Trisha Ann gets to travel by herself to her special place. It isn't easy as she thought.
Is it possible to count all the stars in the sky. Can we see all the stars in the sky? A little boy and his father try to count all the stars in the sky.
In honor of Dr Martin Luther King Jr., we will read a story about one of his peaceful marches.
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Imagine not being able to eat at your favourite restaurant or use the bathroom because of your skin colour. Connie knew what that was like, but she got to see a change happen before her eyes that would change her life forever. We also learn about the wrestle Rocky Johnson. Do you know of who his famous son is?
Having a new sibling is not easy. Everybody pays attention to the new baby. Poor Kevin is not happy about having a little sister. Will he ever like his new sister?
It is always great to know where you come from, even if you never lived there. Lola doesn't remember the island she was born on, but all the people around her does. Enjoy as she sketches all the stories she hears about the Island.
Then underground railroad helped many runaway slaves escape the United States, but did you know they had code words and special areas they go to in order to protect the slaves. We are also reading Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams
Clara threw her cookie wand away, now how are they going to sell cookies for their camping trip.
Pat tat pat tat. The sound Max makes with the two sticks he found. What is he tapping on?
African legend Anansi is up to no good. Will he succeed in his trickery or will he be out started again. Also let's learn a little more about the blacks in Nova Scotia.
Put on your fancy shoes, that make tapping sounds. We are going to a special party with Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis.
Tradition is such a sacred thing. A grandmother tells her grandchild the family history of basket weaving. We also talk about Canadian millionaire business man James Minks..
Who built the president's house? The Slaves did. Listen to this poetic story about the slaves building the White House.
Don't worry be happy os not an easy thing to do when your worry keeps getting bigger. Join Ruby as she learns how to get rid of her worry. Learn about Canada's Black Battalion military.
Retold and illustrated by Pat Cummings, this African folk tale about a spider, has been told through man generations of African descents. Also explore Black Mecca Museum once the Covid-19 is lifted.
A child reflect on being black. Written by Angela Joy, Black is a Rainbow. Winnie Harlow, is a super model like no other. I talk about her amazing confidence and strength.
Where does the king's daughters go at night? A Brothers Grimm story retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora. Also who says black girls can't play hockey? Learn about Canada's Angela James
Summer wants to be a grown up. Will she enjoy her new growth. Also let's learn about the first black cowboy in Canada
Waste not want not. A folk tale from Nigeria teaching us not to waste. Also learn about an inventor that created the Commercial baker's oven
When you grow up you should never want to stop getting hugs and kisses from Mommy. See what happens when Bryce doesn't want hugs and kissed from his mom.
Can Grace be Peter Pan? Also this summer check out Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hey Aunty made some new friends with Blackstone Foundation Library and they are planning some great things for the summer.
Let's take a journey through Tanzania. We also talk about a silly law that we once had in Canada.
A young boy waits patiently to ride a bike for the first time, See what happens when he finally is able to ride it!! Written by #terryfarish and of course my favourite illustrator @kendaleyart Also don't forget to get your #wonderfulyou entry in! Time is flying by and you don't want to miss out winning great prizes.
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Aunty got a bit chatty. A beautiful story based in Haiti. A self proclaimed Canadian Lifeguard. Don't miss it!
We are going to learn of a sad tale about a slave in Old Montreal. Then we are going to enjoy my favorite story HAIR LOVE.
Let's make history!!!! It is never to late for us to make black history. We also are going to read about some dancehall steps. https://snsgreen98.wixsite.com/mysite
Everyone loves the big bed. What would you do if it felt a bit crowded? We also talk about the first Canadian born black doctor.
In this episode we learn who is on the Canadian $10 bill. We also talk about dealing with bullies who don't like our skin colour and we read the book Cocolate Me by Taye Diggs.