Happy

Nominated for an Academy Award in 2014, “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children...

Historical Fiction

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner San Francisco, 1906, forms the backdrop for this story where life does not unfold as expected even before a devastating earthquake rocks the region. An unlikely trio of women are forced to unite to navigate the perils of...

I’ll Never Let Your Go

A tender and heartfelt story with reassuring words offering a message of unconditional love, and illustrations bursting with exuberance, warmth and humor. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “I’ll Never Let You Go” written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls...

Dig, Dogs, Dig!

Top dog Duke and his crew of construction-worker dogs are hard at work building a new park. They need lots of cool equipment to help them dig, haul, push, and plow—like a backhoe, dump truck, bulldozer, and grader. But what happens when the crew finds something...

Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden

Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are, and how both will flourish if tended lovingly. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden”...